Let's see your birddogs

[winchester243]

Figured there has to be a few of you with hunting companions, let's see them.

Here's my Brittany.



Here's my English Setter.

 

[ArmedBear]

Great looking dogs!

Our Vizsla as a 5 week old puppy:


Early training session:


Christmas:


He's about 8 1/2 months old now.

 

[waterhouse]

I see the Vizsla project is coming right along AB.

On "his" couch:

Out hunting:



Ready to go home:

 

[Rembrandt]

Not your typical bird dogs (Miniature Schnauzers). Marriage is full of compromises.....wife wanted house dogs, I wanted hunting dogs.....dogs don't know the difference.

 

[koja48]

The Light-Sleeping Lab

Can you tell that there are birds in the air?

 

[bhurlebaus]

Must be a vizsla thing. I think this was at 5 moths.

 

[nosualc]

Two flavors...



-nosualc

 

[bdg146]

Really enjoying this thread. I've always wanted a bird dog, but I'm gonna have to wait until my situation is a little better for a dog (don't really have a lot of living space right now).

Anyone have a Weimaraner? Always loved the looks of those dogs and heard great things about them as a hunter.

 

[627PCFan]

Thats my MD Goose dog. Go figure-

 

[Burrito]

This one wishes he was a bird dog, but I'm more of a deer/hog/varmint hunter. He does retreive unbroken clay pigeons though.

Oh...Ignore the little one. He's pretty useless.

 

[the lone gunman]

"Oh...Ignore the little one. He's pretty useless. "



LOL Thats Funny !!!!

 

[grimjaw]

You guys are tearing me up with those Vizsla pics. I've wanted one ever since I first saw one.

jm

 

[GearHead_1]

Anyone have a Weimaraner? Always loved the looks of those dogs and heard great things about them as a hunter.

I've had three, wonderful dogs. Great in the field or the water. I've read numerous times that they're a little nervous in the personality department and not too good around kids. I've found these statements to be anything but true. Great family dogs and very loyal. They call them the gray ghost but mine were a little more on the sand color side of things.

 

[countertop]

My dog and best friend for the past 8 years died on February 9th from complications related to auto immune disease, which was triggered by a tick bite. Please check your pets thoroughly (even in the winter).



He's left a huge hole in our hearts, but hopefully this little guy will fill it.



He was born on December 20th and we first met on Saturday. I expect great things from him. He's certainly got an impressive enough pedigree.

 

[countertop]

nosualc

Thats a gorgeous German Shorthaired Pointer. I've always wanted one, and almost purchased one instead of another lab. But then I wondered about the shorthair and cold sea duck water and thought better of it.

 

[nosualc]

Thanks countertop,

She's my second shorthair, an excellent hunter with a sweet disposition. She loves the water (she think she's a lab), and does ok when it's cold as long as she can stay active.

That said, I think she would drive me crazy in a duck blind! Pheasants and huns are all she's ever hunted.

-nosualc

ps - When it comes time for another dog, a shorthair it will be. I'm a huge fan of the breed.

 

[geophysicishooter]

Here's my Brittany. I call him Dusty. (sometimes doodoo, d-train or dirtbag depends on how much trouble he's been in)

This is not the most recent pic he's grown some since then..

 

[Cougfan2]

Countertop There isn't much cuter than a lab pup. Given their propensity for chewing I think the old saying "God made puppies cute so you won't kill them" probably has some truth to it.

 

[plumberroy]

Here are my hunting buddies we don't have many game birds so mine chase rabbits

 

[welshgrouser]

Rembrandt

Rembrandt...

what kind of birds do you hunt w/ those two? sometimes you dont know what you've got till you take the little buggers in the field! I had one of my best bird dogs be my older sister's "I've gotta have that little one" pets. She went to college and I went to work training a mutt mostly. He was a carin terrier. Bet, we shot over 1k woodcock and pat's over that dog. Wasnt perfect though you had to race that little guy (18#s) to the downed bird or you wouldnt be eating it...

I'll see if i can scounge up and scan an old photo...

 

[El General]

 

[cobrian45]

 

[welshgrouser]

Cairn Terrier

I hope this works...

this is my old pal willie... never new what he wasnt a bird dog-- cause nobody told him he wasn't.



http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj85/welshgrouser/willie_edited.jpg

 

[welshgrouser]

Welsh springer spaniel

This is what replaced willie when he died..


http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj85/welshgrouser/Cnv0022.jpg


He was a hunting machine. His only problem was, he liked to chew on my wife. He died of cancer before my wife could do it.

And finally now were onto this. My wife and kids pick (just so you know that's not how you should pick your hunting dogs). Santa vetoed another welsh springer this christmas. Maybe next christmas if i'm good...


http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj85/welshgrouser/Cnv0024.jpg

 

[deanodog]

For good care you get unconditional love and devotation in return..........A good bargain