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Coming Soon to my Backyard. Part Deux.
- Thread starter Drizzt80
- Start date
diamondlil
Mice! They taste so nice!
Now that's just plain wrong! Although as standard poodles can make good rough shooting and water-retrieving dogs you may be on to something...
mike17l
Self-Admitted Duckoholic
You know, I have a friend that has a brown female standard poodle, we had discussed it once. If she was a working dog and not just a pet, we might have actually done it.
diamondlil
Mice! They taste so nice!
As a teenager one of my prized posessions was a rabbit's foot hunted by one of my sister's boyfriends who went shooting with his black standard poodle. I so wanted him for a brother-in-law!
mike17l
Self-Admitted Duckoholic
I would love to get a poodle from working lines, but they are so hard to find. Not many people run them on birds anymore.
diamondlil
Mice! They taste so nice!
I met 2 working cockers last month! I didn't know what they were, and asked the owner what the fantastically athletic little dogs were. I wish I'd had my camera. They'd been sourced by her husband (a gamekeeper) from an estate in Scotland, on a 2 year waiting list.
Emily1188
Smells Like a Rat
Oh, I think the field bred English cockers are just the most beautiful little dogs... my mix kind of looks like one, maybe that's why.
Then again, I always prefer the working version of any breed...
Hey, you guys ever seen the wire haired Vizslas? My boyfriend's obsessed with wire haired gun dogs....
mike17l
Self-Admitted Duckoholic
And 'hypoallergenic" and should be a pretty good bird dog to boot.
mike17l
Self-Admitted Duckoholic
I have never seen a working cocker in person, but heard they are great little dogs.
I really looked into the WHV and almost put a deposit on one a year ago, but at the time didn't have the time or space for another dog, especially a new puppy at that time.
mike17l
Self-Admitted Duckoholic
And, I have a DD, that is a "kennel dog". Right now I am actually trying to find him a good working home.
diamondlil
Mice! They taste so nice!
I really didn't know what they were, and hesitated to ask if they were a mix. I've only ever met pet type cockers before. Rosie loved running with them, but then running's what she does best!
Emily1188
Smells Like a Rat
Dang, what's a DD? Finally a dog abbreviation I've never heard before...
Wait, it's not dock diving?
mike17l
Self-Admitted Duckoholic
Deutsch Drahthaar - http://www.vdd-gna.org/
It is not a GWP, but the original breed from Germany that eventually lead to what we now call a GWP.
Drizzt80
Dakota Corns
Aaargh, NO!!!
Bass Pro Shop?! Seriously?! You're not my friend anymore. Cabela's is the ONLY store to buy hunting supplies from. THE ONLY STORE!
Only pictures. Not too impressed by their looks is all. I don't like the wiry haired stuff.
Eddie Murphy has! :dgrin:
D80
mike17l
Self-Admitted Duckoholic
Bass Pro Shop?! Seriously?! You're not my friend anymore. Cabela's is the ONLY store to buy hunting supplies from. THE ONLY STORE!
I do not speak in absolutes in a situation like this, so I will reply by saying that Cabelas is a great store, and I actually like it better than BPS, I just grabbed a BPS link to show you the model of electronic collar I use to shock the crap out of my dogs with.
Drizzt80
Dakota Corns
Oh. Oops. Sorry! :bowdown: Do you know if the collar is adjustable or comes in an XXSM?? :sidestep:
D80
mike17l
Self-Admitted Duckoholic
You know, every time I see the picture of that bitch, I think "damn shes good looking". I cannot wait to see pics of your dog once you get him and he gets some size on him.
KJ will correct me if I spell it wrong, but I think you should name him "Boudain" or "Gumbo".
KJ will correct me if I spell it wrong, but I think you should name him "Boudain" or "Gumbo".
Drizzt80
Dakota Corns
Gumbo is a goofy sounding (Dumbo) name like you'd give to a dog from the east coast. Like New Hampshire or Vermont area . . .
Boudain? How do you pronounce it?
Right now I'm leaning towards Duke or Odin, but don't have anything that I really really like yet. I'm kind of a "dog picks his name" kinda guy, so just playing with a list of names right now.
D80
Boudain? How do you pronounce it?
Right now I'm leaning towards Duke or Odin, but don't have anything that I really really like yet. I'm kind of a "dog picks his name" kinda guy, so just playing with a list of names right now.
D80