515wingshooter
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This is just a fun question i know there is serious breeders on here i dont mean to offend anyone. If you could combine different qualities from different breeds what breeds would you cross and why?
The question was answered in the last American Hunter Mag(NRA). PUDELPOINTER! Actually the dog was created from the German Wasserpudle and English pointers about 140 years ago.
I bet the wessle pointer guy chimes in and says the same thing.:cheers:
The only reason I can see a English Pointer guy wanting to cross with a Poodle is in hopes to get rid of that long tail,to be more like a German Shorthaired Pointer!
Uncle buck how do you like the pudelpointer. i had a gwp what are the similar and different traits in both?
If you get a GSP bred from two NAVHDA parents, it will probably retrieve in water. Some as eagerly as PP, some not.
The biggest thing is that a lot of people like to stereotype a breed to certain behavior or qualities. Most of the time you can look within your own preferred breed and find one that is bred for the qualities you are looking for. Your lazy in the house GSP that you are looking for, I have a bunch of them.
Mine love the water and retrieving just as much as any lab does too. This one has not had any retrieving training and I intro'd her to water by just bringing her there.
http://youtu.be/LHmI0KvD5Mc
This is just a fun question i know there is serious breeders on here i dont mean to offend anyone. If you could combine different qualities from different breeds what breeds would you cross and why?
What Buck is saying is the majority of GSP's are not strong retrievers as related to other strong retrievers. I have watched my Lab's, and others, consistently smoke pointing breeds in the field to the point of submission. They mark well, and crash cover with reckless abandon.
What Buck is saying is the majority of GSP's are not strong retrievers as related to other strong retrievers. ( My daughters pom-chi will retrieve her small ball back to me as often as I will throw it. Heck I bet she could take the Labradoddle too ). I have watched my Lab's, and others, consistently smoke pointing breeds in the field to the point of submission. They mark well, and crash cover with reckless abandon.
I don't think there is a perfect breed. My last couple Lab's have not been great house dogs. They are a little high strung. Don't get me wrong they will eventually settle down in the evening. They take that energy to the field and marsh, so I wouldn't have it any other way.