Not exact matches
With all of this stated, I must say that I am a person that presents
dogs in the Conformation Ring, but, I breed my
dogs with working and
hunting lines and abilities.
If possible (and it's not always possible), find a breeder, and
line of
dogs, that have proven themselves in obedience or
hunting trials.
The Vizsla is a Central European
hunting dog, and all male Vizslas descend from this
line.
The first
line of what we now know as Rhodesian Ridgebacks can be traced back to the Boer
hunting dogs.
Somewhere along the
line, people decided that
dogs were useful in the
hunting - gathering pursuits, so they bred
dogs to accommodate that need.
If I was going to get one, I would get one from proven
hunting lines, because then I would have a
dog with a great deal of trainability.
I would caution getting any Retriever from
hunting lines unless you plan on doing a lot of training with the
dog, and taking it with you a lot... they will get way too bored and into trouble otherwise.
These are the working form of cocker spaniel, and there are no specific
lines of American cocker that can be used as high level
hunting dogs.
For example, while Labrador Retrievers are generally a good choice for service
dogs, working
lines Labs were bred to
hunt.
One common mistake is to choose a
dog from working
lines, meaning that the particular breeder is breeding
dogs to do what they were originally bred for (
hunting, protection, herding, etc.) versus breeding
dogs to be pets.
They only shed lightly and their tails generally are white tipped, which was bred into the
line so hunters could easily spot the small
dogs while they were
hunting.
IF YOUR PRIMARY INTEREST IS A
HUNTING DOG, it would be best to find a breeder who tries to maintain a «dual quality»
line by proving their
dogs» abilities in field and show, and taking advantage of other «dual quality»
lines to better their own.
It is an unfortunate fact that a lot of good
dogs were killed by this method, but it only improved the working and
hunting line of
dogs that remained.
Most exotic pets that are considered to be hard to care for are already less popular than unsuitable
dog breeds like border collies, high - drive
hunting dogs and working
lines of shepherd breeds.
My
dogs especially come from a long
line of
hunting dogs (including some AKC Field Champions and Senior Hunters) and have very strong prey drives.
The English springer spaniel has separated again somewhat into field (
hunting) and show
lines, but many
dogs can do both.
The Sport Buddy
line includes the SportBuddy Deluxe and SportBuddy Premier orthopedic beds that are designed to support the specific needs of the
hunting dog's joints and body as it sleeps.
Craig Sytsma, 46, died Wednesday evening after he was attacked by a pair of Cane Corsos — an exotic breed of
dogs bred to
hunt wild boar in their native Italy — along a quiet, dirt road in rural Metamora Township, just north of the Oakland County
line.
There is a fine
line between having good control over your
hunting companion and having a
dog that is overly cautious or sluggish.