Speed and range alone do not a good bird dog make, but from the Montana prairies to the mountainous Oregon desert, where the limit to what you can hunt is often how far you can see, speed and range are a good start. Granted, at that age Nellie still had to learn to hunt, not just run, and figuring out where the birds were was something she was just learning. But she's come around quite nicely since then and more than lived up to her initial promise. She seems to have settled on a closer range than my wide-ranging setters, but for every guy like me who enjoys hunting over big-going dogs, there are 10 that like moderate to close workers. If you’re looking for a laser pointer specifically for presentations, a good feature to look for is Bluetooth connectivity. That way, the pointer can connect to the computer or other system you’re using and offer additional support during the presentation like volume control. German Shorthaired Pointers are high-performance gun dogs with an aristocratic and symmetrical appearance. Brittanys were probably never designed to be ground burners. But like several other Americanized European breeds, that is increasingly what they have become. That suits me just fine, although it rubs some traditionalists the wrong way. To each his own.

The best part? The glances and smiles from those who also have a GSP, it’s always a conversation starter! Since these dogs are so small, owners should be careful not to drop them or allow them around large dogs (or children) due to their fragile nature. In any event, Fancy, in her casual way, was pointing just ahead, and when the covey went up, Bill wing-tipped a Hun that sailed out 50 yards and vanished in the tall grass. Fancy was after it in a flash. I’ll just give a word of warning before I finish: be careful. I’ve already spoken about _some_ breeders being less than honest, but I’ve not yet mentioned how some will claim they have small GSPs just so they can tell you what you want to hear. If you take your GSP outdoors, keep it leashed if you’re not in a securely fenced-in area. GSPs have a strong prey drive that can urge them to chase small furry animals. Smaller Dog Breeds Similar to GSPsBeyond the most common reasons to want a Miniature GSP, it’s worth noting that a smaller German Shorthaired Pointer is actually a great hunter as well with improved versatility above a traditional sized GSP. Finally, the brightness at the destination is given by dividing the output power of the laser over the area of the spot.

The dimmest light visible to the naked eye in perfect darkness is around one ten-billionth of a watt per square meter. However, with the presence of urban light pollution, one usually can’t see stars much dimmer than the North Star, which has an intensity of around four-billionths of a watt per square meter. For comparison, the full moon is almost a million times brighter at one-thousandth of a watt per square meter. Finally, the midday sun is at a whopping 1,000 watts per square meter, about half a million times brighter than the moon. You can adopt a Miniature German Shorthaired Pointer from a breeder, a rescue organization or directly from a private individual. Highly energetic: This dog needs ample exercise twice a day and a lot of physical and mental stimulation. It’s great for outdoorsy families. Also, once you start conversing with the breeders, it is very likely that if they don’t have the smaller GSP you are looking for, they probably know someone in the business that is breeding smaller GSP’s and can point you in that direction.There is no dog breed recognized by the American Kennel Club as a Miniature GSP, only the traditional German Shorthaired Pointer is an actual recognized dog breed by the AKC. Weapons-grade lasers also tend to have a much larger opening, or aperture, which counterintuitively causes the laser beam to spread out less, thus enhancing the beam’s ability to maintain its intensity over longer distances. Furhaven orthopedic and Memory Foam Bed: If you have a GSP, you know, they LOVE to lay around, cuddle and sleep (when they aren’t running circles around the living room and yard.

They are harder to find, which can make it difficult to research any special needs or health concerns.Proxima Centauri, located roughly four light-years away, is the closest star to us and is orbited by several exoplanets. If we aimed our most powerful laser there, by the time the light reached it, it would appear brighter than the brightest star looks to us in a clear night sky. So, four years after we’ve fired our laser, if there's any alien astronomer looking at the right spot in their night sky, they may notice a nanosecond flash of ultraviolet light and go, "What was that?"