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That dog hunts? Yes, poodles can make good hunting dogs, too
bnd. ^ | Dec. 10, 2008

Posted on 12/10/2008 7:28:56 PM PST by JoeProBono

PRIOR LAKE, Minn. -- A rooster pheasant winged high overhead in the cobalt sky, several blasts from a shotgun interrupted its flight and the bird somersaulted into thick grass. "Back," Libbe Erickson told her hunting dog, Rider, and he rocketed into the brush. Moments later Rider returned, pheasant in mouth. "Good dog," she said, taking the bird. Nothing unusual here on a glorious fall day in Minnesota - except Erickson's dog is a poodle. A cream-colored, fluffy poodle.

And nearby, friend Lin Gelbmann's silver poodle, Cache, with an even fluffier hairdo, also retrieved downed birds dropped by a bevy of shooters.

Hunting poodles?

(Excerpt) Read more at bnd.com ...


TOPICS: Outdoors; Pets/Animals; Sports
KEYWORDS: doggieping; dogs; hunting; poodles
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To: Kimmers
I love standard poodles....smart dogs that don’t shed.....

GoldenDoodles are great as well:

21 posted on 12/10/2008 8:12:02 PM PST by Born Conservative (Bohicaville: http://bohicaville.wordpress.com/)
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To: JoeProBono
The other drawback, and there's no getting around this one: "Their looks," Gelbmann said. They're poodles, after all.

There's nothing wrong with their looks....as long as they aren't sporting one of those lousy cuts they're given for a dog show.

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22 posted on 12/10/2008 8:15:22 PM PST by abigailsmybaby (I'm disinclined to acquiesce to your request.)
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To: Free_SJersey

23 posted on 12/10/2008 8:15:33 PM PST by JoeProBono ( Loose Associations - Postcards from My Mind)
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To: JoeProBono

Guy here in town uses two doberman’s to hunt pheasant. People look at his strange till the doberman’s actually go on point.


24 posted on 12/10/2008 8:17:22 PM PST by Domandred (Hope is the first step on the road to disappointment.)
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To: Conan the Librarian

I use to work with a guy that was into training labs for hunters. He claimed that he could train any breed to retrieve anything, so long as it was physically capable of carrying the dead bird and able to withstand the elements and terrain. He said he once trained a boxer to point pheasant and a shepherd to retrieve geese. His theory was that all dogs can do it, it’s just that some dogs learn faster. some dogs learn slower. and some dogs learn so slow it’s done merely for the challenge...but it is possible.

My grandfather’s last pheasant dog before he died was a beagle cross chihawa(or however you spell it, the tiny taco bell dog, you know the one). He always claimed it was the best pheasant dog he ever had. No training required...took to it naturally without any effort at all. Of course, by that time he was an old man that didn’t walk very far. So the dog’s size wouldn’t have didn’t hindered his performance any.


25 posted on 12/10/2008 8:17:28 PM PST by mamelukesabre (Si Vis Pacem Para Bellum (If you want peace prepare for war))
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To: Conan the Librarian

Except that it’s very doubtful that the French created them, no.

[the French did, however, use them as police dogs for a long time...quite effectively]


History

Poodles are retrievers or gun dogs, and can still be seen in that role. The poodle’s appearance made it popular as a circus dog and pet for the wealthy. The Fédération Cynologique Internationale lists the country of origin as France, but some experts believe poodles may have originated in Russia or Iberia; Germany is also frequently cited, including by the American Kennel Club, since the breed’s English name has German origins[2]. (The name poodle comes from the German word pudel, short for pudelhund or “splashing dog”, reflecting the breed’s development from a water dog; the word pudel is related to the English word puddle.) However, most sources concur that the French are responsible for developing the modern breed into its current form, and developing the different sizes. The French name for the poodle is caniche, referring to ducks and the poodles’ water dog origins.


Even the little miniature poodle I had as a kid spent her free time in the barn going after vermin.

Silly as it sounds, she was a great bodyguard, too.

10 pounds of fluff couldn’t really inflict much bodily harm but she sincerely gave it all she had.


26 posted on 12/10/2008 8:17:49 PM PST by Salamander (Cursed with Second Sight.)
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To: JoeProBono
Though registered AKC I registered my Reagan UKC too because the closet Hunt Club was UKC. Put an HRCH on my girl the same year I witnessed a poodle get its HRCH too. You would have thought a miracle happened the way everyone carried on. This was the mid 90's so it may have been the first poodle to earn such a title in the UKC.

My Reagan on my best solo hunt ever.

27 posted on 12/10/2008 8:33:19 PM PST by Clint N. Suhks (Palin/Jindal '12---Now dog gone it, you betcha!)
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To: Clint N. Suhks
Cool!


28 posted on 12/10/2008 8:38:29 PM PST by JoeProBono ( Loose Associations - Postcards from My Mind)
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To: Salamander

Our Maltese is a great body-guard—she guards my wife, especially at nap time.


29 posted on 12/10/2008 8:44:46 PM PST by comps4spice (Stop buying newspapers and magazines and tell advertisers why you are doing what you are doing.)
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To: JoeProBono

What the hell is at the end of that leash? A ferret?


30 posted on 12/10/2008 8:48:50 PM PST by Hoosier-Daddy ("It does no good to be a super power if you have to worry what the neighbors think." BuffaloJack)
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To: JoeProBono

Small poodles are good for fly fishing.


31 posted on 12/10/2008 8:50:07 PM PST by Cringing Negativism Network ("Free Trade" = Fire Americans. Buy another company then fire more Americans.)
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To: Free_SJersey

That’s what I had heard, i.e. water dogs.


32 posted on 12/10/2008 8:50:48 PM PST by Hoosier-Daddy ("It does no good to be a super power if you have to worry what the neighbors think." BuffaloJack)
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To: JoeProBono

“Poodles have worked in virtually every capacity a dog is capable of filling. From cart-pulling draught animal to parlour-room trickster, from sled dog to assistive guide dog, from warrior to rest-home companion, from truffle-hound to eminently competent bird dog, and from watchdog to show ring master, the poodle excels at everything it sets its mind to.”


33 posted on 12/10/2008 8:51:50 PM PST by aruanan
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To: Born Conservative

My parents have a 3 year old goldendoodle and its the best dog they’ve ever owned. It really does take the best of both breeds and combines them into one furry animal.


34 posted on 12/10/2008 8:52:24 PM PST by ERJCaptain
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To: comps4spice
Crazy, isn't it? The dog the other dogs "fear" most in my house is our new little rescue Ibizan/Podengo mix.

She's 17 inches of total psycho....LOL!

This is she:

Just look at those eyes....the "Charlie Manson" stare....;-D

35 posted on 12/10/2008 9:09:28 PM PST by Salamander (Cursed with Second Sight.)
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To: aruanan

They are terrifyingly smart dogs.


36 posted on 12/10/2008 9:10:43 PM PST by Salamander (Cursed with Second Sight.)
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To: word_warrior_bob

Standard Poodles are the best dogs ever! :D (The one in post #6 looks just like our female.)

No shedding, no smell, great companions, incredibly smart and awesome guard dogs. They’ve spoiled me and I’ll never have anything else.


37 posted on 12/10/2008 9:14:15 PM PST by nodumbblonde (Apologies: Due to the coming economic crisis, I've had to let my tagline go.)
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To: Cringing Negativism Network
Small poodles are good for fly fishing.

Aren't they a tad hard to cast with e fly rod?

38 posted on 12/10/2008 9:22:33 PM PST by AFreeBird
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To: nodumbblonde

Yes, I’ll only have Standard Poodles from now on too, never thought I would be saying that about poodles until I got one. I would love any dog, but these guys just have an attitude like “I’m the coolest dog you’ll ever own”.


39 posted on 12/10/2008 9:39:06 PM PST by word_warrior_bob (You can now see my amazing doggie and new puppy on my homepage!! Come say hello to Jake & Sonny)
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To: Conan the Librarian

They are German NOT French!


40 posted on 12/10/2008 10:20:00 PM PST by BruceysMom ("Where knowledge is folly...")
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