About SilverLake GSPs
One hot summer day, Dr. G (Gary McNeill, DVM) came home with yet another little dog crate. As he placed the crate on the driveway I asked, what are we taking care of now?
He gave no response.
I looked in the crate and saw a German Shorthaired Pointer puppy.
When you are married to a Veterinarian you grow accustomed to a round of "houseguests" that almost always need some kind of extra care. I thought the puppy was very cute but had to ask "What’s wrong with him?" I’m told there is nothing wrong with the puppy. Hmmm. I ask "Why has he come to stay with us for awhile?" "How much do you love me?” Dr. G asks. "He’s a gift" he tells me. A gift? He was given the puppy as a gift for whelping a litter and saving the mom. I'm thinking -- he's a birddog. My Grandpa showed birddogs. I don’t like birddogs. That’s why I have Collies. And, oh no, it’s a boy. He’s a good little bird dog. His name is Pete. Dr. G. has named him.
I guess he's ours!
Six months later, I was entering the collies in a local show and Dr. G suggested I enter Pete. Why not, Pete would enjoy it. I trained him for two weeks and I’ll be darned if he didn’t take breed! That is how it all started. I was hooked on showing sporting dogs and Dr. G finally had his hunting dog. Pete thought that, at the shows, everyone came to see him. We both loved his attitude and spunk at the shows. The problem was that being from a hunting line; he just never got the size required to win in the show ring. 
We began the search for a show line of GSPs that would meet the standard for the breed ring, had sound temperament, and could hunt. Our searches lead us to Fieldfine Kennels. Our first Fieldfine little girl is Ch Fieldfine Special Edition “Dottie”. Dottie is the sweetest dog we have ever had; we are totally taken by her personality, constant joy, and the success she has brought us.
We do not come to the breed with years of history, breeding, and showing sporting dog experience of our own. We do come with a lifetime of experience and breeding from Dot and Bill Simberlund and Dorthea Vooris-Hand of Fieldfine Kennels. We have begun with the finest example of the breed standard we could find. We offer great thanks to the family from which we received our start.
We will always be indebted to them for trusting us with their wonderful dogs and their name. We could not ask for better mentors than the Fieldfine Family.
When you are married to a Veterinarian you grow accustomed to a round of "houseguests" that almost always need some kind of extra care. I thought the puppy was very cute but had to ask "What’s wrong with him?" I’m told there is nothing wrong with the puppy. Hmmm. I ask "Why has he come to stay with us for awhile?" "How much do you love me?” Dr. G asks. "He’s a gift" he tells me. A gift? He was given the puppy as a gift for whelping a litter and saving the mom. I'm thinking -- he's a birddog. My Grandpa showed birddogs. I don’t like birddogs. That’s why I have Collies. And, oh no, it’s a boy. He’s a good little bird dog. His name is Pete. Dr. G. has named him.
I guess he's ours!
Six months later, I was entering the collies in a local show and Dr. G suggested I enter Pete. Why not, Pete would enjoy it. I trained him for two weeks and I’ll be darned if he didn’t take breed! That is how it all started. I was hooked on showing sporting dogs and Dr. G finally had his hunting dog. Pete thought that, at the shows, everyone came to see him. We both loved his attitude and spunk at the shows. The problem was that being from a hunting line; he just never got the size required to win in the show ring. We began the search for a show line of GSPs that would meet the standard for the breed ring, had sound temperament, and could hunt. Our searches lead us to Fieldfine Kennels. Our first Fieldfine little girl is Ch Fieldfine Special Edition “Dottie”. Dottie is the sweetest dog we have ever had; we are totally taken by her personality, constant joy, and the success she has brought us. We do not come to the breed with years of history, breeding, and showing sporting dog experience of our own. We do come with a lifetime of experience and breeding from Dot and Bill Simberlund and Dorthea Vooris-Hand of Fieldfine Kennels. We have begun with the finest example of the breed standard we could find. We offer great thanks to the family from which we received our start.
We will always be indebted to them for trusting us with their wonderful dogs and their name. We could not ask for better mentors than the Fieldfine Family.