Thread: My last dog couldnt swim so now i need a new one.

Originally Posted by Dundee

Shit thats no good What breed was Ivy? Got to love the labs best water dog in my opinion.

I have no doubt the Chesapeake Bay Retriever is a better water dog... it should be, it's like a Lab on steroids, but they are one tough hard arse customer and not easy to train... I do like Labs.

Ivy looks like a great little mate, but I see why she was no match for an irrigation race... sorry man...

gsps are hard work even more so if your time costrained

Thanks Mrs Dundee it has been a sad couple days.
A little more recearch and i found out the same thing Ruff not as great with kids ether. They do look very strong animals a true working dog.
I do want to put a lot of time into a dog but i dont have enough experience to handle a difficult one. Shame those lean pointers are beautiful animals

Originally Posted by username

Thanks Mrs Dundee it has been a sad couple days.
A little more recearch and i found out the same thing Ruff not as great with kids ether. They do look very strong animals a true working dog.
I do want to put a lot of time into a dog but i dont have enough experience to handle a difficult one. Shame those lean pointers are beautiful animals

No mate, get a Lab, pointing dog not for the real hunter.... Get a lab Bro!

Thoughts on a Springer?

Ok ok i hear you! Lab is the only choice. Now i have to find a good one!

To me Springers and Labs were on par nice dogs but never wanted to own one. Like a toyota corola. also thought that about yappy little purse dogs. Long haired animals no good on a dairy farm anyway

Originally Posted by username

Ok ok i hear you! Lab is the only choice. Now i have to find a good one!

Thats where the story gets good!

Usename, these are old, as i said earlier, my girls 12 now, however these may show just how versitile she was./Is

Lab of all trades!

Originally Posted by phillipgr

Thoughts on a Springer?

If Bunnies, Pheasant and quail are yu main bag and few ducks thrown in yeah, if ducks are your main bag wqith a bot fo the rest... a lab.. if deer are in the mix.. forget a springer.. too noisy in the bush. Labs are a the real versatile in NZ.

Originally Posted by username

Thanks munsey i knew there must have been some good reasons why most have Labs. yeh wouldnt be fair on those lean dogs in the icy water. Does anyone have a chesapeake bay retriever or know anything about them?

A mate has a cross and she is a stunning dog. Very well behaved and a great wee (ok, bigger) hunter. Her first duck shooting last season, watched my wire for a bit then she was into it. Must have done around 40-50 retrieves for the day plus a heap of flushing in the river.

Tussock, why the hell would you stop your dog from having a wee swim?

CBR? X with what wirehunt?

Can't remember. It's out of Alan Hammond's dogs though.

Cheers i sent him a couple calls so i will ask him when i talk to him.