Home Forums Birds & Dogs Hunting Dogs Best hunting Dog

Surely you mean









That's not the championship lineup either. One of these days, I'll convert the trial dog pics to digital.

Ooops. Forgot the tree dog. How did I forget the tree dog?

good looking dog, my GSP is nearly solid liver.....

You guys just had to know I was gonna do this....

Ingwedog..



Ingwe

I love that pic with the girl and her dog--or maybe its really the dog and her girl. One of the "English" pointers in my pic is my daughter's dog.

Blue Heeler? Very cool. These dogs have wonderful personalities.

1/2 Border collie X 1/2 Australian Shepherd...more....




She is there for tracking/recovery...

Ingwe

heres my girl, Lola
http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/phot...v1sRgCNLPgeC4_9uOiwE&feat=directlink

robz

Well now, I'm more than a little partial to
Springers and Cockers....

I am fond of GWPs

For me, its a Brittany all the way

Ditto

Y'alls dogs 've lost their tails!

This un!

normally i dont give a rip whether the tail is docked or not but the amount of crap Jake manages to knock over with the nub is unreal, hate to see what would happen with a full length one.....

Dutch,
Well, this is a loaded question. But I'm genuinely curious. Please tell me about how these dogs hunt and mark game. Do they point or flush? What sort of range do they have? They certainly look like they could hunt all day in tough cover. Makes me wonder if they wouldn't be awfully good Appalachian grouse dogs.

Oh, now you've done did it...... Just tell me to shut up when I am starting to repeat myself.

Seriously, the Drents Partridge Dogs are one of the European versatile hunters. They point, flush on command, and retrieve. Well, the good ones do.... Compare to the Small Muensterlander (Muensterland and Drenthe border each other) and the Epagneul Francais. This breed's background is essentially a farm dog that hunts. A bit less focus on pure hunting, a bit more focus on getting along with barn yard critters, kids and wives.....

This particular dog points hard, half high tail, and is pretty darn fair about getting the bird back to you. His weakness is walking birds he can see. In our woods, that means ruffed grouse. He hasn't seen enough yet to have learned that game. Huns, pheasants and sharptails, however? Yup. All day long. More information on my website, or www.DPCNA.org. Thanks for asking, Dutch.

Dutch..I love that pic!

Ingwe

I figure I know the answer to this, but I'll ask anyway. Have you hunted with Setters or Pointers? Sounds like you've described them by and large, except for the seeing/pointing issue. These dogs can see birds running in front of them, but they prefer to point than chase.