Thread: Part time hunting dog?

Get a dog with game drive so if going farm dog avoid huntaway. Straight heading dog is a good bet, can get small varieties and they are very trainable and affectionate. Mates is a working dog on the farm and a pet but has spent time as an indicating dog and has been very successful with deer, pigs and goats whether it be the bow or rifle. I have a 1/2 lab 1/2 gsp and for my first dog(not including family pets) and there have been some challenging moments but ended up with a great pet and a partner for the bush albeit he is not as good as he could be but that is my fault not his as he has shown some real promise on occasion including 4 very close indications in 1 day on deer in the kaimais. A pure lab is a good bet and dont believe the fat lab hype that is down to soft owners letting the dog get fat, my last family dog was lab bitch who got to 17 and in her prime was trim and muscle bound climbing trees to retrieve pheasants and an outstanding duck dog. My 65 year old father has had alot of dogs in his life and it is the only one he regrets getting fixed