I’m Annie and I live with my fiancé, Matt, and our crazy little German Shorthaired Pointer, Bailey, in Delaware County, Pennsylvania. We enjoy cooking, gardening, photography, and having fun with Bailey. My goal with this blog is to share recipes, photos, and stories about all of the things that we enjoy.
What’s with the name, you might ask? “The Little GSP” is Bailey’s nickname (she’s a bit “petite” for a GSP) and it’s also our team name for the Dockdogs events that we compete in all along the East Coast. Bailey is one of only a dozen or so German Shorthairs who compete in Dockdogs (but the number is growing!!) and she stands out among the numerous labs, chessies, and belgian malinois that we usually see at these events. (I’m biased, of course, but I think Bailey’s also much cuter and more sensitive than any of the other dogs, too!) 
Some of my blog’s ongoing themes are:
- DockDogs – the canine dock diving events that Bailey competes in
- Streaking – running or ellipticalling a mile a day since Thanksgiving 2012!
- Photography – weekly photo challenges
Thanks again for visiting and happy reading!
I really like your recipes and I have nominated you for the Versatile Blogger Award http://thewindykitchen.wordpress.com/2012/04/11/versatile-blogger-award/
Thank you so much!!
I am so impressed by your site:) very cool.
Thanks Amanda!
Hello, I am from Hershey Pa, but I now live in CA. I am looking forward to following your blog.
Thanks for visiting, Susan!
Hi Annie,
My name is Sue, and found your blog today thru WordPress – it captured my interest! I’m from SlimKicker (a healthy living/fitness app), and was wondering if we can do a giveaway for your blog readers?
Our site basically turns people’s health/fitness goals into a level up game with challenges such as quitting soda for a week. We’re looking for new challenge ideas, so was thinking of holding a contest where your readers leave a comment on a health challenge idea, and we’ll pick our favorite challenge idea, use it on our site, and give the winner either a free digital health scale, slow cooker, or digital heart monitor.
Let me know if you’re interested by email: sue (at) slimkicker.com
PS. You can choose not to publish this comment since it’s not really a comment, I just couldn’t find your email address =)
Best,
Sue
Hi – Will you please post a link to your Blog at The German Shorthaired Pointer Community? Our members will love it.
Members include: Owners, Breeders and Lovers
It’s easy to do, just cut and paste the link and it automatically links back to your website… it’s a win win. You can also add Photos, Videos and Classifieds if you like. It’s free and easy.
Email me if you need any help or would like me to do it for you.
The German Shorthaired Pointer Community: http://www.vorts.com/german_shorthaired_pointers/
Thanks,
James Kaufman, Editor
Hi Annie, I was looking for fun photos of GSP’s and found your site. Bailey is awesome! We have two intact gorgeous male GSP’s, both liver and white ticked, with impeccable AKC pedigrees. Leo is the smaller one and he is a dock jumper and Pet Therapy dog-ReadingPaws-we take him to schools to help kids get more confident as readers. His brother Zarif is an amazing hunter and the sweetest GSP ever. They are both clowns-they keep us laughing. Is Bailey spayed? If not, are you considering mating her?
Hi Patti, thanks for your comment! I checked out Leo’s page and he is a handsome pup! That’s great that he’s calm enough to be a therapy dog. Maybe Bailey will be that calm in a few years but for now she would be WAY too wiggly and excited to calmly help a child gain confidence with reading.
Bailey is spayed so no, we cannot breed her.
I came across your blog while searching for other GSP-related blogs. I own one purebred (Gatsby) and a GSP/Lab cross (Lola Lulu); I’m also currently fostering another male GSP (Porter) who was rescued by the pointing breed rescue I started a year ago.
I love that you incorporate food, gardening, and other topics into your GSP & dog sport related posts! I especially love the photos of Bailey… she clearly has the typically big personality of a shorthair!
If you ever have a moment and would like to check out the blog I write, here it is: http://garnet-scarabin.blogspot.com/ I mostly write about dogs, food (although I need to remember to take photos of what I cook and actually write down the recipes!), and my recent foray into running.
Thank you so much for stopping by!
Aren’t GSPs the best? I clicked over to your blog and I really like your writing style – very engaging! I enjoyed the photos of your pups and it looks like Porter is doing well adjusting to life in your house. Also, your Bean & Tortilla Pie looks delicious! (http://garnet-scarabin.blogspot.com/2012/01/bean-cheese-tortilla-pie.html) Yum!
Annie..Really like your blog so I nominated you for a Liebster Award, … go here for more details. http://shecleans.wordpress.com/2013/04/11/liebster-award-nomination/
All the food looks delicious.