Thread: Photos of your dog

Originally Posted by Ben_SK

Hi Ross,

yes, he does point and retrieve birds, too. The latter especially in and around water.

He is also very good at driven hunts for stag, roe and boar. Super nice to hear his dark voice when he is trailing quarry in the woods...

And I also did two quite demanding exams when it comes to tracking wounded animals.

I always say he is such a good match for me as he hunts like I do myself:
A jack of all trades or like a Swiss Army knive.
Not a real expert at anything but quite experienced in a wide spectrum of hunting.

Is he as good as a true retriever? Nope.
Is he as good as a true pointer? Nope.
Is he as good as a true blood hound? Nope.

But he is always there with me and as I hunt pretty much everything with him year round the bond between us grew to something really special.
Just the kind of dog I needed without knowing...

The coat takes some taking care of, of course.
Usually a few strokes with a comb and you are good to go.
But it is not bad and it is a quite dry fur.
Therefore lots of people who suffer from allergy do not have an issue with him.
And when he is in the thick on driven hunts he usually wears a protective vest because of the boars and then like 2/3 of the coat is covered anyways.
But burdocks can be a pain in the a** some days.
On the other hand the long and dense hair is superb for water and winter.
It takes ages for him to get cold.

And by the way, the picture was taken at the end of winter and the summer coat is quite a bit shorter.

Cheers
Ben

We'll drink to that