Lots of puppies love to play fetch, especially
those from the Gundog breeds whose ancestors were selectively bred for their desire to retrieve.
You can buy a copy of The Right Start
from the Gundog Club.
They have been developed by crossing lots of breeds, mainly
from gundog, terrier and hounds, but mastiff types and indigenous African hunting dogs are in there too!
Not exact matches
A group of schoolchildren
from Sheffield have been learning about airguns,
gundogs and conservation with BASC this month.
Amanda McCallion
from BASC Northern Ireland said: «Our
gundog day is always well supported and a very enjoyable event.
They were bred as
gundogs used by bird hunters to flush the game
from the heavy briar.
You stand a better chance of training a dog as a shooting companion for example if you buy a pedigree
gundog from working lines, than if you purchase a mongrel of unknown origin.
The Flat - Coated Retriever is a
gundog breed originating
from the United Kingdom.
Gundog breeds tend to be enthusiastic chewers
from a young age, keen on fetching and very motivated by interactive toys.
It is a
gundog and still used in
gundog trials and by some gamekeepers, however the rise of the labrador retriever meant that the breed decreased in popularity as a
gundog in the 20th century.The tight curly coat is waterproof and shakes dry quite satisfactorily - it was purposely developed for retrieving game
from water.
Although the Rhodesian Ridgeback's bird hunting prowess has been well known throughout the breed's history (the original description
from the South African parent club belabors this point in fact), it is important to note that the «
gundog» classification made in 1920s Southern Rhodesia and South Africa was not specifically about bird hunting.
By 1940, Barnes had resigned
from the Rhodesian Parent Club and prompted by the lobbying of a newer generation of leadership within the Rhodesian Parent Club, in the 1950s, the breed's group classification was changed
from «
gundog» to «hound».
The two likely categories Barnes could have chosen
from within the SAKU classification system at that time were, «sporting» and «
gundog».
Some dog authorities suggest that the Weimaraner came
from an albino mutation in some ancient German
gundog breed.
I had a Springer Spaniel called Boots he was
from a line of champion
gundog winners he loved to chase rabbits and birds because thats what he was breed to do But he lived and played with cats all his life and when I got my first rabbit Caramel he absolutely doted on thet bunny even the cats learnt to live in harmony with Caramel mind you that was one tough bunny he would chase other cats out of the garden growling, so there you have a prey animal living happily with animals with high prey intstinct, and Boots would still chase strange cats out of the garden too, but the funniest thing to see was a big cat clear a 6 foot fence all poofed whilest being chased by a dwarf belgian lop rabbit, xx Rachel
If you have an English Springer in your life, especially one
from working lines, you might want to consider getting involved in
gundog style training via The Gundog
gundog style training via The
GundogGundog Club.
Dogs
from working lines will often enjoy agility and flyball and of course their raison d'être,
gundog fieldwork.
I also attend field trials in the Midwest
Gundog Federation and many more houndsmen are starting to switch
from other Brands and other Feed.
If I have to pick just one story to share, then it would be a story
from my first - ever class entitled The
gundog who learned to shape, and the owner who taught her with love.
To have attended a Kennel Club Field Trial at Open Stake level, or an Open
Gundog Working Test for the relevant gundog sub group (KC mandatory requirement from 1.
Gundog Working Test for the relevant
gundog sub group (KC mandatory requirement from 1.
gundog sub group (KC mandatory requirement
from 1.1.2011