Pointers in Cold Country
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AtTheMurph
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If you are worried about weather tolerance, I would be more concerned with warm weather rather than cold. Dogs normal temp is quite a bit higher than humans. They can take the cold, especially when running.
The heat is another matter altogether. I'd think about something with short hair and smaller. Mass matters! Smaller dogs can handle heat better.
A Braque Francais would be good, especially in the house. I have a Brittany currently and he gets a good hair cut 2-4x per summer. Quite a bit more active in the house but manageable. Vizsla would be good, especially for covering ground out West. I am sure there are others.
The heat is another matter altogether. I'd think about something with short hair and smaller. Mass matters! Smaller dogs can handle heat better.
A Braque Francais would be good, especially in the house. I have a Brittany currently and he gets a good hair cut 2-4x per summer. Quite a bit more active in the house but manageable. Vizsla would be good, especially for covering ground out West. I am sure there are others.
again thanks for the effort you’ve been putting in. I’m in incredibly avid weekend hunter typically around whatever public lands are close by. Probably more realistically I would hunt hard in September for Upland And then have a focus on getting my freezer filled with the big game. Only to start hunting again mid November all the way to the end of January. I think it would be best if I get two dogs hunt both of them during the overlap of good weather but on the extra cold days such as 0° with 15 mph winds. That’s pretty cold, but it doesn’t seem out of the question for some breeds. I like to hunt the lonely slopes for Hungarian Partridge, and chukars over pheasants during the winter. A lot more wind. Original concern was this type of hunting puts me a long way from the truck, and I don’t want to be constantly worried about my dog. I’ll avoid the true cold snaps. Still seems like a pudel pointer is pretty versatile with weather as well. Again, my wife hates German short hairs based on bad experiences with resource guarding and biting my children, simply for walking in the house of her in-laws. I agree with the hot weather in September, even up high for blue grouse. It can be pretty bad. However, right now I’m in a position to get dog that can do bird. However, I will be taking three hour hikes away from the truck and sometimes more than that. And that will be in the winter. As far as sharp tails in early fall, that’s more of your traditional, shorter hikes .
Great conversation!
Great conversation!