Thread: heading dogs for deer

Originally Posted by phillipgr

Do you think a lab-heading cross would make for a dog that doesnt pant so loudly as a lab, but isnt so high-strung or prone to cast out as a heading dog? My first dog will only be for deer and so I think id sTay awau from one of the pointer breeds (at least pedigree ones). Do lab-gsp crosses come out well?

You never know till you look at them.
people seem to ask real money for pointer/lab crosses so some reason.
You get a number of the heading/lab crosses on farms and are typically cheap, when one of the workers visits the bosses hunting lab. If the parents are good at their job I'd expect the offspring to get at least some the good qualities but it's all a gamble.