Thread: Springer Spaniel

Being from Minnesota here in the U.S we don't get to hunt deer with dogs, as it is illegal. That said, my Australian shepherd is well trained in tracking wounded game and does a fantastic job. Up in Canada, a friend of our family has a Deutsch Drahthaar (quality bred German wirehair whose parents have to meet a certain set of standards to be bred) and it is a monster on deer. The dog will find the deer, and point 50 yards away, readjusting if the deer moves. It also hunts grouse like a champion, often circling the grouse 20 yards away to keep it pinned. He also duck and goose hunts quite successfully with it.
The only problem with it is that it never wants to stop hunting. He can't have a cat around it, as it loves to hunt small game and to it, a cat is a perfect small game animal. The dog is very calm and docile with kids and sleeps most of the day In the house, which might lead one to think it would be a lazy hunting dog, but when it hits the field it goes hard all day. Training with it took patience because unlike a lab, it doesn't like repetition. Give a well bred GWP or DD a try and you won't be disappointed.
If I add a dog to my house, it'll be a DD or a lab



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