who was the breeder ?
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who was the breeder ?
here you go Brian, flick back a few pages you old bastardQuote:
Originally Posted by Chris b
yeh , brain moving gear handle not engaged :P
I'm HF on the other forum. Lyn Parekowhai has the Hei Tiki line which is mainly show now but her husband used to shoot over the dogs and a guy up Dargaville way has a dog from her line that he shoots over. He put his bitch to one of her dogs last year and got some good pups.Quote:
Originally Posted by upnorth uplander
One guy picked up his pup from the airport and as he was driving home a covey of quail crossed the road so he let the 3 month old pup out to see what it would do. It went straight onto set.
I've seen a photo of 8 week old pups she bred all on set on a pheasant wing. The instinct hasn't been bred out of them but she won't sell any as guaranteed gun dogs because a lot depends on the handler - and the pup, of course.
The reason her husband doesn't shoot over them now is that he is permanently on crutches with arthritis in his spine.
There is a litter due on Monday but that is the first litter she has bred in 3 years. She is also very choosy about who the pups go to and would rather keep them forever than sell them to a home she has doubts about. That's probably why she has dogs there ranging from 3 to 13. :-)
without pissing on her strawberries, the split in spaniels , pointers and setters is more defined than in other breeds.
I got asked what breed my 2 dogs were, the funniest thing about it was that the person asking had a cocker spaniel on a lead with her.....she then proceeded to tell me that they must be cross with a springer as shes had cockers for 30 yrs and never seen any like mine.
well that is one silly old cow !!
Night and day, they were the first breeds to be separated. In fact the first dog show was for pointers and setters onlyQuote:
Originally Posted by kawhia
True - I think I heard/read somewhere that 3 generations without being shot over takes most/all of the natural instinct out of a gun dog breed. The poor Vizslas are doomed!!;)Quote:
Originally Posted by kawhia
Friends came to the Rough Shooters Trial at Te Kowhai the other week and were amazed to see spaniels there. Not being associated with gun dogs they had no idea they were actually used as gun dogs.Quote:
Originally Posted by upnorth uplander
The English Setter person I was just talking about told me a story of being at a show one day many years ago when a woman came along with a friend and proceeded to show her 'knowledge' of dog breeds. She pointed out various Great Danes and then pointed at one of Lyn's Blue Beltons (B&W E Setter) and announced it was a Harlequin Great Dane.:)
Well, I understand that... realistically, how do you judge bid-ability, mouth etc unless you hunt them? If you breed two generations while paying no heed to such subtleties, don't be surprised it just doesn't exist anymore.
If you want to breed hunting dogs, you have to breed hunting dogs... end of story!!!!!
Blackfield kennels (100% hunting lines) are also planning a litter soon based more on the NZ (Leon's) lines.
Who owns Blackfield kennels ?
Earl BonnarQuote:
Originally Posted by el borracho
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