Hi Cheryl, Just thought I would let you know how the little boy did this weekend. I could not be any happier with his performance in the field. He did a wonderful job of staying at a reasonable distance, has a great nose and had some very fine points. We hunted quail and between the two of us hunting we shot 30 birds in two days, most of which were over Matty’s points. He did a great job pointing entire coveys and single birds as well as the pheasant we ran into. He also hunted with another dog and they worked very well together. I was surprised to see him actually back Charlie a couple of times and he didn’t flush any of the birds Charlie pointed. We still have a bit of work to do on his retrieves but he showed some good signs of retrieval after he followed Charlie on a retrieve. Sunday he actually got in the brush and retrieved a bird we could have never gotten without him. Matty never broke and chased birds after his points and did a great job of re-pointing a couple of singles after the covey flushed. All in all I think we have a real stud on our hands here. It was a really special and neat experience to hunt with him and have him do so well on his seven-month birthday. I have plenty of pictures of him and the birds and I will send copies as soon as I have them developed. Cheryl, thank you so much for this great pup. He is all I could have expected in a young dog and he will be a wonderful hunting companion for a lot of years to come! I hope all is well and I hope to hear from you soon.