Gundogs are divided into three primary classes: Retrievers, flushing spaniels, and
pointing breeds.
In the early»70s, Wegman was living in SoHo when he discovered the Weimaraner,
a pointing breed dating to 19th - century Germany, that he found attractive for its «neutrality.»
The Weimaraner is a silver - grey breed of dog developed originally both for tracking game, such as birds, and as
a pointing breed.
Inquire with other Weimaraner owners or those involved with other
pointing breeds.
These include well - known breeds such as Labradors and Golden Retrievers, Irish Setters, English Springer Spaniels, Cocker Spaniels, and Brittanies, as well as the lesser - known American and Irish Water Spaniels, English and Gordon Setters, the various
pointing breeds, and English Cocker Spaniels.If your motivation for acquiring a dog includes protection as well as companionship, consider a Working breed such as the Doberman Pinscher, Boxer, or Standard Schnauzer.
More general information about AKC Field Trials for
pointing breeds are here.
The Ragdoll is
a pointed breed, which means that the body is lighter in color than the points (the face, legs, tail and ears).
German Wirehaired Pointers are
a pointing breed — they have been bred to stop and «point» game when they find the scent.
I know at one
point the breeding of pittbulls was illegal here in Ontario.
No longer limited to Belarus, by
that point the breed was commonly found throughout the Soviet Union.
Similar to other
pointing breeds, the coat of the pointer comes in a variety of different color patterns, such as liver and white, black and white, and solid black or liver.
The Pointer, often referred to as the English Pointer is
a pointing breed, and an exceptional gun dog, that is medium to large in size.
The DPCNA is the official parent club for the Drent, one of the rarest
pointing breeds in North America.
Also known as peripheral sensory neuropathy in
pointing breeds because they are born without pain sensation.
This breed is one of several
pointing breeds which were developed to «point» game.
This dog is thought to have been used to develop other large
pointing breeds.
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.
It has an independent nature, befitting
any pointing breed, yet it is sensitive and very responsive to human direction.
Most every country developed its own
pointing breed.
In the United States, this breed is simply called Pointer, while in other parts of the world, the name English Pointer is used to distinguish him from similar
pointing breeds.
When it comes to gun - proofing, retrieverites have it easier than
pointing breed and spaniel owners.
Field trial clubs offer owners of retrievers, spaniels,
pointing breeds, Basset Hounds, Dachshunds and Beagles the opportunity to train and compete with their dogs through competition in the field.
Jack and I both had experience with other retrieving and
pointing breeds and were amazed at how intelligent and adaptive the Wirehair could be.
Obviously Labrador Retrievers, Flushing Spaniels and
the Pointing breeds of dogs are best suited to be called a genuine gun dog.
Whether you have
a pointing breed that can hunt, a speedy dog that likes to run agility, or a dog that likes long walks, I think it's great to get out and do activities together with your pooch.
It is important to note that these experimental (variant) Ragdolls have not been accepted by any major association (and should be registered as non-standard), nor do they comply with the current written Breed Standard that describes the Ragdoll as a blue - eyed,
pointed Breed.
Hunting tests for retrievers, spaniels and
pointing breeds were devised and run that allowed dogs to earn AKC hunting titles for the first time.
Not exact matches
Ayyadurai also claimed that GMO foods are not regulated enough to be considered safe,
pointing to the FDA's policy of «substantial equivalence,» which says that GMOs are equivalent to non-GMO foods that have been conventionally
bred over longer time scales.
Warburg Pincus is considering a sale of New
Breed, a High
Point, N.C. - based provider of third - party logistics services, according to Reuters.
That's sort of the
point though — that proximity
breeds collaboration.
Another Twitter user, Mike Westphal,
pointed out another paper on the misuse of the phrase «alpha males» to describe
breeding roosters.
Cybersecurity talent is a rare
breed as demonstrated by the 25 - percentage
point gap between the demand for, and supply of cybersecurity skills.
«The Dominica program is a best of
breed program as one of the oldest programs in the world, along with Austria and St. Kitts, at a superior price
point, and with a due diligence platform which is doubly protected by Apex Capital Partners Corp. own due diligence investigation and the Citizenship by Investment Program due diligence searches.»
Gabe Lyons rightfully
points out that although many traditional Christians accuse this new
breed of Christians of abandoning the gospel for «social justice» issues, the exact opposite is true.
The things I find most appalling about religion reach a new zenith in Islam --(i) a dulling down of individual thought and a dogmatic requirement to conform to the views of the masses; (ii) a stultifying ignorant education system in which anything inconsistent with the Qur» an is not just discouraged, but censored; (iii) the subjugation of women to the
point of educating them to be nothing but mindless f * king,
breeding machines for their insecure husbands; (iv) a political class that feeds off the religious - based ignorance it imposes on its populations; and (v) a general back - sliding against the rest of the planet because heads are buried in Dark Ages mythology.
I suspect this is why this new
breed of rigid Calvinism that follows the «five
points» to their most logical conclusion, without regard to the moral implications of them, has flourished in the past twenty years.
More to the
point, if the 9/11 memorial is to prevent memories of the terrorist atrocity from festering and
breeding resentment or fanaticism, therapy must involve getting a grip on the facts, the real story.
Viktor Frankl
points to the collective «value vacuum» in our society that
breeds an epidemic of existential neuroses.
But as you
point out, humans got involved and messed with
breeding.
Gestation crates are cages used to tightly confine
breeding pigs to the
point that the animals can't even turn around.
Gestation crates are cages used to tightly confine
breeding pigs to the
point the animals can't even turn around.
Gestation crates are cages used to tightly confine
breeding pigs to the
point where the animals can't even turn around for nearly their entire lives.
Instituted by The American Field magazine, the Hall of Fame is restricted to
pointing dogs but now that the pattern has been set it is likely that other
breeds will be similarly immortalized.
That, of course, is the understandable dream of most hunt - race owners, breeders and riders; Crompton Smith, winning rider in this year's Maryland Hunt Cup,
pointed out recently that only one American - owned - and -
bred horse has ever won England's classic steeplechase.
He shipped hatching eggs, which are used to improve chicken
breeding, to such far
points as Sweden and New Zealand and was paid as much as $ 1 per egg.
I write about Arsenal too and at one
point I had to ask myself why English football had stopped
breeding loyalists like Tony Adams, Steven Gerard, Theirry Henry and Alan Shearer.
I want absolutely everything organized and clean to the
point where I am a little OCD about it, I like watching The Bachelor / The Bachelorette on Mondays, I prefer straight tequila over wine, I have a Beagle and a Chihuahua even though I don't even like either one of those
breeds, I like Justin Timberlake, Michael Buble and Lyle Lovett, I have at least 20 bottles of shampoo and conditioner in my bathroom at any one time, Audrey Hepburn is my idol, I have an unhealthy addiction to Target and Zulily, Singing In The Rain is my favorite movie, Purple is my favorite color, my best friend and I have been friends for 20 years now, I haven't gotten my driver's license yet out of sheer laziness, my favorite desert is key lime pie and cheesecake, I hide chocolate all over my house for when PMS strikes, I have asthma that I've been hospitalized for 3 times, I used to play guitar, piano and conga drums, (I think) I'm a good photographer, I use to dance professionally (ballet) for 15 years, I love Mexican food and I'm Italian.
I see this is an old article, but since I found it I assume other people are still finding it, too, so I just thought I'd
point out that wipe warmers are unsanitary — the warmth is a
breeding ground for germs (and not the good kind).
Already, a few days after the Hinkley
Point announcement, «experts» suggest taxpayers will be saddled with a # 2.5 bn bill if it is cancelled; the same
breed of experts will say the same thing if the Thames Tideway Tunnel is cancelled.
The reason is these are the
points that
breed corruption into communism.