Why French Pointing Dog Breeds Are Uncommon in North America

Interesting read, especially the WW2 impact on German breeds. As the article suggests, I wasn't aware there were French pointing dogs, which is strange considering the popularity of other French breeds here.

I have one of the less prominent German dogs, a weimaraner (photo for attention below). I get asked all the time if he's a pointer, which is a broad term describing a group of gun dogs. I've found that most people refer to GSPs synonymously as pointers and don't realize how many pointing dogs there are.

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There are far more Griffons in my town than Britts at the moment, and especially Munsterlanders, but I think it is more of a pet popularity thing than a hunting dog popularity thing.
Many of the Griffs and GSP's we encounter at the dog parks do not get hunted much if at all.
I try to stay away from those places but they are convenient when we are dog sitting my son's Springer and Small Munterslander.
Of course, the very vast majority of the sorting breeds we encounter anywhere do not get hunted, be they Goldens, Labs, hounds, etc.
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That was a good little read. Those French Brittanies are sure beautiful dogs, but the ones I’ve seen have far too much energy for me.

My brother has an older Griffon and he just got a new Griffon puppy. His older dog had a lot of natural ability as a pup and he has the same amount of stubborness. He’s a pretty good all around dog and hunting companion.

My friend just picked up a rare European versatile from Dutch/Fries lines called a Stabyhoun. He’s only a few months old but I’ll share his progress later on in the year.
 
Bustercluck said:
That was a good little read. Those French Brittanies are sure beautiful dogs, but the ones I’ve seen have far too much energy for me.

My brother has an older Griffon and he just got a new Griffon puppy. His older dog had a lot of natural ability as a pup and he has the same amount of stubborness. He’s a pretty good all around dog and hunting companion.

My friend just picked up a rare European versatile from Dutch/Fries lines called a Stabyhoun. He’s only a few months old but I’ll share his progress later on in the year.
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I used to see a woman out walking a pair of Brittanies on my way to work, or rather they were walking her, her control of them being marginal to the point of being on the edge of failure. She was, you know, city people. After a few months she stopped appearing and I could only hope she hadn't gotten rid of them the hard way. Brittanies may be smallish but they sure are eager.
 
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I used to see a woman out walking a pair of Brittanies on my way to work, or rather they were walking her, her control of them being marginal to the point of being on the edge of failure. She was, you know, city people. After a few months she stopped appearing and I could only hope she hadn't gotten rid of them the hard way. Brittanies may be smallish but they sure are eager.
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They need a lot of attention. I find my dog hard to deal with sometimes. Every time I sit on the couch he comes and leans up against me and begs to go outside for a run. When he runs and chases a ball at the field by my house it tires him out, bit he still needs to hit the trail nose down looking for birds once a week or he gets stir crazy.
 
My last dog I had was a Brittany Spaniel. He died about 8 years ago from old age. I haven't replace him since, if I do, probably with a small lap-dog. 1781015612008.jpeg
 
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