Different Breeds

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Many of us hunt with the same breed of hunting dog our whole life. I have mainly had labs and ventured into the DK a few years ago. This departure has been a great experience. Maybe down the road I'll try some other breeds also. Right now I lean towards a DD or Bracco Italiano. There's many good hunting breeds out there. Who hunts with different breeds or is thinking about trying a different breed? It's kinda like using a 12 ga one day and 16ga the next.
 
Started with Labs, had 1 Springer, returned to Labs, & now a Braque du Bourbonnais & I'm absolutely delighted with the BB, but have loved all of my past partners.
 
Owned several Labs, Short Hairs, a couple Chessies, A Welsh, A Brit, And Springers. Nothing but Springers here. Some day I might get a English Setter, Munsterlander, or a Lewellyn. But ESS for the long haul here. Spelling? :)
 
Prettymuch have my bases covered already. Have 4 GSP's, 2 setters, an English pointer and a Large Munsterlander.

Might consider a GLP at some point.
 
For hunting 2 gsp's and a hound mix. Other dogs that I've had are 2 rat terriers, a lab/husky mix, 3 spitz/pekinese/chihuahua mix, 1 golden retriever and 1 poodle.
 
Over the last 50 years I have had labs, an Irish Setter, English Springers, German Shorthairs, and now Vizslas. Hunt upland birds - no waterfowl.

They all have been good.

I enjoy my Vizslas for a number of reasons. Health, attitude, hunting ability, and they are great with the family.
 
Dakota Swede said:
Over the last 50 years I have had labs, an Irish Setter, English Springers, German Shorthairs, and now Vizslas. Hunt upland birds - no waterfowl.

They all have been good.

I enjoy my Vizslas for a number of reasons. Health, attitude, hunting ability, and they are great with the family.
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Nice looking dogs. Like the one on the left.

I think it's very important to consider "lines" within the breed.

There are vast differences between different lines within the breed.
I've got a vizsla girl here that is very different from most vizslas. And that's what I wanted.

I'll probably always have a pointing dog. And I'll always have vizslas.

Have considered a pointer, but... My heart lies with vizslas and always will.
 
I have had English Setters, Pointers, Shorthairs, one great lab. Currently have french britts. My interest in different breeds has to do with in the case of English Setters, Pointers, and particularily Labs, I have had my dog of a lifetime, I'm afraid no dog of those breeds could possibly measure up, and it's unfair. Currently, I am intrigued with Spinone's, might like to hunt with a Yetti!
 
Have had brit's, english pointers, shorthairs, and currently have 2 llewellins. I have liked them all, and some were better than others. My old llewellin has been my favorite of all time, my new one's only 4 months, so we will wait and see.

Like most of you, I have hunted over some amazing dogs of various breeds, and some real lousy ones. I've never owned a lab of any kind, but I sure have seen some great ones.
 
My first was a choclate lab that turned out to be a pointing lab. After I saw what a dog could do before the shot I knew I wanted a pointing dog. I had a GWP and now have a Drahthaar. They were all special in there own way this Draht has the best nose that I have ever seen.
 
My first and only bird dog breed has been ESS. I fear my first springer JP may be that dog of a life time, he is just so damn good to me. Someday I may get crazy and buy a cocker or German spaniel or really get crazy and get a Welsh or boykin spaniel.:D I like the idea of a setter or Britt as a dedicated chukar dog but I don't get after chukar enough to justify it.

Here is my wonder dog JP and I.

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Ive got an almost 7 year old lab and a 2 year old GSP. I'm sold on the GSPs
for upland birds in Kansas! However my next dog might be a Brit or a GWP. Im partial to the pointy dogs.


Jet, my lab

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Tank, my GSP

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Several different breeds. Currently I am hunting over a Small Munsterlander and have another one on the way (like tomorrow). The breed does everything I desire a good dog hunting/house dog to do.

Very pleased with the breed, but I will agree with what was stated earlier. Dog breeds can vary and I think looking at the blood lines is a better idea of what kinda dog you will end up with.
 
Over the last 35 years. I have bred, raised and hunted behind 6 breeds of dogs.

A breed that I have always wanted to own, try training and maybe raise, is the Curly Coat Retriever.
 
Dakota Swede said:
Over the last 50 years I have had labs, an Irish Setter, English Springers, German Shorthairs, and now Vizslas. Hunt upland birds - no waterfowl.

They all have been good.

I enjoy my Vizslas for a number of reasons. Health, attitude, hunting ability, and they are great with the family.
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I currently have two EP and one lab, but started out with a Vizsla and I think my next dog will be a Vizsla.
 
I have a setter and 2 springers. I may eventually get a lab for the duck blind.

I would love another setter, but that is really pushing it with the wife.
 
Started with Weims, tried a wirehair, followed by a setter. Then came my first EP, and I suspect I'm sold on them from now on.

That said, my hunting buddies have labs and springers, and I have a blast hunting behind them as well.
 
Labs, English Pointers, 1 Chessie and 1 Vizsla. The Vizsla (who is now 12) I don't think could smell his way to a steak dinner, never seen a dog with such a poor nose as he has. But, no different than any other dog, some have it some don't. If I ever get another pointing dog it will most likely be a Vizsla though because I absolutely love their personalities. My current lab is only 4 and she is a very nice little dog. Tons of drive and almost to hot for me to handle. I think I have had my dog of a lifetime but she is moving up the ranks very quickly!

Currently however I am seriously considering another Chessie. That Chessie I had was the best upland dog I have ever hunted over. Decent waterfowl dog but he really excelled in the uplands for whatever reason. He was a funny guy too. Typical Chessie. Wouldn't let anyone out of their car in my driveway unless I was out there. Very protective of my kids, had his own place in the back of the blazer to ride and by god nobody was to put their stuff in HIS spot according to him. Had a best doggy friend next door which was some sort of a collie looking dog. It would come to our back door and wait for willie. Let him out and they would go play and wrestle in the back yard and run around smelling things. If she didn't show up in the morning we would let him out and he would bee line it next door to get her out of the house to play. Never seen anything like it before. Had to put him down at about 7 due to kidney failure unfortunately. Guess this turned into more of a story than just what kind of dogs I've had but I have stories like most of you about each and every one of them.

We are truly blessed to have dogs in our lives and those that don't want to have no idea what they are missing and those that can't for whatever reason I feel sorry for.
 
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