Texas GSP Rescue, is a 501(c)(3)
German Shorthaired Pointer Rescue of North Texas, Inc., doing business as Texas GSP Rescue, is a 501(c)(3) non-profit that places abandoned GSPs in safe, loving homes. We are not a shelter, we are a foster-home based rescue group. We rely on foster homes and your tax deductible donations to save as many GSPs as possible.
This is a charity I have worked with and fostered for, for over 6 years. I originally picked up my dog Daisy Duke from the Town Lake Animal Shelter. Then a Year later I started working the the Texas GSP Rescue to foster dogs and help educate and adapt them into permant homes.
South Austin Adoption Event — First Saturday, Every Month
We will be having an adoption event in south Austin at the Petsmart on I-35 near Slaughter from from 10am to 1pm on the first Saturday of every month. Please come out to support us and meet all the great Austin dogs! If you are interested in adopting that day, be sure to fill out an adoption application as early as possible before the event! An approved application will speed up the process on adoption day AND allow you take home a dog that same day, if the dog is a match for your family.
Info on German Shorthair Pointers
by Jim McCue
In less than 50 years the German shorthaired pointer has become one of this country's most popular gun dogs. He earned that reputation gradually--without fanfare or ballyhoo--on his own merits. The shorthair is capable of a finished performance in a variety of hunting situations. He has a great nose along with much desire and ability, coupled with speed, stamina, style and guts. Intelligence and desire to please are two of his most valued assets. He is a near-perfect all around gun dog for the foot-hunter as he adapts his range to the cover and the terrain. His versatility in no way interferes with his companionship around the home. His affectionate and playful nature make a big hit with the kids, his intelligence and shorthaired cleanliness is appreciated in the house.
All pointing dogs owe that instinct to the Old Spanish pointer, directly or indirectly. His tendency to pause at bird scent (as does the hunting wolf, coyote and fox) was a great asset and much appreciated by the nobility of the day but his surly attitude and his plodding ways left considerable room for improvement. Whether the bird hunter used net, hawk or flintlock, he wanted a more pleasant and friendly companion. With the passing of "net hunting" he wanted a faster and more agile hunter too.
Even before the shotgun, the bird hunter crossed the Spaniard with a couple of spaniel types (water and springer probably) and the setter was born. The English, Gordon and Irish setters all had their beginnings there. When the Old Spanish pointer was crossed with a mixture of foxhound and greyhound, the result was an English pointer with great speed but too much killer instinct and not enough nose. The setter was then crossed in many times to improve temperament, bloodhound was added for nose and more foxhound provided greater stamina, a slicker look and a still better nose.
