Sentences with phrase «of gundog breeds»

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.

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.»

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.

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.

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

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).

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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.)

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