Nope... they ALL came from God.
Sorry, I couldn't resist that one.
Sound like you are mentally in good place and looking for a fine dog to bring you along and keep ya toeing the line and having healthy outlets.
I currently THINK breeder dogs will never be for me again... But chickens have certainly taught me that my thoughts (and needs) grow and change ALL the time.
While I do agree that spaying and neutering save lives... I also unfortunately agree that there seems to be some issues with being done at too early of an age. However requiring a fenced yard... not a bad idea. Are you not planning to have a fenced yard?
Ah to be young and full energy again like you!
I do love Pointers, you mention. Also agree about a wash and wear coat being nice. How exciting for you to think about so many possibilities! I look forward to pics that will make out hearts explode with joy for you and your companion!
Lol no it's okay, I liked that one. It's true
And yeah, I'm trying to. I've been walking and training my brothers dogs and I like that plus have just always liked dogs so I think I want to be a dog trainer, although now I'm not really sure, probably not much money in that. but I want to at least try.
I can understand that, breeder dogs aren't right for everybody just like shelter dogs aren't for everybody. I kinda think people should just get whatever works for them, which is different for everybody. But yeah, chickens taught me that too lol should probably get some replacements soon since mine are starting to slow down at 3 (could never get rid of them but just mean younger ones to up the egg production) but my coop isn't really that big and I go back and forth on expanding it or not, adding more or not, but especially what breeds (I want a million and different colors/varieties) and whether to buy more chicks or wait for a broody and try hatching lol
But yeah, spaying and neutering is definitely important but so is education and responsible ownership. With proper management of intact animals, they won't be out there causing or having a million litters, but of course intact animals are a lot of responsibility and work to manage that most people aren't equipped to handle so I think for the average person spaying and neutering is best but I wish they didn't force it and so young. I think the risks of early spaying and neutering are not yet fully known or understood but thankfully more research is being done every day and more people, including breeders and vets, are being made aware which is definitely a good thing. Hopefully more people are made aware because there really are so many health risks associated with it.
As for the fence thing, yes I do think having one is a good idea but I don't think it should necessarily be required or that not having one makes you a bad owner, you know? Like I don't think it should be the only consideration or whatever, which it is for a lot of rescues and breeders alike. They turn you down just for not having one. Which I get, they don't want the dogs to escape, and certain dogs absolutely need it and for them it should be required, but I don't think every dog necessarily needs one or that having one makes anyone a better owner. There's people without fences who let dogs roam or dogs who get hit by cars, yes, but there's also people with fences who just turn the dog loose outside for a while and ignore it, or dogs who can scale a fence and escape. We don't have a fence here and it's 2.6 acres so would be expensive to fully fence. We could just fence the yard part (we are slightly set back in the woods) but even the yard is huge. We've been thinking about just fencing the back though but the back is relatively small compared to the front. But I plan on going outside with the dog, only letting out supervised, never just turning it loose, and we have a ton of different places to walk around here (a couple neighborhoods, couple loops on roads of varying lengths, cranberry bogs, ponds, field/walking trails with beach at back, etc. and actually possible to walk to all of those places within minutes from our house) and hiking (town and state forests nearby and beaches) and the yard is big enough to do tons of dog training in and lots of extremely long distance sit and down stays and recalls for exercise or just regular fetch, I could stand in the backyard and throw to the driveway (well, might need a tennis racket or launcher to assist with that lol) or drive the car in laps around the yard with the dog chasing it aha point being, it would get plenty of exercise and attention. Probably more than the average dog. Especially since I would likely be training it for two sports. Plus my brother and FSIL live just a couple miles down the road with their two dogs and a large fenced yard. So anyways, veryyyyy long story short, I can see how fences are useful, our old dog used to roam and got hit by a car once (but he barely got injured and lived for two more years after that), but I would never let my dog roam. I was a kid and didn't know better and tbh I think they mostly did it cause he was so high energy. I would give next dog an outlet for that energy. Current one is on a long rope when outside but I don't like that, do want to fence at least a little part of it. But our yard is too big. But that said, maybe the fence thing is just to weed people out? So maybe if I told them all my plans they might still consider me once they saw how much time and attention I plan on putting into the dog.
And I'm not that full of energy lol been pretty lazy lately lol mostly just sitting around doing nothing, think I've been in like a bit of a funk since I graduated or something, idk, but I'm trying. Not that young either, turning 25 in March lol
but yeah, Pointers seem like great dogs. Don't think I could handle the energy level though lol maybe the english pointers/just "Pointers" are calmer though? I hear the GSPs are like insane lol but yeah, I love wash and wear coats. Prime example, I took both dogs to the field a few weeks ago, field was all wet and muddy from all the rain we've been having, but worse was that the tide at the little beach at the back of the field was VERY low, water way far out, so of course the dogs ran way out, all through the muck and mud, sank in a little bit (finally called them out so they wouldn't get stuck) and of course the little one not only ran through the mud but LAID DOWN in it when he first got out there.
so of course they are COVERED head to toe in black mud, sand, and salt. And wet.
Anyway, Franklin (long coat, Pyrenees mix of some kind, possibly collie or sporting breed), took FOREVER to bathe out and I STILL didn’t quite get all of it, was hard to get his underbelly and between legs and such, still could feel some sand, but he is scared of bathes and I got him mostly clean so I wasn’t going to shampoo him a second time. Libby (Pyrenees/Lab/Boxer, but very short coat, shorter than a Lab but longer than a Boxer, it’s grown a bit thicker recently but very short/against the skin, don’t think she has much undercoat, way shorter than Gator’s fur) was just a very quick bath and a brush. Really she probably didn’t even need the bath, they can often just brush mud and dirt off of her once it dries, but she stunk so she got a bath lol it’s the stinky marsh/bay mud. Anyway, point being, that short coat is much much MUCH easier to deal with.
But yes, so many possibilities. Too many. Can’t decide. Lol but awwww thank you!!
I’ve also thought about rally, dockdiving, herding, barnhunt, flyball, bitework, tracking, etc. Like with the dog breeds, my sport list is also very long. 
