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- From: CBARNES@tamvm1.tamu.edu (Chris Barnes)
- Subject: Re: German Short-haired Pointers
- Organization: Texas A&M University
- Date: 22 Jan 93 10:06:40 CST
- Approved: hunting@osnome.che.wisc.edu
- Message-ID: <1993Jan22.100641.25673@doug.cae.wisc.edu>
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- Originator: hunting@osnome.che.wisc.edu
- References: <1993Jan21.105211.20615@doug.cae.wisc.edu>
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- In article <1993Jan21.105211.20615@doug.cae.wisc.edu>
- robert_walton@NeXT.COM (Robert Walton) writes:
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- >I went to the Cow Palace Sport and Boat Show yesterday and saw some German
- >Short-haired Pointers from Nelson's Kennels. My wife and I are looking
- >for a dog (not now but soon) that is smart, good natured, good with kids,
- >clean, doesn't shed, good in the house, and (for me) will also be a good
- >upland hunting dog. Of course my wife could care less about this last
- >item, and she is pushing for a yellow lab. Good retreiver, but that's not
- >the type of hunting I do. I went pheasant hunting with a friend and his
- >black lab once, and it worked out O.K., but the dog is hardly an ideal
- >upland dog.
-
- I'm certain Charlie will jump in here and answer your post too, but 1
- little item from a Lab person: don't judge the whole breed from 1
- person's dog. Labs are fine upland bird dogs, but they aren't
- pointers - they're flushers. Of course, a GSP might indeed be better
- suited for the type of hunting you do. That is, unless you later
- decide to take up duck hunting (*chris lightly jabs charlie in the ribs
- here!*). ;-)
-
-
- >Thoughts on (or better yet experience with) the German Pointers? How do
- >they do on the above criteria? Yellow labs? Other breeds? Advice
- >appreciated.
-
- A Lab is a Lab is a Lab. Black, yellow, or chocolate. Color has no
- bearing on temprament, hunting ability, shedding (although certain colors
- may show up more), or how good they are with kids. Certain old wives
- tales may say otherwise, but they are wrong.
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