springer spaniels

[mighty celt 996]

do all springers tend to bark if there brought up hunting rabbit and fox,as id like to get one but it has 2 bark.thanks for looking all info on the breed welcome cheers.

[ferretfinder 20]

No mate I have kept sprinters for years asgundogs and mine bush foxes and rabbits and never barked

[mighty celt 996]

No mate I have kept sprinters for years asgundogs and mine bush foxes and rabbits and never barked

so il have to look for a pup out of barking parents then,[NO TEXT TALK] breed barking springers on this site

[RubyTex 1,957]

Might squeal or bark if it's chasing something that it can't quite catch.

[The one 8,487]

Im on my second Springer bitch and neither has uttered a sound . Think you might be better with a terrier or a terrier cross ?.

[ftm 3,357]

get a springer x beagle you wont be dissapointed they excell at barking and flushing!

[mighty celt 996]

strange my friend had one bout 16 years ago and when out hunting with terriers and lurchers he used to start to bark on a fresh scent and would realy open up when on a fox,have seen a couple of barking springers for sale on the net,but im looking for a pup to train it the way i like to hunt,i thought barking springers were easy to find,

[mighty celt 996]

[NO TEXT TALK] no of a particular line of springers that bark,or even a 3/4springer 1/4 terrier pup from barking parents,

[Francentey-FTB 29]

listen mate, I run my springers as hunting dogs, we do alot of mooching and i like to see them work, one barks and the other doesnt, but there is a noticeable difference in their training, one was over exposed, was given free reign.

 

the other was brought on as a proper gundog and does very well at the job, it now has been brought into our mooches pack due to quality of nose and obedience....

 

tell me which one barks!

 

its the springer over exposed, given free reign she is one almighty "hunting" dog, i believe you will struggle to find better for hunting out and out alone, in my experience a springer is a wonderful tool and a joy to own, i think bringing it on from a pup with alot hunting, and even over matching will bringing on the yap,

 

Just get a pup out of "hard hunting parents" you will not be disappointed... make sure parents are hard hunters though as alot of springers aren't nowadays.

[mighty celt 996]

listen mate, I run my springers as hunting dogs, we do alot of mooching and i like to see them work, one barks and the other doesnt, but there is a noticeable difference in their training, one was over exposed, was given free reign.

 

the other was brought on as a proper gundog and does very well at the job, it now has been brought into our mooches pack due to quality of nose and obedience....

 

tell me which one barks!

 

its the springer over exposed, given free reign she is one almighty "hunting" dog, i believe you will struggle to find better for hunting out and out alone, in my experience a springer is a wonderful tool and a joy to own, i think bringing it on from a pup with alot hunting, and even over matching will bringing on the yap,

 

Just get a pup out of "hard hunting parents" you will not be disappointed... make sure parents are hard hunters though as alot of springers aren't nowadays.

thanks for the advise pal,i will be geting one for sure,and as you say she will be given free reign,and hunting rabbits and foxs to my lurcher so she will not catch 9 times out of 10 so i was hopeing that will bring on the bark,will also be hunting with 2 teagles that bark well so might incourage her to open up aswell, cheers

[stevoman 4]

listen mate, I run my springers as hunting dogs, we do alot of mooching and i like to see them work, one barks and the other doesnt, but there is a noticeable difference in their training, one was over exposed, was given free reign.

 

the other was brought on as a proper gundog and does very well at the job, it now has been brought into our mooches pack due to quality of nose and obedience....

 

tell me which one barks!

 

its the springer over exposed, given free reign she is one almighty "hunting" dog, i believe you will struggle to find better for hunting out and out alone, in my experience a springer is a wonderful tool and a joy to own, i think bringing it on from a pup with alot hunting, and even over matching will bringing on the yap,

 

Just get a pup out of "hard hunting parents" you will not be disappointed... make sure parents are hard hunters though as alot of springers aren't nowadays.

 

Got to agree with you here. there is such a thing as over training springers and i believe that the more you work with them the more drive you take out of them. Don't get me wrong though, you need a dog out rough shooting that your not roaring and chasing after all day and you cant enjoy yourself. Im guilty of doing a little bit too much with a springer myself and i ended up having to give her away.

 

I now believe you should let them hunt on and get a taste for it before you start to train them. and for rough shooting the return whistle, the stop whistle, the retrieve and not being gun shy is plenty for them. and also don't let them past 30 yards, but give them that much reign.