My Mom and Dad had a Weimar/Shorthair mix we got in Dec. 1971 after we lost a Weimaraner to parvo at age 8 months. "Midge" was a GREAT family dog, a superb quail and pheasant hunter, and would even pick up doves without complaint. She didn't like going into water after ducks, but she would do it--then cuss at you for 5 minutes afterward. She was no slouch as a home protector, either--as a prospective burglar in the back yard learned one summer afternoon. Awesome dog!
What I am doing presently......not a whole lot. I had my left foot/ankle amputated on 10/27, and am temporarily adapting to wheelchair living while the healing is under way and the process of building a prosthetic appliance gets started. Yesterday was a big step in that direction, with the fitting of a "shrinker" to the surgical site (kind of a compression sock on steroids) to prepare the stub for fitting the prosthetic socket into place. If all goes well, I might be back on my feet by Christmas.