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- From: CBARNES@tamvm1.tamu.edu (Chris Barnes)
- Subject: Re: German Pointers - go for it!
- Organization: Texas A&M University
- Date: 28 Jan 93 08:19:06 CST
- Approved: hunting@osnome.che.wisc.edu
- Message-ID: <1993Jan28.081906.3717@doug.cae.wisc.edu>
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- Originator: hunting@osnome.che.wisc.edu
- References: <1993Jan26.084527.25677@doug.cae.wisc.edu>
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- In article <1993Jan26.084527.25677@doug.cae.wisc.edu>
- J.M.Spencer@newcastle.ac.uk (Jonathan Spencer) writes:
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- >Forget the labradors, save them for the driven pheasant shoot or for
- >the foreshore. A GSP is every bit as good at retrieving as a lab, and
- >has some GO in it, as well.
-
- Tell the truth, you said that just to get a rise outta me, didn't you? I
- give you that you won't get any points out of a Lab, but then you won't
- spend all day running to get to a dog that had so much GO that by the
- time you get to the bird, you are so winded that you couldn't possibly
- shoot. If you want to build up (name-your-favorite-breed-here), then
- fine. But save the degrading for a breed you have a least a smidgen of
- knowlege about. Any Lab worth feeding has far more GO than the person
- behind him.
-
- >Get some books on the breeds, and preferably see some working before you
- >choose your breed. Once you've decided on breed, only buy from working
- >stock. And don't rush: buy in haste, repent at leisure.
-
- Good advice.
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