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Ripp
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Best Breeds for your hunting style..??
      #249761 - 30/06/14 10:45 PM

http://www.fieldandstream.com/articles/gun-dogs/2014/03/soul-dog-best-breeds-your-hunting-style



Perfect Hunting Dog: The Best Breed for Your Hunting Style





The bond between man and dog forms strongest when you and your furry partner share interests. Here are types of hunters and the breeds that fit them. Generalizations help, but to predict a pup’s personality, meet its parents.

Part-Time Upland Hunter





You hunt grouse during an all too brief season. You want a hunter in the fall and a family dog the rest of the year.

Dog: English setter Teach them to come when called and to stop when you say “whoa” and they’ll do the rest. They’re also loving and lovable.



Year-Round Hunter

Birds, rabbits, coons, waterfowl, and deer—is there anything you don’t hunt?

Dog: Drathaar The pure German variety of the wirehair has an all-weather coat and mind-boggling tracking ability. Drathaars can be aggressive around strangers.



Hardcore Waterfowler


You will hunt anything with webbed feet anywhere.

Dog: Chesapeake Bay ­retriever Hardy enough to fetch divers in big water and nasty weather, they have a reputation as mean dogs, but it’s undeserved. They’re merely protective of their owners.



Duck and Pheasant Hunter


You hit ponds for ducks, then switch to pheasants.

Dog: Labrador retriever America’s gun dog: affectionate, trainable, loves to hunt on land and water. Be careful where you shop to avoid hereditary health problems.


Apartment-Dwelling Hunter



A small space needs an ­efficiency-size hunting ­companion.

Dog: Cocker spaniel You have to search to find a hunting cocker, but it’s worth it if you want a 25-pound flushing dog. Cockers are athletic, easy to train, and eager to please.

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Re: Best Breeds for your hunting style..?? [Re: Ripp]
      #254629 - 05/10/14 10:10 AM

I like French Brittany's. They have done well for me as upland hunters and friends. Of the breeds listed in the article I hate Chesapeakes, I've run into a few that are too aggressive for my tastes.

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Re: Best Breeds for your hunting style..?? [Re: SharpsNitro]
      #254663 - 06/10/14 01:46 AM

Have had labs, and springers.but have used German Wirehairs for the past 20 years ..primarily for pheasants with some huns and sharptail grouse..really enjoy the breed..right now have probably the best one I have ever owned with the exception of my very first male, Fritz..

Ripp

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Re: Best Breeds for your hunting style..?? [Re: Ripp]
      #254668 - 06/10/14 02:28 AM

My two little girls with my littlest girl - Foxton's Lady Jessica best for me - English Springer.



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Re: Best Breeds for your hunting style..?? [Re: DarylS]
      #260973 - 23/02/15 12:38 AM

First thing is to consider the size of the place you live at. Somebody, someone is picking up their poop. Small dogs equal small poop, and generally lower lower running costs.

The smaller dog is easier to lift up into the hochsitz. The smaller dog means you can have two which is necessary for tracking game.

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Re: Best Breeds for your hunting style..?? [Re: mchughcb]
      #261072 - 24/02/15 05:45 AM

After 40+ years of breeding, I guess I am a Labrador man !

image below is all that is left of a walker who wandered onto our farm....


http://s1252.photobucket.com/user/Rigby2...ibneiz.mp4.html

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Re: Best Breeds for your hunting style..?? [Re: Rigby270]
      #261073 - 24/02/15 05:49 AM

LOL - happy puppies!

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Re: Best Breeds for your hunting style..?? [Re: DarylS]
      #261077 - 24/02/15 06:55 AM


Both parent are from working stock, here is a shot of Dad in workng in the snow. Great stud dog, with 0/0 hips and 0/0 shoulders... Strong as an OD and a soft as butter.


http://i1252.photobucket.com/albums/hh57...zpspqfsc9dj.jpg

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