Gun dogs - what's out there?

airy-fairy

What are the hunting types out there using. Is it all springers and labs with a few pointers?

Does anyone shoot over non gun dog breeds or less common ones like german wire haired or other continental breeds?

I have a springer. A decent dog, but needs watching if there are hares about - then he thinks he's a long dog... He comes back easy if you call him inside the first 20m. After that it takes serious roaring to get him stopped, fear of god stuff.

I had hoped to use him in hides for pigeon, duck and what not but he's a bit of a whiner and nothing seems to be able to presuade him to change his ways (any tips on this?)

Having seen some wild springers and labs that flush birds far out of range I sometimes think it would be great to be able to shoot over a pointer. Something I have never done.

Are there good stocks of pointers and other breeds out there?

darrenon

i had a long haired german pointer x springer great dog didnt grow to big and kept the pointing habit also found him to be calmer and more focused than springer(in generly..)if you come across any let me know im on the look out for one myself..long haired dont seem easy to come by

CaptainSkidmark

I caught a group of clowns on my land last week hunting and so i set my 3 rottweiler's on the ****ers with much success.

darrenon

that was nice of ya?????????

terminator2

Is it gun club land skidmark

sonofthegun

I have a 3 year old golden retriever hes good at what he does good in the hide keeps well quite and will retrieve on land and water but in an open feild he will flush game in cover but always well out of range just cant get him to stay close. i just got a young red setter with some work done i hope to have him ready for the season,If u lok in the pounds u often find gun dogs i heard of a place in Cork that takes in and rehomes unwanted gun dogs anyone got any info on this:rolleyes: