Old fella I know is looking for one, who is breeding them and who has the good stuff? Said old fella is a keen shooter looking for his retirement dog. Doesn't want a lab
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Old fella I know is looking for one, who is breeding them and who has the good stuff? Said old fella is a keen shooter looking for his retirement dog. Doesn't want a lab
just keep checking trademe a litter comes up every so often.
Well look at that, there's one there now!
Watch the lines ! have seen a couple of 3 duds , including mine !
Yeah that's why I'd like to know who's got the good blood. One I saw recently was pretty aggressive
There is a guy up here in Clevedon - John someone. I don't know how good his dogs are in the field though. If you know how to contact Eric Douglas (Rotorua Gundog Club should be able to help) he might know who is breeding good Curlies as he had them in the past.
I know Eric well - he just laughed and shrugged when I asked him that. Which is funny since he owned a dog that basically changed the breed world wide - there aren't many Curlies that don't go back to him, as NZ blood was exported widely in the 70s.
There's a breeder Oamaru way you should avoid. The phrase puppy mill comes to mind.
a good one should have a bit of fire, most I've seen including a liver one I owned for a while were on the hot side.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pointer
great breed if not a bit smelly, shame they have died off in popularity but still a few around.
They must have been popular way back , when I had mine the amount of old people all that said we had one as kids etc .
The ones I've seen were like chessies, hard dogs but this one needed shooting. Sib is that JW you are talking of? I've been warned already
JW Was the FW I got my CC From
Yep he wasn't on the list of people to recommend, but truthfully who else is on the list?
There a duck shooter out by ellesmere , always had them I'll ask him . Seen his work over wallabys and it hunted well enough . I'll ask Wendy (GSP breeder) she seems to be fair on judgements of dogs / breeders etc . Pm tonight with any info
Can't recall their name. But they wouldn't let me sight the mother and my bitch has been disappointing to say the least. A family pet but no hunting dog except she isn't gun-shy. I've had a CC/lab X and he was was awesome.
There was also a fellow john something out burnham way (vaguely) and I think you either loved or hated how he managed his kennels and dogs.
My uncle has had two in recent years and frankly I would have shot both of them because of this. Real bad.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pointer
Mine was the complete opposite 40kgs of uselessness . He got his arse kicked by a corgie one day . Mine also go car sick every time he traveled , and if he got a shock from an electric fence he would yelp continuos for 10 minutes (no bull shit).Quote:
Originally Posted by Wirehunt
I had a Curlie and she was Bloody awesome on both Upland Game and Ducks.
She worked well for my old man on deer too.
I got her off Colin James in Waipukarau in 1984.
Would love to have another dog just like her too.
Haven't seen a Curly Coat for Bloody years but have heard (unconfirmed) that there's a good hunting line in Wairoa.
Maybe @Toby could shed some light on this.
Good Luck with your search and let us know how you get on.
Cheers
Pete
I've been on the lookout for one also I've heard there is a breeder around Oxford in north Canterbury somewhere
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I dont even know what a curly coat is so Im no helpQuote:
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Curlycoat RetrieverQuote:
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Cheers
Pete
John Wise breeds curlys,he lives oxford way i think
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@Toby they look like a lab with a perm :wtfsmilie: Even the fact that mine was a softie , looking back he must have retrieved a lot of ducks for me . He just didn't have any hunt drive
looks like he lived up to the retriever bit mind.
