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OK so I may be looking for another dog again. I have had shorthairs and a brittany. My question is this: If you could choose one all around dog for hunting and for a family dog what would it be. I was entertaining wirehairs and viszlas also. Thanks a bunch!
 
I'm going to just cut to the point and say you need a wessle or pudel pointer.:D:cheers:
 
wlffmnnn said:
OK so I may be looking for another dog again. I have had shorthairs and a brittany. My question is this: If you could choose one all around dog for hunting and for a family dog what would it be. I was entertaining wirehairs and viszlas also. Thanks a bunch!
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You haven't indicated what type of hunting you will be doing. Assuming it's only upland and not waterfowl, then the answer should be easy for you since you have already had one. A Brittany! :)
 
Fairly well done hound. The Pudelpointer is the correct answer!

I had 9 pups on the 26th which is two more than I expected if anyone is interested.
 
wlffmnnn said:
OK so I may be looking for another dog again. I have had shorthairs and a brittany. My question is this: If you could choose one all around dog for hunting and for a family dog what would it be. I was entertaining wirehairs and viszlas also. Thanks a bunch!
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What about a Golden? They are just super family dogs and are solid hunters for both upland and waterfowl. Goldens unfortunately get a bad rap sometimes for hunters from folks that buy one not from solid hunting stock and expect it to perform.

Here's my girl on her first hunt in SD last week:
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519?

After your SD trip, you'd recommend your dog for everything from conducting brain surgery to rebuilding the master servers at Google!


:D:D:D
 
Kismet said:
519?

After your SD trip, you'd recommend your dog for everything from conducting brain surgery to rebuilding the master servers at Google!


:D:D:D
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Kis...you in need of a surgeon? She may not be the best for that. I'd recommend an older lab, they tend to be a bit more steady at hand. :D:D:D
 
carptom1 said:
Thanks Robert, I have one weak moment and mention the homade dog and you can't let it go:D
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You aren't living that one down anytime soon buddy.:cheers:
 
wlffmnnn said:
OK so I may be looking for another dog again. I have had shorthairs and a brittany. My question is this: If you could choose one all around dog for hunting and for a family dog what would it be. I was entertaining wirehairs and viszlas also. Thanks a bunch!
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Easy question: It would be a Spaniel.

If you want a pointy type doggie, get a Brittany.

And for the flushing type, either a Springer or English Cocker (fieldbred of course)

Like one of these guys:

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I'm guessing 90% of the people on this site's hunting dogs are also family dogs. We all have a wide variety of dog breeds, so I'm going to say that they can pretty much all be family dogs.

That being said, I can't argue with 519VX. Our golden was exceptionally gentle and affectionate when my older daughter was still a dinky little thing... But he was friendly and gentle to everybody.:thumbsup:

My GWP tolerates the kids quite well, although she seems to be more devoted to me personally, and ignores them most of the time. But she is a very good sport when they want to run around with her or put hats and jewelry on her, and all the other silly things kids do.

Our brit is pretty wild when we first let her in the house, but once she gets settled down she is a great house dog too. I think the girls like her because she is really small and has very soft fur and she's not intimidating size-wise. Since she's only 2, I think she'll be a great companion for the girls to grow up with...:thumbsup:

Anyway, that's my take on the hunting dogs we've had since we started our family. But like I said, I don't think there is a "wrong" breed... Probably just a few bad individuals out there.
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Depends on your hunting and hunting style.

Ive got a Drahthaar and 3 kids under 12, she is great with them, they all pulled her ears, tail and played in her dog house and food bowl.
But she is also protective of them and the house which I like, saved us from 1 burgulary already, when garage was accidently left open at night. Can do it all, duck hunt, track deer, point all birds and recover cripples another dogs leave for dead. Just amazes me. Hunts at a good range for the breed.

I wouldnt own another breed, but they arent really that heat tolerant, so if we move to Arizona I may opt for a slick DD or DK.

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I wanted to breed to this lovely DD, sadly he died of bloat prior to.

Drahts aint your average bird dog though,
Yep, drive out the ying yang, love for all things fur, including coon, boar, rabbit, squirrel, bobcat, deer blood tracking et al.
You can definately extend your hunting season with a DD.
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If I wanted a smaller versatile, itd be a Small Munsterlander. Neat little setter looking, German versatile dogs.
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And For flushing spaniel, either field cocker or German Wachtelhund for versatile work.
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Wachtelhund: Nose almost like a bloodhounds..

For terriers & all arounders, German Jagd terrier.
Fearless 25# little bastards.

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I've been wanting a Jagdt terrier for a while now. If I had one the coons around here would ve catching hell.:cheers:
 
I thought hard about this trying to come up with a good answer, but I just can't do it. I've devolved too far into specialists, which is why I own a Lab, an English setter and a pointer. In all honesty, only one out of my three (the setter) could be considered a real good house dog. On the other hand, I didn't acquire any of them for their indoor attributes.

Side note: a Brittany is not actually a spaniel, although they were once included in that group. That designation was dropped quite some time ago.
 
wlffmnnn said:
OK so I may be looking for another dog again. I have had shorthairs and a brittany. My question is this: If you could choose one all around dog for hunting and for a family dog what would it be. I was entertaining wirehairs and viszlas also. Thanks a bunch!
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I would do some research concerning Viszlas as pets. It's not that they cannot be good pets. But statistics show they are one of the most dangerous breeds as far as children are concerned. I believe it was State Farm or maybe one of the other large insurance companies that did the study. I will try to find a link
 
I'm not a Generalist.....English setter for upland birds.

If I was...I'd go Lab.

No interest at all in fur....but, then again, a beagle might be nice re rabbits or a mountain cur for squirrels.
 
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For me it would definitely be one of the wirehair breeds. I grew up with britts and labs, when I only wanted one dog I chose a griff. Does great in all conditions except heat. Low maintenance and doesn't shed like my labs or britts, nothing better in the house or with kids.
 
jarbo03 said:
For me it would definitely be one of the wirehair breeds. I grew up with britts and labs, when I only wanted one dog I chose a griff. Does great in all conditions except heat. Low maintenance and doesn't shed like my labs or britts, nothing better in the house or with kids.
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I came close to buying a Griff (Wirehaired Pointing Griffon) the last time I bought a pup. Did a lot of reading about them, saw a few and talked to several breeders. All the breeders were very particular about placement, which I liked. They wanted their pups to go to hunting homes and the dog had to live in the house. Griff's don't do well in a kennel and need the people contact.

jarbo, does your dog work close or range out? I know there are suppose to be a closer working dog but one I saw ran pretty big. When I got my last dog I wanted a bigger running dog so I stayed with a Brittany.
 
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