Sentences with phrase «hunting dog breeds»

The squeaker makes it a fulfilling choice for hunting dog breeds, and the shape and size makes it a great toy for interactive games of fetch.

Here is a little background on the top hunting dog breeds that, with regular exercise and mental challenges, make good family members.

They're one of the most popular hunting dog breeds, and they're accustomed to working alongside their owners for hours a day.

Various hunting dog breeds exist with unique abilities in flushing prey, scent tracking, and retrieving.

Braque Francais Pyrenean belongs to hunting dog breeds which are one of the old gun dogs.

The Siberian Samoyed, alternately known as the Siberian Bjelkier, the «Samoyed» or simply «Smiling Sammy,» proudly represents the Russian hunting dog breeds group with its wonderful, positive, vibrant, and enthusiastic temperament.

Many hunting dog breeds love to retrieve, but that doesn't mean they'll be fast enough to actually catch the frisbee.

These are just five of the best hunting dog breeds today.

Some of the best hunting dog breeds are Coonhounds, and the three most popular Coonhounds are Black and Tan Coonhounds, Bluetick Coonhounds and Redbone Coonhounds.

No list of the best hunting dog breeds would complete without mentioning German Shorthaired Pointers.

This normally calm breed will often go crazy to hunt pigs due to their long history as hunting dogs breed for hunting wild bore.

Despite - or perhaps because of - some of these characteristics, they are still terriers: small hunting dogs bred to chase anything that runs away.

As with many playful dogs or hunting dogs bred as retrievers, these dogs will play with things as simple as empty plastic bottles, socks, or towels.

They are a hunting dog breed, and can learn to hunt birds and rabbits.

The Pudelpointer is a versatile hunting dog breed from Germany.

Wirehaired Pointing Griffon is a hunting dog bred to accompany the hunter on foot.

Originally a hunting dog bred in Africa, the Basenji stands at just below one - and - a-half feet tall and weighs between 22 and 24 pounds.

Not exact matches

If called upon to explain their addiction to the sport, field trial enthusiasts are apt to go textbook on you and talk loftily of «improving the breed» and «demonstrating the performance of a perfectly trained dog in the hunting field.»

He concludes that the inhabitants of Zhokhov probably bred the smaller dogs for sledding, and may have bred the larger one to hunt polar bears.

From the Chihuahua to the Great Dane, the domestic dog is the most diverse mammal species of all, with over 350 distinct breeds for hunting, pulling sledges, tracking, herding and, of course, companionship.

To build a stronger case for dogs as hunting companions, she says she'd want to see something like a change in dog breeds over time, with a shift toward characteristics that would make them larger and swifter — and thus better hunters.

Right up his alley, as befits a mixed - breed hunting dog.

They came to the conclusion that he is a mixed breed with the dominant breed being Mountain Cur (tree or hunting dog).

The smallest hunting breed and belonging to the hound group of dogs, their spade - like paws are good for digging and burrowing.

Apparently it wasn't until the late Middle Ages that pet - keeping became popular among the aristocracy, with some noble women acquiring lap dogs, while the men preferred hunting breeds.

The breed is known for pulling, hunting, and guarding, and is considered a working dog.

Meaning «Puffin - dog» in Norwegian, this breed was developed for hunting Puffin birds and their eggs with its compact body, and the unusual ability to turn its forelegs a full 90 - degree horizontally, complete with six - toed paws!

The term «hobbyist» refers to an individual or an organization who is not a commercial breeder but is (1) actively involved in any nationally recognized, organized animal sport or hobby for a period of at least one year prior to making application; or (2) participates in field trials, owns nationally - recognized breeds used specifically as hunting dogs, participates in hunting activities, has held (and continues to hold) a current valid Oklahoma hunting license and has held such license for at least one year prior to making application; or (3) qualifies as a «rescuer.»

Despite classified advertisements showing that Hines charged $ 500 dollars per puppy, he was not fined for having a breeding operation instead of a small hunting dog kennel, as his Tulsa hobbyist permit claimed.

There are many breeds that excel as hunting dogs, and they come in all sizes and varieties.

The Irish Water Spaniel dog was bred to be a hunting retriever able to find and retrieve downed birds in ice - cold water as well as on land.

While the list of these breeds is a bit extensive, you will find five of the best hunting dogs described below.

In the 18th century it was crossed with the Foxhound and it may have also been crossed with many terriers; thus a new breed of dogs was used mainly for hunting raccoons.

The Poodle has been around for a long time, and originally the dog was bred in Germany to help hunt waterfowl.

The history behind the largest dog breeds often reveals dogs bred to be ancient guardians, fierce hunting hounds or royal companions.

The type of hunting this dog did is similar to a number of spitz breeds, typically seeking large mammals, in this case, bear.

The selective breeding changed a lot after 1901, when the breeder Frank Jones brought from Ireland a small dog that hunted rats.

Today the breed is still an excellent hunting partner but is also being kept more and more as a family dog.

These large dogs are scent hounds; Bloodhounds were originally bred to hunt large prey, but nowadays they're known for being one of the best breeds of police dogs - and also one of the laziest dog breeds.

In the Dutch Frisia, there is an analogous breed of hunting dogs.

Greyhounds were originally bred as hunting dogs, designed to chase down prey like foxes, rabbit and deer.

Breeding Fox Terrier with White Terrier, Russell created breed of dogs having distinctive coloring patterns but having all the desired hunting traits necessary in hunting dog.

But this is about me, I'm the one w / the 200 $, the one that's been reading like 18 books on bird hunting and dog breeds, and the one that's got a 3.9 GPA and a passion and understanding of and for dogs.

The first appearance of the word «Basset» as applied to a breed of dog appears in an early text on hunting written by French Count Jacques du Fouilloux in 1585.

The dogs of today may not be sheepherders and guardians, palace protectors, or royal hunt companions, but they are just as valuable and worth preserving as breeds, as fellow travelers in human history, as companions, and as life partners.

These hunting dogs were bred by the indigenous people of Malaysia as a means of controlling vermin like rats and snakes.

Newfoundlands may do carting or water work (5), Siberian Huskies and Samoyeds may do dog sledding, retrievers and pointers may do hunting tests and trials (6), and Border Collies and Shetland Sheepdogs, corgis, and other herding breeds may do herding tests and trials (7), owners of terriers may participate in «go - to - ground» competitions, and owners of sighthounds may do lure coursing tests and trials.

This is definitely true of Jack Russells as much as any other dog - possibly even more so, as the Jack Russell is definitively a terrier: active, agile, with a propensity to run for miles and dig endlessly (these dogs were bred to keep up with the horses during a fox - hunt, and to tunnel after prey that's gone to ground).

Although originally bred as hunting dogs, the English springer spaniel and the Brittany, formerly known as the Brittany spaniel, make wonderful companion canines.

The breed is used as herd dogs, to protect the home, and for hunting.