Which is your Favourite Hunting Dog/ Gun Dog

[sitar]

20 days

yes double coated hugely

[Grumpy]

For rough shooting you can`t beat an Springer Spaniel in my opinion.......although a Brittany Spaniel would suit some better. An `all-rounder` such as the German Pointer would be ideal but they tend to be one-man dogs......not a lot of use in a family environment.
A Pointer, Setter, Retriever combination would be wonderful but the training time involved is immense. I`ve only seen such a trio working once but it was fabulous to watch.

[HydNawab]

I had been pheasant shooting in UK with my first coach and he had a lab.I guess he was the most intelligent and well trained gun dog I have ever come across.

I have a Harlequin great dane named Caesar.I read somewhere that these dogs were used for wild boar hunting in the olden days and are also called boar hounds.He is a gentle giant and thrives for attention.Had to keep him on my farm as I live in an apartment building.Lovely animal.

Cheers

Ashar

[jayanta mukherjee]

Hi Ashar,
Well they are certainly meant not for appartments as you would not be doing justice to them in such a manner. But the Harlequin is better suited to loneliness as they have a temperment that is mononcholic in nature. But any other great danes always have enjoyed the hearth of the home. they are extremly gentle animals and despite their size are nice to children. Well today I would not have been penning these words to you had mine not saved me from a snake in the garden, though till date I doubt my ten year old mind that it may have been one of the non poisonous varieties. His name was Caesar and he had difficulty carrying him in the car as at that point of time we only had M800 and a Contessa. So when Dad changed his car he went for a Van in order to accomodate Caesar.
Yes you are right that in Germany it was used for hunting Wild boars and then was specifically bred to hunt Boars in Russia as Brozoi and in Eng;land as Wolf Hounds, in the Afghanisthan as Afghan Hound, in the middle eastern countries as Grey Hounds, whippets and Sloughi all for different purposes.

[indian]

i had been on several chukar and pheasant hunts with pointers and they were nice dogs.im very fond of labs and golden retreivers too

[rk]

Had a German Shepherd b**ch during the school days, but am basically a lover of Indian Breeds, sight hounds to be specific.

I own a 2 year+ Rajapalayam now, a very courageous and loyal dog. He is very much attached to all at home, especially the kids. If anyone raises their voice at the kids, he is there in a moment, guarding with his deep throated growl and the great dane stance

I want to pick up some more Indian breeds like the Caravan Hound and Chippiparai, when I move on to a more spacious accommodation.
regards,
rk

[TenX]

Is the Rajapalayam breed also called as 'Mudhol' ...

[rk]

Hi TenX,
Rajapalayam hound comes from the Rajapalayam area (south tamilnadu), and the Mudhol Hound comes from the Mudhol area (north karnataka)
Rajapalayams have pink skin and white coat.
The coat on the head upto the shoulders is smooth as fine silk, and the rest of the body is rough coated.
Mudhol is supposed to come in all colours including brindle.
Both are sight hounds though.
regards,
rk

[Zenbon]

Hi guys,

I am not sure but i think both "Mudhol" and caravan hound are same.

Tenx,
Great pics of your dogs. By the way, what is the age of the lab that your friend wants to put up for adoption?

[TenX]

I guess its around 5 years... will confirm once again and post details... if possible, with a pic

[Yaj]

Yes you are right that in Germany it was used for hunting Wild boars and then was specifically bred to hunt Boars in Russia as Brozoi and in Eng;land as Wolf Hounds, in the Afghanisthan as Afghan Hound, in the middle eastern countries as Grey Hounds, whippets and Sloughi all for different purposes.

Are you implying that the Borzoi, Wolf hound, Afghan,whippet,sloughi have the Great Dane as their ancestor?
The Irish wolfhound when it was "recreated" did have Great Dane blood introduced but the other breeds mentioned have nothing to do with the Great Dane.
The Great Dane while originally a boarhound has changed a lot and is now more of a showdog/companion dog than a working boarhound. The old Danes(or more appropriately Deutsche Dogges/German mastiffs) were much smaller(around 28-30") and lighter and less"typey" than the present GDs.

The Rajapalayam is not a sighthound but a boarhound though lately the specimens seem to look more and more like sighthounds. A good Rajapalayam is not easy to find now
My favourite hunting dog is the Caravan hound(without guns of course) for fleet prey like hares and gazelle and the indian mastiffs for heavier stuff like wild boar.And not to forget the much underestimated pariah dog which is still used all over the country by tribals for hunting everything from wild boar to other less formidable prey.

Regards,
Yaj.