IRISHWHISTLER
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Thanks for the kind words, Mikey! Take care, beautiful dogs!
ROGER THAT MATE.
Mikey
Thanks for the kind words, Mikey! Take care, beautiful dogs!
My dad had 3 Brown and white Springers.One was good, one was mediocre, and one was not very good. So he was one, for 3, with springers.See, this is why I'm a springer guy. They train ME so quickly & completely that I'm oblivious to any of my dog's shortcomings. It's just easier that way.
The brown & white kind are better trainers than the black & white or tri-color kinds, for me anyway. Maybe other breeds are ALMOST as brilliant.
I was actually able to turn one of those privileged, elitist dogs, In To a reasonably decent Bird dog, after about 5 years!!My dad had Springers when he was young, and a decent hunter.They were good Bird dogs, and family pets.Later in his life, he had golden retrievers. Those dogs only hunted once a year, and they were just sort of our there. I'm not going to say training is not necessary, but just hunting a dog a lot, is training in itself.My opinion of course.