Your favorite BREED of Dog is DEAD....

Killer Instinct · Post by **Killer Instinct** » Sat Jan 03, 2009 6:54 pm

.....so what other hunting breed would you choose and WHY?

If I couldn't have a springer & size doesn't matter, I'd go with either a Gordon or an English Setter (yes, Big Steve, yes....)
Why? Sure is purty on a point.....

(if this thread has been asked before - sorry - couldn't find it)

Post by **Sharon** » Sat Jan 03, 2009 7:09 pm

No more English Setters?

then I choose a pointer or a flushing breed or a beagle

romeo212000 · Post by **romeo212000** » Sat Jan 03, 2009 7:24 pm

If GSP's no longer exist. I choose Pointers. Heck I may get me a pointer anyways.

EK Cottontop · Post by **EK Cottontop** » Sat Jan 03, 2009 7:46 pm

I have been around GSPs my entire life, so it would be hard to change, but I have always liked Weims. Lately I have read some stuff on Welsh Springer Spaniels and wouldn't mind learning more about them.

live4point · Post by **live4point** » Sat Jan 03, 2009 8:11 pm

If no more setters I would be a pointer man-a point is a lot prettier with a high tail stickin in the air

MOOSE · Post by **MOOSE** » Sat Jan 03, 2009 8:42 pm

I would choose a Brittany or Vizsla probably. Maybe consider an English Springer.

rkelly · Post by **rkelly** » Sat Jan 03, 2009 8:46 pm

Pointer for me, just not sure how they would handle the cold up this far north.

zodiakgsps · Post by **zodiakgsps** » Sat Jan 03, 2009 9:21 pm

I'd have to go with a field bred E Setter.......

wems2371 · Post by **wems2371** » Sat Jan 03, 2009 10:35 pm

First I would have a good cry, then go to therapy, and then probably look into Vizslas. Denise

Killer Instinct · Post by **Killer Instinct** » Sat Jan 03, 2009 10:42 pm

wems2371 wrote:First I would have a good cry, then go to therapy, and then probably look into Vizslas. Denise

Awwww, I really didn't mean to be so blunt, but I was afraid some people would try to work their way around the theory and say "How Dead...."

You know like those die hard Pointer people....

just kidding, just kidding....

wems2371 · Post by **wems2371** » Sat Jan 03, 2009 10:51 pm

Yeah, I shed a tear at "Dead".

Good question though, and I'd never really thought about it. I'm already a gsp addict.

Post by **Sharon** » Sat Jan 03, 2009 10:55 pm

LOl LOL LOL When he double hockey sticks freezes over.

Killer Instinct · Post by **Killer Instinct** » Sat Jan 03, 2009 10:57 pm

Yawallac wrote:
You know like those die hard Pointer people....

If no more Pointers ...I would look for a lemon yellow GSP.

Hey! This is a new thread & I want you to keep it NICE!!!! If you lock this up, I'll have to come back & haunt you as your dead pointer....

snips · Post by **snips** » Sat Jan 03, 2009 11:02 pm

No more shorthairs, then I would have a REAL good, white, hi tailed Wirehair

(Oh, i already do)

:roll:

Post by **Ayres** » Sat Jan 03, 2009 11:23 pm

I'm surprised nobody has said they'd just get a pointer and dock its tail.

Killer Instinct · Post by **Killer Instinct** » Sun Jan 04, 2009 12:08 am

snips wrote:No more shorthairs, then I would have a REAL good, white, hi tailed Wirehair (Oh, i already do) :roll:

OK, ....hmmm.... go ahead and (gently) Kill off both of the breeds you have & then what breed would you go for & WHY? Think outside of your breed(s) on this.....

GsPJustin · Post by **GsPJustin** » Sun Jan 04, 2009 12:41 am

I'd have to go with zodiak on this one. English setter sounds good. Might look for one anyway. They sure are purty on point. Nice white silhouette with little dots of charcoal in there. Kinda makes me wonder what kind paint roller they use...

Oh and Ross...good one

dan v · Post by **dan v** » Sun Jan 04, 2009 9:56 am

English setter

RayGubernat · Post by **RayGubernat** » Sun Jan 04, 2009 10:24 am

I have said it before and will say it again here...

If I could not have an FDSB pointer, for whatever reason, I would choose to hunt behind a dual registered or FDSB registered Irish Setter, sometimes called a "Red Setter".

I love to watch a nice dog do its thing and it really don't matter which breed.

I have watched a fair number of sperb dogs from several different pointing dog breeds do their thing, but the two breeds I mentioned are the ones that trip my trigger to the extent that I would want to own, train, hunt and handle one.

RayG

Ruffshooter · Post by **Ruffshooter** » Sun Jan 04, 2009 11:15 am

I would have to go with a Pudel Pointer. One size fits all.

But can one run them in trials? (Registry?)

Ditch__Parrot · Post by **Ditch__Parrot** » Sun Jan 04, 2009 11:48 am

If my Shorthairs were Dead ?!?!?!

I'd probably be so sad I'd quit bird hunting and get a coon dog. But eventually I'd probably miss it and get a Brauque du Bourbonais.

Or a maybe even a slick coated DD.

dirtdober · Post by **dirtdober** » Sun Jan 04, 2009 4:38 pm

No more Brittanys???? I would have to go with a GSP, then a Visla, English Setter, GWP/WPG, Pointer, Irish Setter.

rosiesdad · Post by **rosiesdad** » Sun Jan 04, 2009 9:13 pm

Well, I might try a Setter, or just quit. Gotta have a GSP, the browner the better.

rockllews · Post by **rockllews** » Sun Jan 04, 2009 10:13 pm

Well it would be horrible to lose the English Setters... but I'd probably get another GWP or a GSP. Brittany's in the future anyways I think.

Wa Chukar Hunter · Post by **Wa Chukar Hunter** » Mon Jan 05, 2009 12:49 am

pointer - but what would I call my favorite breed - I run llewellins and own irish setters

littleking · Post by **littleking** » Mon Jan 05, 2009 6:04 am

if i could not hunt over my britt's, honestly, i'd hang it up and go back to bow-hunting.

big steve46 · Post by **big steve46** » Mon Jan 05, 2009 9:02 am

If I couldn't have any kind of Setter, I would go with an E. Pointer. I would make sure the dog is trained to not run out of the county.

tizzy · Post by **tizzy** » Mon Jan 05, 2009 9:09 am

Brittany

Chief_dog · Post by **Chief_dog** » Mon Jan 05, 2009 9:14 am

If I couldn't own GSP's anymore, I'd definately go back to pointers.

tmoneysju · Post by **tmoneysju** » Mon Jan 05, 2009 11:18 am

i'd go wirehair and most likely will look to get one in the future anyway

naperdog · Post by **naperdog** » Mon Jan 05, 2009 1:09 pm

I love my lab, but he wasn't my first choice of breed. My 1st choice was a GSP followed closely by a Weim. Ended up with a lab in a compromise with my wife. IF there were no more labs i would go back to my first choice of a GSP, if it's ok with my wife that is!

snips · Post by **snips** » Mon Jan 05, 2009 6:07 pm

I already have a Ptr, and have had several. Do not want another. I think I would get a Boykin.

HMiller · Post by **HMiller** » Mon Jan 05, 2009 9:13 pm

I'm with Denise... I would cry, probably need therapy and then look into Pudel pointers... a pointer with a docked tail isn't such a bad idea though... as long as I could get one that was solid liver...

claybuster_aa · Post by **claybuster_aa** » Wed Jan 07, 2009 9:15 pm

big steve46 wrote:If I couldn't have any kind of Setter, I would go with an E. Pointer. I would make sure the dog is trained to not run out of the county.

lol...you're right Big Steve, those dogs can sure cover some ground and quick.

More more Llewellins I think I would probably get a Brittany.

phermes1 · Post by **phermes1** » Thu Jan 08, 2009 6:53 am

I've always liked english setters. I like how they look, I like watching them run, and every one I've met has had an outstanding personality.
I don't know how much more hard-headed they tend to be vs a Vizsla, and I wouldn't look forward to actually having to put more than 1/2 second into coat maintenance, but right off the bat, that's the breed I'd look at.

Russmill84 · Post by **Russmill84** » Thu Jan 08, 2009 9:21 am

wow well considering i love Weims the most.......if I couldn't have one, I would prbably get a Vizsla. Those are some dern pretty dogs when they are working.

Don · Post by **Don** » Thu Jan 08, 2009 9:47 am

I have owned and hunted Labs, Springer's, GSP's, Pointers and now Setters. What would I choose? At this point in my life I think I don't really want to start experimenting with dogs that might run all over. I like to take easy going walks and just enjoy watching the dogs, Squirt and Bodie can really try me with their energy but I love them. I really had a great fondness for Springers but the memory of Skipper keeps me from looking into them again. His loss sent me to GSP's as a matter of fact.

I think when I hit about 70 my days with pointing breeds will be about over, medical troubles too. Will probably get a Boykin spaniel. always been courious about them and saw one hunt a bit last year, happy little guy that never ran off. Would fit real well in a fishing boat too.

Killer Instinct · Post by **Killer Instinct** » Thu Jan 08, 2009 6:02 pm

Don wrote:...... Will probably get a Boykin spaniel. always been courious about them and saw one hunt a bit last year, happy little guy that never ran off. Would fit real well in a fishing boat too.

Ya know, I might also take a look at this breed if I couldn't have a Springer... My sister had one & wouldn't get any other dog.... Yes, fitting in a boat is real important....!!!

cgbirddogs · Post by **cgbirddogs** » Thu Jan 08, 2009 6:08 pm

If I couldn't run Pointers, I'd definitely get another Shorthair. They are fun to hunt behind, and its even more fun to get Pointer guys hackles up when you run a Shorthair that cleans his Pointer's clock, like Cowboy use to do

RayGubernat · Post by **RayGubernat** » Thu Jan 08, 2009 8:46 pm

cgbirddogs -

Boy you sure said a mouthful there. It is so much fun to show up with "the wrong kind of dog" and put on a clinic.

Even if they don't give it to you...the looks on the faces speak volumes and it is definitely an invigorating experience.

I actually have had the pleasure of doing just what you alluded to, but in reverse. I cross registered my pointers to be able to run in AKC stakes, because there are quite a few more of them close to home than AF/AFTCA stakes.

Probably the nicest compliment I ever got about one of my pointers was from a GSP owner whose dog placed second behind my dog...in an open stake run by a GSP club.

RayG

glk7243 · Post by **glk7243** » Thu Jan 08, 2009 8:57 pm

RayGubernat wrote:I have said it before and will say it again here...
I would choose to hunt behind a dual registered or FDSB registered Irish Setter, sometimes called a "Red Setter".

RayG

Geesh Ray you mean you'd choose an ugly dog like this over a pretty pointer.

Regards
Gary

RayGubernat · Post by **RayGubernat** » Thu Jan 08, 2009 9:40 pm

glk7243 wrote:
RayGubernat wrote:I have said it before and will say it again here...
I would choose to hunt behind a dual registered or FDSB registered Irish Setter, sometimes called a "Red Setter".

RayG
Geesh Ray you mean you'd choose an ugly dog like this over a pretty pointer.

Regards
Gary

Yeah Gary I would, but I'd have to invest in a whole lot of blaze orange or iridescent yellow accessories for the dog so I could spot the sucker in cover.

That picture you posted indicates to me that dog has serious intensitiy issues.... as in waaaay too much intensity for one dog.

Sweet ain't it?

RayG

Killer Instinct · Post by **Killer Instinct** » Fri Jan 09, 2009 5:36 pm

glk7243 wrote:
RayGubernat wrote:I have said it before and will say it again here...
I would choose to hunt behind a dual registered or FDSB registered Irish Setter, sometimes called a "Red Setter".

RayG
Geesh Ray you mean you'd choose an ugly dog like this over a pretty pointer.

Regards
Gary

Nice photo! Put that one in the photo contest thread going on .....

briarpatch · Post by **briarpatch** » Sat Jan 10, 2009 8:17 am

If the GSP's were no more I would try a british pointing Lab , or a weim of course I may have to give the pointing lab a stubby tail

BirdDogDesire · Post by **BirdDogDesire** » Sat Jan 10, 2009 10:58 am

I cannot stand the thought of no Llewellins!! Look at my avatar picture, this is a face of an angel lol... devil more like it...haha

I would probably go with a GWP or Britt.

jakemaster · Post by **jakemaster** » Sat Jan 10, 2009 11:50 am

Lucky me I dont have to choose I am not stuck on one. At home we have GSP, lab and jack russell. Then at plantation we have a mix but mostly EP.

Sorry but yet to fall for an ugly dog......yet.