what dog for ducks and grouse?

Dances with Drahts said:
My DDs have been attacked many times by "friendly dogs" never by the same dog twice though, but more than once by the same hip and trendy cross breed. It usually starts with the other owner saying "it's ok, he/she is friendly" despite their dog's body language. I have pictures of my dogs playing with puppies, and adult regular and micro breeds that were properly socialized. The DDs have the power to defend themselves, and the intelligence to know when to use it.
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This is exactly my experience. If I had a dollar for every time I said “please leash your dog, mine is not friendly when on a leash and meeting a new dog” then to have the other person say “it’s ok, my dog is friendly”....

Que the Tasmanian devil....

I love the deutsch drahthaar but I admit, they require a firm hand and an owner with dog awareness. I also have to keep the cat radar on, because the neighbors cat won’t survive a casual stroll into my yard.
 
dilly said:
This is exactly my experience. If I had a dollar for every time I said “please leash your dog, mine is not friendly when on a leash and meeting a new dog” then to have the other person say “it’s ok, my dog is friendly”....

Que the Tasmanian devil....

I love the deutsch drahthaar but I admit, they require a firm hand and an owner with dog awareness. I also have to keep the cat radar on, because the neighbors cat won’t survive a casual stroll into my yard.
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Oddly enough my DD doesn't chase cats either, he points them, and will track them, but he has stood several feet from a cat, and the two just stared at each other. He is the same around deer or other larger animals, rabbits have been the only furred animal that he wanted to chase, but I discouraged that, and it isn't the issue it once was. Below, he is pointing a herd of mule deer at close range, and he just held his position and watched, until I led him away.


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My first DD killed every cat in the neighborhood. I used to leave the patio doors open in nice weather, (a habit I formed when I had a Fila) and came home to dead cats in the entry way, or in the backyard. That backyard had a 6 foot fence with a 2 foot lattice on top, he could still jump up and pluck a cat from the top rail though.
 
Stub, yours must have a lot of point in him. I wish mine was more staunch. Mine is a strong tracker and recovery dog, he is creepy on pointing unfortunately. I hope he will tighten up as he matures like my GWP did.

Can I ask, where is your dog out of?
 
dilly said:
Stub, yours must have a lot of point in him. I wish mine was more staunch. Mine is a strong tracker and recovery dog, he is creepy on pointing unfortunately. I hope he will tighten up as he matures like my GWP did.

Can I ask, where is your dog out of?
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My dog is actually more steady on fur than on feathers, especially on birds that run on the ground. But most of the time, he will stay locked up , and wait for me to get to him, even if it takes a couple of minutes. When he does creep, I correct, and the creeping keeps beginning less and less of an issue. But just when I think he is cured, he gets excited, and breaks for a few steps. Although I have hunted over many hunting dogs, he is the first dog that I have actually trained, so my inexperience has been the biggest issue. But after hunting him around 30 days every fall, he has become very good at working birds. My dog came from Vom Slaney Vale, and I know several dogs from the same female, and all are excellent hunters. They do tend to be on the larger size though, my boy stays at 83-84lbs.
 
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stubblejumper said:
My dog came from Vom Slaney Vale, and I know several dogs from the same female, and all are excellent hunters. They do tend to be on the larger size though, my boy stays at 83-84lbs.
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That's a big boy. Mine is around 65ish. From vom Nobel Spirit. I like all hunting dog breeds, but I am a sucker for the wire-faced versatiles..This was at his VJP
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