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What dog would you recommend for a multi-purpose dog. (pheasant, chukars, ducks, etc.)
What he said.Spry Yellowdog said:I'm curious too
Anything but a lab..any reason for that?
Agreed may not be the perfect upland dog, but a very good one if it's in its blood lines.
You wont lose birds with one.
And well water preformance thats what legends are made of. If trained.....
And a personallity thats good all the other days of the year when not out hunting.
Being a yellowdog I may be a wee bit one sided here but I am open to new opinions :wink:
Every breed is a specialist, A Lab is pretty universal..
Spry
WOW Quill that is a really objective posting I am impressed.Quill Gordon said:I would take a look at a Labrador, GWP or GSP... If Labrador, look at American Field Bred Labrador's, they are usually leaner, longer legs, shorter coated... The prob with Lab's is they have been loved to death so do the research... GWP's and GSP's usually have less issue's with keeping the hunting lines intact, you'll also benefit from research though... A good breeder know's what his dog's are worth so spend as much coin as you can afford... All this advice helps your chances of having a good Birddog, the rest depend's on the owner/trainer so seek out proven training methods for what ever breed you end up with... :wink:
:shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock:Quill Gordon said:I would take a look at a Labrador, GWP or GSP... If Labrador, look at American Field Bred Labrador's, they are usually leaner, longer legs, shorter coated... The prob with Lab's is they have been loved to death so do the research... GWP's and GSP's usually have less issue's with keeping the hunting lines intact, you'll also benefit from research though... A good breeder know's what his dog's are worth so spend as much coin as you can afford... All this advice helps your chances of having a good Birddog, the rest depend's on the owner/trainer so seek out proven training methods for what ever breed you end up with... :wink: