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Mine is five now. Smartest dog I've ever had and the most head strong. Personality plus and is a character. Good guard dog until she knows you. Great hunting dog and family dog. Loves to eat cat crap!! Would get another one in a heart beat. Came from Windmill Kennels in Idaho

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My new griff I just picked up


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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


Sorry for the delay in answering. Rosie sure is interested.


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My new griff I just picked up


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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


Sorry for the delay in answering. Rosie sure is interested.


let me know. Grouse mountain griffs in Whitefish MT



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He just pointed a blue grouse at 12 weeks

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getting along ok now

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MY SON’S BUD HAS ONE. GREAT DOG IS ALL I HAVE TO SAY. We have a PUDELPOINTER and she is terrific but the Griff is calm and collective.

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Had one growing up, best hunting dog ever. Tried to kill everything including some dumb people. No one will be getting in your house if you have one from that line. Like stated above, they like to kill stuff: cats, coons, other dogs, deer. They used to need good training, which we as kids and my absent father never provided, but boy did we shoot allot of stuff. The breed is supposed to be much nicer now than 40 years ago. My wife doesn't know it, but we are getting one in a couple of years when I am fully retired, har har.

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Originally Posted by prarie_creek_station
Had one growing up, best hunting dog ever. Tried to kill everything including some dumb people. No one will be getting in your house if you have one from that line. Like stated above, they like to kill stuff: cats, coons, other dogs, deer. They used to need good training, which we as kids and my absent father never provided, but boy did we shoot allot of stuff. The breed is supposed to be much nicer now than 40 years ago. My wife doesn't know it, but we are getting one in a couple of years when I am fully retired, har har.


The breeders have bred out for the most part the desire to kill everything like a DD ( nothing wrong with that if that's what you want) if you locate a good established breeder. Decent watch dogs and will alert on movements, strange sounds and people approaching their area. but based on my experience won't attack people. Just an alert bark and then some sniffing and tale wagging.

Like all breeds socialization, training are required

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My love of Griffons goes waaaaayyyyy back.

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Can't say enough positive things. Ours is out of Idaho, and does not mind the water. Very much a family dog and not a "kennel" breed. GSP is a better hunting machine, but WHG are superior the other 99% of the time.

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very cool pics! You sure have a lot of time with the breed

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Originally Posted by ribka
very cool pics! You sure have a lot of time with the breed

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My love of Griffons goes waaaaayyyyy back.

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Gents, thanks for sharing some really great photos.

Bruce, I so apologize for not keeping up with you, I hope you are well!


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I love my Griff. Great family dog, great hunting dog. She loves to hunt. Good retrieves and a great nose.

I hunt most years with a guy and his drathaars. His drats are great dogs in their own right but I really enjoy the way my dog works a bit closer and a bit slower. She doesn't miss much.

Mine is out of Hun Hill, Frank Puccio. Haven't spoke with him in some years but I believe he still breeds and trains hunting dogs.


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I love my Griff. Great family dog, great hunting dog. She loves to hunt. Good retrieves and a great nose.

I hunt most years with a guy and his drathaars. His drats are great dogs in their own right but I really enjoy the way my dog works a bit closer and a bit slower.

Had 2 WPG's and 2 GWP's (currently Emma).

Second what MadMooner said.

Griffs are sometimes referred to as "bootlickers" because they hunt so close. That doesn't suit everyone's style, which is fine, but for folks who aren't looking for dogs that run to the next county, griffs are awesome. Griffs will range out to 75-100 yards and check back often. I've also had a draat, my first GWP (a blackie!). Ty was a hunting machine, but definitely german.

There are few breeds which compete with griffs as family dogs. They need to be with their family. All. The. Time. And they're clownish! Boy, are they full of personality.

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Great dogs. My son’s buddy has one, he is a good hunter, family dog and one big LUG!

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My first dog is a Griff, Bailey is 2.5 now and she is a great family dog. I'm looking forward to my next one in 3-4 yrs so I can avoid the situation the OP is in with regards to mourning the loss of your hunting buddy. I joined my local Navhda chapter and I think their breed registry database is a great tool to help you find the breeders that are producing strong hunting litters. As others have said there is a lot of coat variation in the breed. Bailey's sire was a smooth head with furnishings like a GWP and her dam was a more typical wooly mop head. I ended up with well defined furnishings and a pretty flat lying coat which I like. I will also second that they are indoor family dogs, they crave their people time, not well suited for a kennel.

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