FCSpringer
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We offten hear ESS Owners more than anyone talk about their dog being field bred, well some make that claim but nothing in the pedigree to prove that. Anyway the reason is because for 70 or more years there has been two distinctive directions the breed went, Show dogs and field. There is some still in limbo with show being bred to field dogs and have the droopy eyes longer ears ect. But there is no compairson at all between the two that have completely separated, both being the best that they were bred for. No Show winning trials, and no field winning bench. One would think AKC would have to recognize the differance at some point and give them each their own breed class. They look nothing close to one another. And when I have seen Show dogs being run at a hunt test while gunning it is painfull to watch, as the show person would just laugh if I floped Odie up on a bench. The problem is what to do about all the ones stuck in the middle.
So this is the ?, It is interesting. But I was wondering are there other breeds this is going on with? Between show and field bred.
So this is the ?, It is interesting. But I was wondering are there other breeds this is going on with? Between show and field bred.
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