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Thinking of an upland bird dog for pheasant and grouse. We've been without one for five years - just very hard to get over it when they leave. So what do Griff owners have to say? Just the wife and I with plentiful trails right out the back door.
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Good choice, find a reputable breeder and go for it!
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I'm 73 and had griffons around since I was 3. They're sturdy hunters and love their families. They're naturally birdy, will point and retrieve, and most are good water dogs. My little Rosie doesn't like water, but she is bird crazy. She's ready to go get more sagehen! Old Rocky pointed this blue grouse, and Rosie located the downed crippled bird after it had crawled into a thick bush.
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I could easily like a WPG as I'm partial to the "ugly", bearded breeds. Good luck on your search. That said, there are a couple of pudelpointer breeders listed on the breeders alliance webpage from Minnesota... https://www.pudelpointer-alliance.com/breederlist
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<SNIP>...find a reputable breeder...!<SNIP> Based on what I've seen in some friend's dogs, WPGs can be fine hunting dogs and great companions. IMO, what I quoted above is the most important part of getting any pup. Good luck with your search. Here's a link that might help: https://www.awpga.com/
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another griff fan. I just picked a puppy from mountain grouse kennels in White fish,
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I'm 73 and had griffons around since I was 3. They're sturdy hunters and love their families. They're naturally birdy, will point and retrieve, and most are good water dogs. My little Rosie doesn't like water, but she is bird crazy. She's ready to go get more sagehen! Old Rocky pointed this blue grouse, and Rosie located the downed crippled bird after it had crawled into a thick bush. my Rosie agrees.
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Love my Griff. Works closer than most other versatile breeds such as Shorthairs. Also a burr magnet unlike Shorthairs. Be sure to check credentials of breeder and the Lines NAVHDA NA scores which are important IMHO.
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I'm 73 and had griffons around since I was 3. They're sturdy hunters and love their families. They're naturally birdy, will point and retrieve, and most are good water dogs. My little Rosie doesn't like water, but she is bird crazy. She's ready to go get more sagehen! Old Rocky pointed this blue grouse, and Rosie located the downed crippled bird after it had crawled into a thick bush. my Rosie agrees. She's Beeeauuutifuuulll!! Thanks for the tip on the Mane n Tail. I'm heading to the feed store today to get some, the 32oz size for these parts.
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I'm 73 and had griffons around since I was 3. They're sturdy hunters and love their families. They're naturally birdy, will point and retrieve, and most are good water dogs. My little Rosie doesn't like water, but she is bird crazy. She's ready to go get more sagehen! Old Rocky pointed this blue grouse, and Rosie located the downed crippled bird after it had crawled into a thick bush. my Rosie agrees. She's Beeeauuutifuuulll!! Thanks for the tip on the Mane n Tail. I'm heading to the feed store today to get some, the 32oz size for these parts. THANKS I carry a good comb hunting and I brush my griff out if I start to see burrs asap instead of letting them get matted end of day. Seems to help
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My new griff I just picked up
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Evening, you are in for some reeeel entertainment!!!! They are great pals, & have amazing personalities!!! They will intentionally do stuff to make you laugh and are so naturally birdy it's amazing. Need little to no training, so natural it's uncanny!!! Talk about cute, wow, girl or boy??? Bill out. 🐾👣🐾👣🐾👣🇨🇦
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AWWWWWWWWWwwwwwwww..... Cute
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My new griff I just picked up My wife looked at this and said we need a boyfriend for Rosie. She wants a puppy. She's been telling me no new dogs for a while. "A while" didn't last long, lol.
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My new griff I just picked up My wife looked at this and said we need a boyfriend for Rosie. She wants a puppy. She's been telling me no new dogs for a while. "A while" didn't last long, lol. if interested he is going to breed again this summer . really strong lines
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Thanks to all for your advice.
My home is the "sanctuary residence" for my firearms.
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Good dogs to go on hikes. Great companions at home with a lot of personality I just hiked 4 miles today in the snow with mine
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I need to try some of that stuff. Hank is somewhat finer coated and will bring home lots of seeds.
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We have 2 female Griffs, 14yr & 8yrs old. They are great hunting dogs that seem to want to work with you to cover an area. Ours have hunted huns, sharptail & ruffed grouse, pheasant & quail, and have blood tracked, locating archery killed deer. Ours hunt slower, closer and more methodically than some of the other bigger running dogs (GSP/WP, setters, English pointers) The Griffs I have been around all have had pretty even temperaments. Ours doesn't do well with harsh or any physical discipline. A little scolding goes a very long way with most of them that I have seen. They hunting draw backs - They are deer trackers, rabbit chasers, cat killers and coon chasers, its just the breed. Our oldest has been skunked 2x & porkied 3x, and she would do it again tomorrow. Their coat. There are so many more AWPG breeders now than there were just 14yrs ago. A lot of Walmart puppies are being bred as Griffs seems to have become the popular dog to have now. Most are not bred for hunting and have the "French", cute, fluffy, look. My oldest picks up every bur in the field, she's like velcro. The other has a harsher coat, its not as big of a problem. Ours gets Mane and tail or we just shave her before the hunting season. If you want one for hunting, find a breeder that recognizes how important a harsh wirey coat is when you are in the hunting field.
I can't say enough about how great they are as at home companions too. They are sweet and loving. They are not kennel dogs and need social interaction. They are smart. They need exercise daily or they will drive you nuts. They do great in then house, but, despite what you may have heard, they will shed some. Our 14yr old hunted her last season this past fall, I am on the list for another Griff pup in '22. Good luck to you.
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