Versatile hunting dog?

Out of boredom I re read many posts on this thread. I get we all have dogs and breeds we love.

But most of these dogs should be taken out of consideration. Really don’t think that Pointing and Retrieving count as Versatile

If you’re not pointing upland, working waterfowl, blood tracking and killing fur….kindly take a seat

And “a dog will only do what a dog is trained to do”

Maybe one of the least sensical comments ever. It’s the opposite.

Let a dog do Whatver they want…and that’s what they’ll do.

Without training…some chase cars. Some kill cats. Some retrieve birds. Most chew shoes.

Most of my friends dogs hit porkies pretty hard. They get lit up pretty hard too. And they do it again.

Dumb? Doubtful. Full of Drive snd “harder” than a Golden. For sure.
 
A screwdriver with a Standard and Phillips bit is a long way from a Leatherman.

I’ll take he Leatherman
Out of boredom I re read many posts on this thread. I get we all have dogs and breeds we love.

But most of these dogs should be taken out of consideration. Really don’t think that Pointing and Retrieving count as Versatile

If you’re not pointing upland, working waterfowl, blood tracking and killing fur….kindly take a seat

And “a dog will only do what a dog is trained to do”

Maybe one of the least sensical comments ever. It’s the opposite.

Let a dog do Whatver they want…and that’s what they’ll do.

Without training…some chase cars. Some kill cats. Some retrieve birds. Most chew shoes.

Most of my friends dogs hit porkies pretty hard. They get lit up pretty hard too. And they do it again.

Dumb? Doubtful. Full of Drive snd “harder” than a Golden. For sure.
you summed up our discussion and i absolutely agree. for us it is the griffon that we call kortahls in europe.
 
One last "Bomb". I am a huge Chessie fan. IF.....you had one that Pointed. Or your praised him up from a pup to stand still over birds...AND you used him to track wounded deer/game. And they ran coons and killed them, or coyotes, etc.


That IS a Versatile dog. Not by breed...but it checks all 5 boxes.

Not sure a Brittany that points, flushes and retrieves and has killed a few squirrels is "Versatile"....but getting closer.
 
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