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    I don't run flushing dogs but a good spaniel will get you just as many birds out here as a good Pointer will. I actually prefer shooting over Spaniels and Labs when it comes to hunting pheasant in the high cattails.
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    I'll keep a wet rag with a small ice pack in my game vest during summer training and pat the dog down every so often on its head, chest armpit and belly
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    Young English Pointer her training coming along great should be ready for Fall
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    Some good looking flushing dogs here. My Wirehaired.
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    Temperaments are generally different but that can depend a lot on who you get the dog from. Wirehaired is a more laidback dog indoors. GWP seems to have a stronger natural desire for the water.
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    The strength of these dogs is the range of game they work. These are US dogs so I can't comment on what kind of work they get in the UK.
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    We can dog year around on game outside of foxes and for sport not just game bird protection. The trade off being the lack of a culture/tradition
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    Thats a good looking bitch, nice to see she's taking to her work so well. That last picture is a great one. My wirehaired jumped and ran down a coyote last day of December out on a pheasant hunt.
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    nose, durability, improved averages of throwing dogs that stay till dug. breeding won't improve a dog thats already working, improve the ability and percentages of the ones to come. In a nut shell mate, your full of shit . lol okay then
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    nose, durability, improved averages of throwing dogs that stay till dug. breeding won't improve a dog thats already working, improve the ability and percentages of the ones to come.
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    Don't think I've seen a line of dog in any breed without some kind of hole in it.
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    Yes I am
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    Jagds are just a different tool for the tool box. Not a replacement for anything really.
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    I prefer to breed half brother x half sister when line breeding doubling up on either the sire or dam depending on which blood I wanted to enhance. Never had high percentages breeding full brother x sister pairs.
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    Digging terriers isn't nearly as popular as running hounds on game or birddogs. But there are a good number of men and women over here are working terriers. Mostly JRTs and Patterdales. The Jagds are more used above ground than below and people are using them on anything with fur and even for retrieving feather. The people hunting with their terriers don't have websites or kennels they just breed and hunt dogs. I've had my dogs on possum, groundhog, coon, fox and nutria. The foxes usually bolt from my experience. Possums are about as deadly as rats. Groundhogs can be pretty nasty but once
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    I always found this funny because a working man should be able to afford things vs a non-working man who has no income. While I don't like the idea of high dollar PUPPIES as pups are crap shoots in my opinion I have no problem with paying 3-5000 for a 2 year old finished dog.
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    I don't believe so, dogs know the difference between bones and treats and prey when out hunting. Never had a problem with hard mouth from feeding bones.
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    I would recommend any of the versatile dogs GWP, GSP, Musterlander, Spinone. Possibly even a nice hard hunting setter. The pointing breeds can be great as a falconer's team and taught to go in for the flush once you're in position.
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    Get you one of the cockers. Very smart little dogs that will tear up the field for you
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    They are pointers. TC There's really only one Pointer, the rest are just dogs who point I've seen a few Weims that were good working dogs but they're few and far between these days. Personally I'd rather go with a tool that's got a higher success rate than one just for the sake of being different. Be like passing over all the tried and true shotguns to go for some strange foreign maker that puts out mostly duds. Except its harder to sell a dog when the family falls in love with it than it is a junk gun. Good luck on the search they sure are good looking dogs.
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    I've found a working dog can be fine in the house as long as it gets worked regularly. A tired dog is a good dog
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    They have the speed and strength to catch. There's a saying, "There's only two types of dogs; wolves and wirehaireds." They're very capable versatile dogs, I just personally don't require that out of my bird dogs. Someone could argue why don't I just shoot over an English Pointer or Setter in that case but I like my wirehaireds.
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    There are people who still use gwp and drahths on both fur and feather in the states, but it's nowhere near as common as the guys who just use them on feather. For the simple fact that their are better dogs for hunting fur game. I know a few guys they use them on coyotes and pigs. The Drahthaars especially. I personally don't want my gwp running fur I've got terriers for that he's simply got to point upland birds and retrieve waterfowl. I don't encourage him catching anything else.
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    Nice showing, good luck with the rest of your trial season.
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    I work mine on upland/rough shooting. Very capable dog and does well in the thick cover, water retrieves and hunts dead. Can't ask much more I generally just let the dog hunt and stay out of its way. The heat is very hard on this breed and don't hunt as well in higher temperatures. Was a bit hard mouthed at first but was able to clear that up quickly. Also territorial in a kennel space but works well with other dogs in the field.
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