Italian Spinone

wirehairmax

Anyone here hunt with an Italian Spinone? I welcome any opinions. They are supposed to be steadier and more docile than other HPR breeds especially around children and other dogs/livestock. I'm afraid of buying one and ending up with a show dog. Is there any hunting Spinones in the country? Are they a good versatile breed for birds and deer?

Alchemist2

wirehair,
They are quiet a big dog in comparison to a gwp..too big for hunting cover imo,
their noses aren't as strong or good as other hpr's as is the opinion of most top hpr men in the uk.. there is a couple living in Roscrea that breed them, met them at a game fair one year in emo.. cant recall if they worked them or not but i have seen a couple of pups for sale on done deal... think there may only be two for sale again imo ideally you should have a choice from at least 4.. dunno if this helps

Kieron854

wirehair
i have a spinone hes 18 months so hoping for good things this year ,there slower to mature than the germans ect but as for cover i do know my lad loves it dissapears in to brambles ect ,they are big tho and my lad is only starting to calm down now but verg good natured the baby had him by the beard yesterday .try sharpshot kennells in wicklow she works and shows dogs and will fill you in more but after that you like what you like and thats why i went for a spinone

tfox

I sheared sheep for a fella outside mullingar who breeds spinones. Was the first time I'd seen one and was very taken by them :rolleyes:

He was very adament that they were the best of the HPR's, shoots a lot of snipe with his.

Can pass on his number if your interested :rolleyes:

rambo87

Donedeal.ie... look under german pointers, there were some of these dogs advertised a few days ago...
Am interseted myself, ive heard great things about them... im looking at the german wirehair pointers aswell

I shot over one a couple of times, belonged to a friend of mine.
Extremely steady on point and they can walk for days, they also have an excellent nose imo.
They're huge dogs, they eat like horses though. Very friendly around children and they're nice and docile.
They're very strong swimmers too. This one liked swimming underwater a lot but I don't know if that's the norm.

dogsandguns

just wondering what does hpr stand for

rambo87

HPR = Hunt, Point and Retrieve

dogsandguns

rambo87 wrote: »

HPR = Hunt, Point and Retrieve

thanks