Originally Posted by johnw
I don't think anyone is adding poodle to pointer on any regular basis today in effort at achieving a bird dog. The pudelpointer is as much a specific breed and came about in much the same way as the draht, the gsp, or the weimer. And as far as I know, most of this activity took place in the 19th century.
What's that? Like maybe (I'm guessing) 60-80 dog generations ago?
You are correct about the pudelpointer history. IIRC, the pudelpointer was one of the breeds used to develop the drahthaar. NAVHDA results show PPs scoring pretty darn well on average. I know I really like mine. Thinking I may get another...