Sentences with phrase «gundog bred»

It is known as a gundog, but unlike other gundog breeds, the English Setter makes for an excellent family pet.

Their enterprise, Pine Shadows, is located just east of Brainerd, and has evolved into a highly - acclaimed source for top quality springer spaniel puppies, as well as an academy for the training of virtually all gundog breeds.

These activities include shows and obedience trials, open to all breeds of dogs, and retrieving trials and field trials specifically for the Gundog breeds (Pointers, Setters, Spaniels, Retrievers & Utility Gundogs e.g Weimaraners).

The Flat - Coated Retriever is a gundog breed originating from the United Kingdom.

Lots of puppies love to play fetch, especially those from the Gundog breeds whose ancestors were selectively bred for their desire to retrieve.

Gundog breeds tend to be enthusiastic chewers from a young age, keen on fetching and very motivated by interactive toys.

Some dog authorities suggest that the Weimaraner came from an albino mutation in some ancient German gundog breed.

I first awarded Kennel Club Challenge Certificates in 1987 and since then have become a best in show and gundog breed specialist judge.

This gundog breed is bred for performance and has a high octane personality.

Several gundog breeds have become divided in this way.

This is especially the case for dogs that love other dogs (which includes the majority of gundog breeds)

Not exact matches

Gundogs, also called bird dogs, are a category of dog breeds developed to assist hunters to find and retrieve game, usually birds.

Gundogs are divided into three primary classes: Retrievers, flushing spaniels, and pointing breeds.

Hunting - A hunting dog, also known as a gundog; is a canine that has been bred and trained to find the game, and retrieve them when necessary.

Dr. Ness has a diverse animal background including training field bred gundogs with her family, working as a zoo keeper, and participating in a grant funded field research study on wild ring - tailed lemurs in southern Madagascar.

Even though other breeds had specific occupations in the service of man, they are not known as working breeds: sighthounds running down prey or predators, gundogs flushing food for the table, terriers and toys terrorizing vermin — these were more or less doing what they would do without human ownership, anyway, so their jobs were considered less like «work.»

The sporting or gundog group embraces many very popular pet breeds.

The Cocker Spaniel is a Gundog and as bred to work in the fields.

They were bred as gundogs used by bird hunters to flush the game from the heavy briar.

Several of our popular dog breeds, including many of the gundog, sheepdog, and terrier breeds, have become divided into those that are bred for the show ring, and those that are bred for work.

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!

Some groups of dog, the herding and gundog groups in particular, have been bred for hundreds of years to work in close partnership with people.

The group containing all the gun dog breeds is called the Sporting group by the AKC, and the Gundog group in the UK

Like the hounds, gundogs have been bred for centuries as hunting dogs.

Probably griffon - type breeds, blended with gundogs and who - knows - what - else, produced the Spinone Italiano, the plural of which is Spinoni Italiani.

Hunting dog clubs (i.e. gundog, bird dog clubs) are eligible to hold any of the three types of hunting tests: Pointing Breeds, Retrievers and Flushing Spaniels.

Setter breeds are classified as members of either the Sporting or Gundog Group depending on the national kennel club or council.

Undoubtedly, both hounds and gundogs are in the breed's ancestry for there was an old practice of mating these together to produce a dog capable of pointing, but with more stamina.

For example, dogs which are working (gundogs, hounds, terriers, police, sheepdogs, sled dogs etc) have higher energy needs than pet dogs of the same breed type, size, sex and age.

A very popular breed, the cocker spaniel was developed as a gundog for flushing woodcock in particular.

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».

This is one of the few hunting breeds that can perform virtually all gundog roles.

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

The German shorthaired pointer is recognized as a gundog and is an exceptionally active breed.

CHARACTERISTICS Breed is of ancient and pure origins, oldest of sporting gundogs, original purpose was finding and springing game for net, falcon or greyhound.

(It is illegal to dock the tail of a spaniel not bred to be a working gundog.)

Fiona» is an impeccably bred, 37 pound fully trained gundog.

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