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Nice dogs...just tagging the thread for future reference.

Same for me!

... and I do appreciate the names of the breeds so I can learn!

John

Love the grey on your girl. Its a damn shame that dogs can't live as long as you or your guns. But I figure the good Lord uses this as a teaching moment.

Please forgive my cultural ignorance. What kind of dogs do Swedes hunt?

I know its not the same country, but it is in your part of the world. I've had several Norwegian Elkhounds. Do you hunt these dogs? Here, we've used them to hunt squirrels and to recover big game (well, at least I have).

My Yella

I didnt name the breeds in my pic, some may not know what the red dog is, he's a Vizsla (Hungarian pointer). most know what the other dog is, an English Pointer.

Pointing Lab

I grew up with pointers, setters, labs, beagles, and Brits, but this 'un amazed me. He would back my pointers, find and retrieve birds in briers and brambles that none of my other dogs would venture into, track and find downed deer or people, was one of the two best squirrel dogs I ever saw, was the best cattle dog that many experienced cattlemen had ever seen, was a trained Therapy Dog, and made friends and brightened the world wherever he went.

He was my constant companion and best friend and I wouldn't be here now if it wasn't for him. He also attracted my wonderful wife, the most awesome woman I've ever met, to me.

He passed on March 21st, 2009. I still miss him terribly, but one of his sons is stretched out on the bed beside me as I type this.

This is Bo:






He caught himself a silver 'coon:




My buddy Bo, the 85 lb lap dog:

My next dog will be a GSD..havent had one for 12 years, Ive worked with/Trained a bunch of them and I miss having one around...
Have already put a deposit on one...but will wait for attrition....before I replace any dogs here.
Skeezix must feel the same as I...theres GSDs...then theres everything else.
My last one was just a half breed rescue dog, borderline psychotic with issues( like many rescues) but I miss her terribly...

Ingwe

she's a Wirehaired Pointing Griffon
DIY in NoDak

GOOD photos Ky...


Ingwe

Yeah, +1 on what ingwe said. Good pics. And cool lookin' dog. Looks like a sweetie.

Belle is a Wirehaired Pointing Griffon (WPG). She falls under the versatile hunting dog category. She can track deer, find rabbits, point and retrieve birds and loves the water. I shot a deer with my bow this year. It was a good shot and I knew that deer was going to die. I went and got Belle, put her on the ground and she picked up that blood trail and tracked that deer about 80-100yds through the woods right to it where it laid. She hunts pretty close, she is not a big running dog. My father-in-law has a 9yr old Setter and many of his bird hunting friends have several Setters. They were all pretty skeptical of our WPG. They have since come around, realizing that she compliments the bigger running Setters. Most of the time Belle is on the ground with my FIL's dog. My FILs dog is a much bigger running dog than Belle, but she finds birds that he missed. She will work slower and more methodical, stick her head in some pretty think cover and produce birds. She is very competitive and it has been tough to get her to 'back' another dog. She has desire like no other dog I have been around. A typical fall for her is 3 weeks in ND, MT and Sask for Huns, pheasant and sharpies. 2 trips to Iowa or KS, a couple of trips to W. TN for grouse and several S. GA trips for quail. Only downfall is she hates cats, skunks, raccoons and porcupines. She has been quiled twice.
on point in NoDak


IIRC, these are Sharpies getting up


Walking tree rows looking for Huns in NoDak

HuntKY,

Thats a nice stack of roosters for a DIY!!! I have hunted with my buddy's Griffon... great dogs!! Kinda ugly, but great dogs no less!

How can you say a face like that is Kinda Ugly???

Here is my boy. Still a pup. Wont be bird trained as my good bud has an AWESOME pair of pups in a English Pointer, and a Brittany.

This boy is still my hunting companion and boy does he LOVE to get outdoors. He helped with this coyote. I should have had a double, but my AR was off so bad that I aimed for center of chest, facing me on this dog and hit her square between the eyes!

Meet Charlie, my Yellow Lab pup:


The dog with him in this second picture is his big brother, Ojos. Ojos isnt much for a hunting companion as he HATES gunfire, but he is a good boy and has helped train Charlie on the ways of the world and "What Dad says, do it!" :

Hoping to take in a Yellow Lab pup in about a month for Training...I can't wait!!

Ingwe

I tell ya what, they are sharp sharp sharp! This dude got "sit" by voice and hand signal in hoestly, 10 minutes. Of course he does the puppy dance of wagging his tail and not wanting to, but he does it well! They are smarter than I can imagine!

Good deal! This one better be smart...there will be a LOT expected of him...


Ingwe

HuntKY your WPG looks to my eye much like a (GWP) German Wirehair Pointer as far as color and size. The GWP seem more slighly built than the than German Short hair Pointer. Is it true that you WPG is similar to the German Wirehair as far as size and coloration? Disposition they could be miles a part I don't know.
Thanks for your time. Cheers NC