Question: If you could  have only one dog for all of your bird hunting needs, which breed would you pick?

Becky A., Grand Rapids.

Answer: I am a waterfowler as well as an upland hunter, so I would need a dog for both the marsh and the field. I would not chose a dog with a short coat since a hard-working dog needs protection from both the abrasion of field hunting and the cold water when waterfowling. However, there are vests sold today that can protect a dog if you choose a short-coated dog.  A well-bred German Wire-hair or a Wire-haired Pointing Griffon would be my choices from the pointing breeds. A Chesapeake Bay Retriever or a Springer Spaniel would be my choices from the non-pointing dogs.

Charlie Linblade

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