Rules and Regulations Pointing trials and tests are open to all the pointing breeds, including Brittany Spaniels. The working pointer energetically quarters the field to find game, but instead of flushing it into the air as a spaniel would do, he freezes in position to ‘poin...
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2/15/2014 5:18:27 PM
Rules and Regulations At Beagle trials, hounds run in braces (pairs) or packs, pursuing rabbits or hares. They must use their keen noses to locate the game, then trail it enthusiastically, giving ‘tongue’ so their handlers know where they are and are able to follow. Similar ...
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2/15/2014 5:18:42 PM
Rules and Regulations Sighthounds were developed to chase and kill live game such as hare, deer or wolves, so if you appreciate speed, you will want to check out the sport of lure coursing. These swift-running hounds are released singly, in braces or in trios, to chase an ar...
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2/15/2014 5:18:53 PM
Origin When a small German hound called the Westphalian Dachsbracke was imported to Sweden in 1910, word about this industrious, short-legged game-tracker spread among hunters. In 1947, the larger Swedish variety was given the name Drever and in 1953, it was recognized a...
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2/6/2014 1:18:31 PM
Origin The Braque Français (French Pointer) is believed to have derived from dogs used to point game in the Mediterranean region as early as the 1300s. When these brown-and-white pointers spread throughout Europe, they evolved into regional types. In France, each type to...
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2/6/2014 1:26:32 PM
Origin One of the oldest of the retriever breeds, the Curly has appeared in British sporting prints dating back 300 years. He was the first breed trained to retrieve game and deliver it back to the hunter. Because he was a ‘finished’ breed long before breeding records we...
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2/6/2014 1:28:05 PM
Origin The English Setter descends from Spanish land spaniels that ‘set’ game birds for the sportsmen’s nets, hence the name “setter.” Known in Britain since the 14th century, they were valued for their working ability rather than appearance. In 1825, Edward Laverack beg...
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2/6/2014 1:29:03 PM
Origin Sometimes called “the grey ghost of Weimar,” this steel-grey sporting breed was developed in Germany at the court of the Grand Duke Karl August of Weimar as an all-purpose gun dog for the nobility. The breed was thought to have been perfected about 1810 and was ca...
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2/6/2014 1:32:11 PM
Origin Short-legged, game and tenacious little terriers have been known in the Western Highlands and Islands of Scotland for over 500 years. The stronghold of the Cairn Terrier was the Isle of Skye and the breed was first exhibited in 1909 as Short-haired Skyes. Skye Ter...
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2/6/2014 1:33:28 PM
Origin The Braque Français (French Pointer) is believed to have derived from dogs used to point game in the Mediterranean region as early as the 1300s. Toward the end of the 19th century, the large Braque Gascogne was bred with smaller short-haired pointers to produce the...
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12/4/2014 4:36:24 PM
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