Hello hog dog Mike
Do you happen to know John Rabidou ., Uodibar kennels ?
I'm a young field trialer pretty much going through what you've said . I go all over the country running dogs off horse and go get guidance from pros when I can .
I don't know him personally but know of him. He is a GSP man that hunts down south. He copied the Whele deal and changed his name backwards for his kennel name. From what I hear he has some good GSPs but I never did see any of them run.
There is a guy in Brownwood, Tx. named Pee Wee Cole that day in and day out always had some really good dogs. I ran against him in trials and judged a good many of his dogs. If he put one on the ground it was usually a pretty good dog.