Thread: Pheasant Dog

Originally Posted by EeeBees

The portrait of the dog sitting within the rocks is splendid...oh dog, its still a Labrador

and good trained labs are bloody expensive (in the USA) but still cost less than a decent shotgun
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Originally Posted by mikee

and good trained labs are bloody expensive (in the USA) but still cost less than a decent shotgun
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There are very few Labradors, trained or otherwise, in the USA I would have much to do with. The English working lines, in my opinion, are much easier dogs to handle. A good friend of mine who trains in the US believes their dogs are much less bidabile due to the keenness of US Handlers to use electricity. They are successively breeding tougher dogs which handle it better.

I can only speak for myself but the last trained working Labrador I sold here went for $5000. A Started dog will go for $3000 and is where most first time handlers should start. It's like getting your first horse and thiking you can break it in yourself and turn it into a handy hack... best to let someone else iron out the kinks, but Kiwis are "do it yourself" people and most don;t think they need to... Most are wrong.

there's some excellent advice here.i will add this,whatever dog/breed you get,just remember once the dog has produced the bird and you have shot it,you want it in your bag.so the retrieve and the preparedness to enter heavy cover, very important.