dogs, which one to go for?

Question

Im looking to buy a dog so i can train him and take with my on game shoots, Any suggestions

Answer 1

Realy its not as easy as that, Take a few things into consideration first. Where and what typ of shooting are you intending to do, Walked up days ie driven, DIY shoots ie take turns beeting, Wildfowling ie forshore, rivers etc.
Once that and the typ of land has been established then you can think of breeds of dog

Spaniels,,,, Great energetic dogs when it comes to woodlands and hedges there size and menuverbility allows them to move quik through rough and thick ares, there also quite compatent retrivers.

Ladrador... much bigger than the spaniel and alot more stronger, that dose not mean there faster cos there not.
The lab will prity much do the same as the spaniel, nothing will stop them espechaly thick brambles, they just plow there way through, where the spaniel will go underneath.
When it comes to retriving and retriving from water you can not get any better, there great swimmers and comftable in the water.

Pointers ,,short haird german or whimaranah are the one's to go for in my oppinion.
If there are alot of fields on the land you intend to shoot on, then these dogs come int there eliment,,, I have one i have a lab as well though.
once trained and i did not find that hard to do (reading pleanty of books and asking people who have done it there selfs. Once trained there a joy to watch, they will quater a field infront of you (zig zaging) looking for sent once located they will follow the sent , my pointer works no more than 20 yards from me and when he locks into a point its alwasy 15 to 20 yards from the quary.
The pointer is also a comftable dog in water and manage woodland eventhough there the bigg'st of the 3.
Sorry iv gone on but you want the right dog for the job. good luck

one thing i forgot, all 3 of them are great companions and make sure its kc redgested with a pedagree

Answer 2

Springer spaniel, welsh (smaller type) are great gun dogs. They are intelligent, and can be trained to move like a radio controlled car.

Unlike the larger breeds, the game does not see them comming, so its possible to send them behind the game, and scare it towards you, and they will fetch till they drop, where as a labrador will resign when it gets tired.

choose a dog with a lot of white on the body, so you can see it easily, and the first one of the litter to approach you when you enter the room. I brought my last dog from the Duke of Loughbrough's estate at Leominster in Hereford, and after it was trainbed used it for photography of water fowl.

Mind you she caught a salmon once and nerly drowned hauling it out of the Wye, it dragged her about a quarter of a mile. she also caught two little field rabbits she was so fast. I don't have the life style to keep a dog now, which is a shame, the downside with this breed is that they need a good 6 mile walk easch day to keep them fit, I used to walk about ten miles a day then - and my old mum would take her out in the morning for a short walk too.

If however you dont plan to go near water, and want a heathland dog, then ignore my chatter and opt for a larger breed.

Answer 3

Go for a Lab. They are the most versatile whether for putting up game or retrieving from land and water. Being a large strong dog, the Labrador is much better for the cold arduous retrieving at duck shoots or wild fowling trips.
Buy a KC registered pup from a line of working dogs and ensure that the parent's hips were examined prior to breeding.

Answer 4

Are you hunting upland birds or waterfowl? Do you want a pointer or a retriever? For a waterfowl retriever, go with a good Lab. The Goldens are easy to train but sometimes they're too softmouth, and will muck up a duck by repeatedly dropping it and fussing with it, and the Chessies can be too hard headed for a novice to train. If you can find one, a Portequese Waterdog is AWESOME, but they're also $$$.

For upland pointers, the German Shorthairs seem to be the most popular with the hunters where I live, no doubt in part due to their short coat, since we have a lot of burrs and thorny crap here that really muck up a Spaniel's coat.

Beyond that I don't know. I used to have field trial Labradors, just be sure if you go the Lab route to buy from a hunting breeder, not some shmuck who has a pair of labs in his back yard that he breeds for spare cash. (I'm sure you know that though!)

Answer 5

A well-trained dog makes everyone happy, including his owner. Take a little time training him, and you'll never regret it; you'll always have an obedient dog by your side. Find more https://tr.im/fPf5r

By their nature, dogs are pack animals with a well-defined social order. Through basic training, you need to consistently make sure your puppy understands that you are the leader, not him. So in teaching him the basic rules, you take on the role of pack leader.

To fit into the family circle, your dog must be taught to recognize his name and such commands as come, heel, lie down and sit.

Answer 6

What kind of hunting? For upland birds, the pointing breeds. For general purpose birds and rabbits, a Springer spaniel. For ducks, the Lab is the most popular retriever. Various hounds (maybe the Walker at the top of the list) for deer, etc. Catahoulas are popular for hogs, redbones and blue ticks, among others, for coons, and all sorts of arguments over squirrel dogs.

Answer 7

My choice would be a springer Spaniel. They are extremely intelligent dogs and absolutely love the hunt. You can start training them at about 4 months. They need to work constantly so you must be aware of this, they get bored quickly and could become disruptive. This said, they have a lovely temperament and are very loyal and loving.

Answer 8

People usualy go for springers and labs, but lurchers are the best dogs you can get, not over-bred or over-priced, the gypsies
know a thing or two when it comes to choosing a dog.
There are also a million different types of lurcher to choose from,
so be your own man and bick your best best friend!

Answer 9

Brittany!! They are the best gun dogs I have ever seen. They are pointers and retrievers and extremely smart and easy to train and make great family pets.

Answer 10

Jack Russell's