Just because they point doesn't mean they are specifically an upland bird dog, in fact I would think the breed would suit NZ variety of hunting more so than the Americanised type. Being more intelligent than some of their owners could be a problem.
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Just because they point doesn't mean they are specifically an upland bird dog, in fact I would think the breed would suit NZ variety of hunting more so than the Americanised type. Being more intelligent than some of their owners could be a problem.
love those photos thor. the clay target "oi boss ,guess what -ya missed" . the moose "listen here you started it ,anyhow whose callin who ugly bignose!"
hell hes a big unit -be handy for towing the hunting wagon outta the bogs down here.
@kotuku yeah he would go fetch the missed clays. That was back when he was a pup. Yesterday he brought me a duck. Problem is, I wasn't hunting, and it's not duck season. I was sitting on the couch when I noticed him out the window bringing a duck back to the house.
If I were to pick styles I'd say Crixus is more the german type than american. Scary smart, zero fear, and will go after anything from mice to bears and moose.
@Ruff something I was going to comment on that you mentioned but forgot was the "mouths like rat traps". I've seen that in a couple of other Weimaraners. Crixus however has one of the most controllable grabs I've seen in a dog. On the far end he will snap deer femurs, bite through hockey pucks, and routinely crunches through frozen solid chicken drumsticks with ease. On the other side of things I've seen him grab kittens and one of my sisters loose chickens and not break anything. I'll wrestle with him at speed and he can latch on to my arm and bite down with heavy pressure but has never once broken the skin on my arm. His bite is like a dial from 1-10 and he can choose in an instant how much pressure to apply.
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good looking dog and very nice side by side !!!
nice pics.
Wow, really nice photos.