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christoph
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Reged: 11/04/07
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Loc: uk

Re: Looking for dog suggestions
03/05/07 02:32 AM

i spend a lot of time out after waterfowl especially geese and depending on what time of year and how much time you spend out on the waterfowl hunt it is a must (here in the uk anyway) to have a dog with a waterproof undercoat so cold water can't come into contact with the dogs skin. a few years ago i was shooting with a friend on an offshore island during a snowstorm after his spaniel had gone into the sea for the 6th time she nearly died of hypothermia because ess don't have the aforesaid undercoat . its not a pleasant site to see an experienced working dog doing its best to pass out of this world ! i would stick with any of the waterdogs which have been bred for wet cold conditions (horses for courses)ie labs , curly coated retrievers , chesapeake bay retrievers , irish water spaniels etc . in extreme weather conditions i suggest you steer clear of pointers , hpr's , terriers and such , i speak as someone who has owned and worked hpr's , labs and spaniels . for general rough shooting hpr's are great but be prepared for frustration when training them they are convinced they know best and i wouldn't recommend them to anyone who is not experienced in training a working gundog if only for the fact that you are training a dog which is bred to do three separate jobs - its like trying to train a pointer , a spaniel and a retriever all at the same time ! mind you when it all comes good its a great feeling . for myself my favourite is still the black lab !

whatever you finally choose good luck

cheers

christoph

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Looking for dog suggestions	mehulkamdar	26/07/06 12:29 PM
Re: Looking for dog suggestions	AzGuy	18/08/06 02:44 PM
Re: Looking for dog suggestions	bulldog563	25/01/07 05:48 AM
Re: Looking for dog suggestions	AzGuy	05/03/07 02:28 PM
Re: Looking for dog suggestions	luv2safari	29/07/06 12:32 PM
Re: Looking for dog suggestions	Taylor416	27/07/06 06:13 PM
Re: Looking for dog suggestions	SAHUNT	28/07/06 05:13 AM
Re: Looking for dog suggestions	Taylor416	28/07/06 07:29 PM
Re: Looking for dog suggestions	banzaibird	28/07/06 12:00 AM
Re: Looking for dog suggestions	banzaibird	26/07/06 10:15 PM
Re: Looking for dog suggestions	AzGuy	05/03/07 02:33 PM
Re: Looking for dog suggestions	christoph	03/05/07 02:32 AM
Re: Looking for dog suggestions	DarylS	03/05/07 05:11 AM
Re: Looking for dog suggestions	mehulkamdar	27/07/06 02:48 AM
Re: Looking for dog suggestions	SAHUNT	27/07/06 05:02 AM
Re: Looking for dog suggestions	mehulkamdar	01/08/06 02:03 AM

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