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 Robby |
Terminology |
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Posts: 26 (14 May, 2006 17:31:15) |
Being from Germany, I have some difficulties with definitions.
Birddog ist birddog, that's fairly easy, but to what does "Gundog" apply. Any kind of hunting dog, birddogs and retrievers, ...??? Thanx for replys! |
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Eric Begbie |
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Posts: 1764 (14 May, 2006 21:42:03) |
Robby,
In UK the term "gundog" tends to mean any breed of dog that is trained to work with the Guns - i.e. retrievers, spaniels, HPRs and true pointers and setters. I had never heard the term "bird dog" used in UK until fairly recently and, when it is used, it tends to reflect the American usage which applies to HPRs, pointers and setters. In America, the term "gun dog" (usually as two words, unlike UK) normally means retrievers and sometimes "hunting dog" is used to mean any dog that works to the Gun. In UK a "hunting dog" would be one of the hound breeds such as foxhound or beagle., or maybe a crossbreed like a lurcher. But it is far from an exact science. Throughout this Forum you will find all the terms being used, sometimes interchangeably. 
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elitegundogs |
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Posts: 280 (15 May, 2006 04:22:55) |
birddog = a dog that doesn't sleep on the couch all day
gundog = a dog that doesn't sleep on the couch all day huntingdog = a dog that doesn't sleep on the couch all day The term birddog is somewhat limiting, but gundog or hunting dog can be any kind of dog used for any form of hunting. My Beagles are every bit as much of a hunting/gun dog as my Labradors are.  tom |
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Robby |
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Posts: 26 (15 May, 2006 06:06:54) |
OK thank you, so when I want to look into Enlish literature on HPR Training, I'll look for "Gundog" in the title.
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Des ONeile |
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Posts: 2414 (15 May, 2006 13:13:36) |
Search for "versatile" as well. It is often used in this connection.
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