Different Breeds

3 Chesapeakes and a wirehair. The wire hair never really worked out, but I was her second home.
The Chesapeakes are a load and at some point I'm sure they will become more than I can handle. But for right now that's all I will own. One day I'd like to try a springer, or maybe a flat coat.

dn66 keep looking they are out there. Judge them within there own breed and you will find what you are looking for.
 
I'd have to change my forum name if I didn't keep on track. My wife and I have had six labs-all yellow at her insistance (small price to pay). We bought our first pup (Drake) while living in sin for 9 months prior to our wedding. We've always tried to have two, but never from the same litter or puppies at the same time. Following were Morgan, Taylor, Cody, Logan, and Parker. For three weeks we had three, until 13 year old Taylor let us know that it was finally time to say goodbye. Logan left prematurely at 2 due to epilepsy. So my current "PairOfLabs" is 13 yr old Cody and Parker who just turned 1 yesterday. I've trained (to greater or lesser degrees) and hunted with all of them. I've spent the most time in his first year with Parker, my first pointing lab. I had him out for 11 of my 13 pheasant days this season (he missed 2 days with stiches). I'm really looking forward to his second season.

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I just wish his black puppy nose was not trending toward the dudley variety.
P.O.L.
 
I should change my forum name to "Motley Crew." When I first registered I expected to be hunting behind Brits for some time to come. I didn't realize how long I'd be involved w/ this forum either. Anyway, the more breeds I hunt behind the more I realize I want to have 1 of each before I die:)
 
I have a dd this is my first pointing breed. and i don't know if i ever will own another type. She almost has an on and off switch in the field she is wild and ready to go but at home just as layed back and easy going. But I hunt a little bit of everything I guess if I was exsclusive on upland my next choice might be a viz
 
PairOfLabs said:
I'd have to change my forum name if I didn't keep on track. My wife and I have had six labs-all yellow at her insistance (small price to pay). We bought our first pup (Drake) while living in sin for 9 months prior to our wedding. We've always tried to have two, but never from the same litter or puppies at the same time. Following were Morgan, Taylor, Cody, Logan, and Parker. For three weeks we had three, until 13 year old Taylor let us know that it was finally time to say goodbye. Logan left prematurely at 2 due to epilepsy. So my current "PairOfLabs" is 13 yr old Cody and Parker who just turned 1 yesterday. I've trained (to greater or lesser degrees) and hunted with all of them. I've spent the most time in his first year with Parker, my first pointing lab. I had him out for 11 of my 13 pheasant days this season (he missed 2 days with stiches). I'm really looking forward to his second season.

Parker-Stairs004sm.jpg


I just wish his black puppy nose was not trending toward the dudley variety.
P.O.L.
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He must be an Iweidgin bred Lab, he looks neither British nor American.:coolpics::cheers::D Nice lookin kid.
 
FCS,
Parker is from Larry Kimble's Master National Pointing Labs kennel in Independence, KS. He's still pretty lanky and may fill out some more. His ma is a 4X GMPR and his dad is a GMPR (grand master pointing retriever in APLA testing-American Pointing Labs Assoc)
POL
 
1 Chessie, 1 hunting Cocker, several Shorthairs countless Pudelpointers.Very familiar with Munsterlanders as see a lot of them at SD NAVHDA events, tho Shorthairs, and Wirehairs appear to be the most popular. Griffons coming on. They are breeding them with a little more zip as I thought many were plodders previously. Bill and Barb Jensen are probably responsible for that.
I do not have any problem watching Vizlas in the uplands, but 90% just won't do the water work to be truly versitile. Not trying to piss anybody off, just the way it is. Of course there are exceptions, but I have sold several Puds to Viz owners because of the water issue.
 
Labs of course....love them all so much and even my GSP Gunther. He is the "ham" of the operation. I think we will always have a lab. My husband loves them so much (not my GSP though because he was too much energy for him). I think someday we will only have a lab and a BB.
 
I went from Springers to a Lab, back to Springers and for the past 16 years Brittanys. I almost bought a different breed a few years ago but ended up with another Brittany. Glad I did as she is a great dog. Not sure at my age if I'll ever get another dog, but if I did and it was not a Brittany I think I would consider a small female DD.
 
My first hunting dog was a Irish Setter, he sure was pretty looking but pretty poor as a hunter. Than I had a Lab, good dog but he deserved a better trainer. Next was a Viszla, I really have no positive memories of that dog. Since then I have had labs, three are sleeping at my feet right now. I ought to try a Springer as I love flushers.

Steve
 
I had a great wiem that I still get choked up about when I think about him. Have had griffons for the past 7 years and really are happy with them. They are just really nice overall dogs.
 
Brittany's & Labs for me. Got my 1st britt 22 years ago and my 1st lab 21 years ago. I now have 2 britt's and a choc lab and I have found them to be a great combo for rooster & quail here in KS. I hope to see at least another lab pup and brit pup in my lifetime!

This was Maddie my 1st lab on her last wild quail hunt on a farm in 2008 on the Jefferson county farm where she is now buried. She was hell on quail.
 
I grew up with english pointers and owned 5 different ones as an adult. Owned a couple of weimeraners which I had good luck with. I currently have a 3 yr old non-pointing lab. I am thinking about getting another english pointer. I find myself missing them, after watching all the pointing pictures here on this forum. I love my lab, and in heavy cover I wouldn't trade him for anything. But in a large stubble field in Kansas, nothing beats a rangy pointer.
 
As I've mentioned in a couple of posts, I am new to pheasant hunting, and so have experience only with the one dog, the Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever who decided a couple of years ago that bird hunting is what we should be doing together. She has immense drive and a great nose, but she's a flusher so she keeps me on the run -- which isn't always easy, given that I'm 57. Still, it's huge fun being out in the field with her, she enjoys it so much. She's also a real character; my wife calls her "the princess" with good reason.

I grew up with stories of my grandfather's GSP, which apparently was a truly amazing dog (my mother told me of going Christmas shopping with the dog in New York and just telling the dog to sit and stay while she went in each store, never doubting that the dog would still be there when she came out). I'm envious of all your experiences -- I'd love to try hunting with a good pointer sometime.
 
I mostly depended on friends and their dogs through most of my hunting years, which consisted of labs and GSP's. I finally bought my own hunting dog a year and a half ago, a wirehaired pointing griffon. I think the other dogs that have my interest are a DD and a PP.
 
I wouldn't mind trying a Pud as my next dog, assuming that this old fart is still sufficiently mobile in a couple more years to train & more importantly, get one on out to hunt on a regular basis.
 
I hunt behind a Sm. Munster. I have 2 and am currently looking to import my 3rd. Guess that says were I stand. :thumbsup:
Lots of DD's and DK's in my NAVHDA chapter and have been around alot of other breeds. These just have the right size, the right energy and temperament in the field and in the home.
 
I like the difference also-

started out with Golden Retrievers, then EP, then Britt and ES, seems like there's no reason to start thinking about a different breed of dog

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