Phil,
As an interesting side note (at least to me), Nick Sisley took my dog. Ok, he didn't actually take my dog but he does (I'm assuming he still has Boggs) have a GSP that was offered to me prior to Nick taking him in.
I had adopted a lab that belonged to one of my best friends a few years ago. A short while after adopting my lab, Max, my friend mentioned that his boss needed to re-home his GSP and wanted to know if I would like to take him in. Knowing the type of hunter that his boss, Scott, was and the time and money that had been put in to Boggs, I was honored by the offer but ultimately had to turn him down as another dog was not an option at the time.
A little while later, my friend mentioned to me that Boggs had found a new home... with Nick. If I recall correctly, his boss and Nick were college roommates and have hunted together on occasion ever since school.
If of any interest, a little while ago I came across an old article by Nick Sisley where he mentions he and Scott hunting together
https://books.google.com/books?id=0l...rrison&f=false
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