Linhardt Posted Tuesday at 05:48 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 05:48 PM 19 hours ago, BilletHead said: Believe me John we have thought about it a bunch. It is not out of the picture totally. If we did it would be a smaller Lab like the English version. House companion for sure. Just not quite ready. In the meantime we can come up and visit your two balls o fire when we need a fix. If you are ever ready for a dog, I would suggest the Pudelpointer. I was in the market for a new hunting dog for waterfowl since my Chesapeake died a while back. I also wanted to do more upland game hunting. So during my search I came across the Pudelpointer. They are a hunting driven, easily trained, strong swimmer, good retriever, pointer, and tracking medium sized dog. Good calm temperament, semi non shedding, semi-hypoallergenic, dog. The coat comes in many lengths and is made for hunting. The breeders are a tight knit group that try to keep the standards the same so that they do not have bad blood lines, bad health issues, etc. They even try to keep the prices down to a strict range. They will be dog that you will need to get approved and on a list for a pup as the breeders usually have a wait list of potential owners. Go check out Pudelpointer Club of North America this will give you most of what you need. They are not a well known dog and the breeders try to keep it that way for the breeding sake. They are not recognized by AKC and that is by choice. They do not want the dogs to end up like every other AKC breed like labs that have lots of health issues, mental issues, etc. The labs have got over-bred since the 1800's. Along with a lot of other hunting dogs. I think this would be the perfect dog for you and your wife based on the lifestyle you live and hunt. Check them out and learn a little about them and I bet you might think the same. I unfortunately was not able to get one because of some life changes around here, but I still might anyway. Because I do need a retriever to help me as I age. Daryk Campbell Sr, BilletHead and ness 3 Anthony Linhardt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BilletHead Posted Tuesday at 06:17 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 06:17 PM 28 minutes ago, Linhardt said: If you are ever ready for a dog, I would suggest the Pudelpointer. I was in the market for a new hunting dog for waterfowl since my Chesapeake died a while back. I also wanted to do more upland game hunting. So during my search I came across the Pudelpointer. They are a hunting driven, easily trained, strong swimmer, good retriever, pointer, and tracking medium sized dog. Good calm temperament, semi non shedding, semi-hypoallergenic, dog. The coat comes in many lengths and is made for hunting. The breeders are a tight knit group that try to keep the standards the same so that they do not have bad blood lines, bad health issues, etc. They even try to keep the prices down to a strict range. They will be dog that you will need to get approved and on a list for a pup as the breeders usually have a wait list of potential owners. Go check out Pudelpointer Club of North America this will give you most of what you need. They are not a well known dog and the breeders try to keep it that way for the breeding sake. They are not recognized by AKC and that is by choice. They do not want the dogs to end up like every other AKC breed like labs that have lots of health issues, mental issues, etc. The labs have got over-bred since the 1800's. Along with a lot of other hunting dogs. I think this would be the perfect dog for you and your wife based on the lifestyle you live and hunt. Check them out and learn a little about them and I bet you might think the same. I unfortunately was not able to get one because of some life changes around here, but I still might anyway. Because I do need a retriever to help me as I age. Thank you, Anthony! "We have met the enemy and it is us", Pogo If you compete with your fellow anglers, you become their competitor, If you help them you become their friend" Lefty Kreh " Never display your knowledge, you only share it" Lefty Kreh "Eat more bass and there will be more room for walleye to grow!" BilletHead " One thing in life is for sure. If you are careful you can straddle the barbed wire fence but make one mistake and you will be hurting" BilletHead P.S. "May your fences be short or hope you have long legs" BilletHead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ness Posted Tuesday at 07:31 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 07:31 PM 1 hour ago, Linhardt said: If you are ever ready for a dog, I would suggest the Pudelpointer. I was in the market for a new hunting dog for waterfowl since my Chesapeake died a while back. I also wanted to do more upland game hunting. So during my search I came across the Pudelpointer. They are a hunting driven, easily trained, strong swimmer, good retriever, pointer, and tracking medium sized dog. Good calm temperament, semi non shedding, semi-hypoallergenic, dog. The coat comes in many lengths and is made for hunting. The breeders are a tight knit group that try to keep the standards the same so that they do not have bad blood lines, bad health issues, etc. They even try to keep the prices down to a strict range. They will be dog that you will need to get approved and on a list for a pup as the breeders usually have a wait list of potential owners. Go check out Pudelpointer Club of North America this will give you most of what you need. They are not a well known dog and the breeders try to keep it that way for the breeding sake. They are not recognized by AKC and that is by choice. They do not want the dogs to end up like every other AKC breed like labs that have lots of health issues, mental issues, etc. The labs have got over-bred since the 1800's. Along with a lot of other hunting dogs. I think this would be the perfect dog for you and your wife based on the lifestyle you live and hunt. Check them out and learn a little about them and I bet you might think the same. I unfortunately was not able to get one because of some life changes around here, but I still might anyway. Because I do need a retriever to help me as I age. Interesting stuff. I've got a buddy that's a big upland bird hunter and he's really into the Deutsch Drahthaar, which is an offshoot of German Wirehaired Pointers. Those guys take much the same approach as what you're saying with the Pudelpointer guys -- strict breeding practices, testing prior to registering, buyer screening, etc. Linhardt 1 John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gavin Posted yesterday at 04:25 AM Share Posted yesterday at 04:25 AM I like Drathaars. My late friend O. B. Blevins (Duck & Fishin Guide/ Crawl Space Remodeler/ part time aluminum can collector, when not in jail) had Drath named Fritz, and Fritz was a great dog. Miss them both. Daryk Campbell Sr and BilletHead 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Miloshewski Posted 21 hours ago Author Share Posted 21 hours ago 10 hours ago, Gavin said: I like Drathaars. My late friend O. B. Blevins (Duck & Fishin Guide/ Crawl Space Remodeler/ part time aluminum can collector, when not in jail) had Drath named Fritz, and Fritz was a great dog. Miss them both. Drahts are flat out savages. They're like the Hans Landa of dogs. Great dogs, but man they'll do some stuff. Gavin and BilletHead 2 “To those devoid of imagination a blank place on the map is a useless waste; to others, the most valuable part.”--Aldo Leopold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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