The Weimaraner is an all -
purpose hunting dog developed in Germany from the Bloodhound.
Originally, the Akita was an all -
purpose hunting dog in its native Japan.
The Spinone Italiano is an ancient all -
purpose hunting dog from Italy and is one of the oldest of the griffon varieties still in existence.
The breed was developed in the community of Little River Harbour in Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia, around the beginning of the 19th century to toll waterfowl and as
an all purpose hunting dog.
Although all the early breeders agreed upon the goal of an all -
purpose hunting dog, not all agreed upon how to achieve it.
This is
an all purpose hunting dog, skilled at working in all kinds of terrain, from mountains, to forests, to water.
After years of selective breeding and careful offspring management, the result was impeccable — a functional, all -
purpose hunting dog.
Not exact matches
Under the current law, passed after years of parliamentary battles,
hunts are allowed to use two
dogs to flush out foxes that can then be shot for pest control
purposes.
John had always liked
dogs, but did not understand the love for
dogs until he decided to get his first
dog for
hunting purposes, he wanted a gun
dog.
Unfortunately, back in the day,
dogs were mainly kept as useful tools - for
purposes such as herding,
hunting and guarding.
Nowadays, the term has a different meaning, and many
dog experts now agree that Curs are
purpose - bred hounds that make exceptional working
dogs, most notably in the fields of treeing, trailing,
hunting, and baying.
«Whether it's for
hunting, herding, retrieving, guarding, pulling a cart to market, etc.,
dogs are happier when they have a
purpose.»
Since its early days, the
dog breed was used for guarding and
hunting purposes.
For centuries, we've bred
dogs for the
purpose of aiding us in our work, such as in
hunting (Labradors), herding (German Shepherd), and livestock protection (Great Pyrenees)[2].
Gaddi
Dogs were bred for hunting purposes but multi-talented Gaddi Dog is widely used by local shepherds, mostly Gaddis (from the tribe of the same name) and these dogs are reputed to be strong enough to repulse attacks by snow leopards and are very intelligent to herd stray sheep and goats back to their p
Dogs were bred for
hunting purposes but multi-talented Gaddi
Dog is widely used by local shepherds, mostly Gaddis (from the tribe of the same name) and these
dogs are reputed to be strong enough to repulse attacks by snow leopards and are very intelligent to herd stray sheep and goats back to their p
dogs are reputed to be strong enough to repulse attacks by snow leopards and are very intelligent to herd stray sheep and goats back to their pens.
The first
dogs domesticated by man were used for two primary
purposes —
hunting and sledding.
They attended their first of many field trials, competitions whose
purpose is to reward high quality
hunting dog work.
A large breed, it's no surprise this
dog has plenty of muscle, as the original
purpose behind the breed was to
hunt with the Mahlemut tribe in Alaska and then drag heavy game back to their villages.
Instead these
dogs had a
purpose to either
hunt and kills other animals, guard property, pull, or herd.
Yes, it still goes on... but for the majority of the
dogs we see in shelters and rescues they would be no better at fighting other
dogs than a typical poodle would be at bird
hunting (their historic
purpose).
Developed in Argentina primarily for the
purpose of big - game
hunting, Dogo Argentino is a huge, muscular
dog with a white, very short coat.
Original
Purpose: To pull sleds; to live and work with packs of other
dogs; generally had to supplement their own diets by
hunting for their own food.
Our
Purpose (directly friom their website): The North American Versatile
Hunting Dog Association is a legally recognized nonprofit organization dedicated to fostering, improving, promoting, and protecting the versatile hunting dog in North Ameri
Dog Association is a legally recognized nonprofit organization dedicated to fostering, improving, promoting, and protecting the versatile
hunting dog in North Ameri
dog in North America.
This is why we can use
dogs for
hunting purposes.
However, if you have a higher energy
dog that was originally bred to work,
hunt, heard or serve some other physically demanding
purpose you may want to consider increasing his exercise steadily over the course of a few weeks.
Most
dogs are bred for a particular
purpose, like
hunting, herding livestock or providing protection.
It generally occurs in
dogs that are used for working
purposes, and is very commonly seen in the Midwest where there are distinct «
hunting seasons».
A kennel not meeting the definition of «commercial kennel» where
dogs are kept or bred by their owner, for the
purpose of
hunting, tracking and exhibiting in
dog shows, performance events or field and obedience trials.
Its original
purpose may have been as a
hunting dog, sniffing out and even pointing birds for the nobility.
He began as a dual -
purpose dog who
hunted fox by day and raccoon by night.
Historically let's remember their origins as a lap
dog, never intended to game,
hunt or flush their
purpose only to serve as a comforter spaniel, an aristocracy's playmate; a true toy — the proverbial pillow
dog.
Like the Border Collie was bred to herd sheep, the Labrador Retriever to retrieve and the basset and bloodhound to scent and
hunt, the American Pit Bull Terrier was bred for
purpose and that was for
Dog fighting.
As a companion, this beautiful yet powerful
dog has been used for many
purposes such as bear
hunting, use as a guard
dog as well as many outdoor pursuits.
A poodle is considered a
hunting and birding
dog; a companion
dog is defined as a breed of
dog whose
purpose is limited to companionship — companion
dogs do no make good hunters, birders, guard
dogs, herd
dogs, sled
dogs or perform any other useful function to the owner's, aside from companion ship.
There are a host of broad exemptions that will continue to allow breeding for (1) use of
dogs as service, guide or therapy animals, by search and rescue, law enforcement and other government agencies; (2) use of
dogs for herding or as livestock guardian
dogs or
hunting dogs; (3)
dogs or cats registered with the American Kennel Club, the Cat Fancier Association or other recognized registry or trained and kept for the
purpose of show, field trials or agility trials; and (4)
dogs or cats whose owner has obtained an unaltered animal permit.
It's no wonder that many
dogs continue to serve a similar
purpose to the first domesticated breeds that served as
hunting partners for early people.
You see the beginning of the Beagle show up in the southern United States in the 1800s, as southern breeders started breeding these small
dogs for
hunting purposes.
There are several reasons why a
dog should be allowed to be aggressive: legitimate self protection, establishment and maintenance of a pack order with the other
dogs in the house, protection of territory, protection of the family from attack, legitimate police or sport or protection work, and legal
hunting purposes.
First there should be exceptions to when the
dog IS allowed to threaten or bite, which would be considered provocation... those would include: a.) Legitimate self defense; b.) Defense of territory; c.) Defense of pack — human family, other home pets, and such; d.) Establishment of a reasonable pack order within the home; e.) Mouthing (which is not the same as being aggressive); f.) While being trained during lessons, and in the midst of long term maintenance training, to teach a
dog to contain it's drives and aggression; g.) For legitimate police work — if a police force obtains ownership and control of the
dog, then the court order should be rescinded and the
dog be given a fresh start; h.) Legitimate
hunting purposes (such as duck
hunting).
These breeds were all bred for the
purposes of guarding,
hunting and
dog fighting.
This all
purpose gun
dog (and family
dog) was originally bred for
hunting and used by royalty for large game
hunting (deer and boar.)
Many
dogs are bred for specific tasks, abilities or
purposes: guide labradors, security guards» dobermans, protection rottweilers,
hunting dogs, herding
dogs, showing
dogs, etc..
purposes and have the confidence that any of our
dogs would make a great
hunting companion and a
dog that you can still enjoy as a family pet.
It had been recommended that AKC sanction Spaniel breed specialty clubs to hold these tests for the
purpose of gauging a
dog's natural abilities during demands of actual
hunting conditions.
Very true to its name, the Irish Wolfhound is a large breed of
dog originally bred in Ireland for the
purpose of
hunting wolves!
The original
purpose of this large member of the Spitz family was as a
hunting dog.
When humans were first working with
dogs and keep them as companions, they served the
purpose of helping us to
hunt and alerting us to and / or protecting us from danger.
The goal and
purpose of training an antler
hunting dog is to have them scent and find naturally shed antlers.
# 186: Otterhound: A large swimming hound
dog, originally bred to
hunt otter (of course, no longer used for that
purpose).
Dogs are workers by nature and many were bred for a specific
purpose, like
hunting, retrieving, herding or guarding.