Gun Dog Forum

Cora, I know little about the GLP and I have never seen a live one, (at NAVHDA tests or anywhere else), I was just repeating what a European friend knowledgeable about the breeds had told me. The SMs vary in conformation, ideally they should be about 10% longer than tall. Some are too square and tha...

It is the SM and GLP that are closely related, not the Large Munsterlander. It is a similar story as with the setters. Back in the 19th century the Irish, English, and Gordon Setters were considered one breed and were commonly cross bred. Then the registries got going and started their pure bred mov...

I found this thread interesting because I have Small Munsterlanders and I am active in the SMCNA and now I will bore you with some rambling comments. I have heard it said from a European with experience in the SM breed that, if you have an SM that is too large for the breed standard, you might as we...

If your dog is not too big, the trick I use, which takes a little training for the dog, is to get the dog to hitch its front feet over the gunnel, I usually grab the dog's collar when it swims up to the canoe and help it get its feet up on the gunnel. Then you put your hand on the back of the dog's ...