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Originally Posted by aulrich
Here is mine a Large Munsterlander
The big issue with them is that there are not many breeders , the upside is that most if not all are “by hunters for hunters” so once you get on a list for a litter chances are you will get a good hunter.
Dash is on the big side for breed @75lb there is a female in town that is 45lb but that is on the small side for a female.
At 5 years old he has settled down a lot, but those first two years he needed lots of off leash, but even now he gets an hour or more of off leash every day. But in general an awesome family dog, though I doubt that there is a breed of bird dog that could be considered a bad family dog. But I would call the breed high energy so a “big yard” won’t help.
As a hunter he is fantastic, a perfect fit for a mixed bag hunter LM’ as a rule love water . Early season upland I do have to be mindful of keeping him cool , and late season upland there is no such thing as too cold and seems to find another gear. For waterfowl he is fine until the last few 2-3 weeks before freeze up, the breed does not have a double coat so he gets wet. Even with a vest in my opinion he gets too cold. He was in his third hunting season before he was settled down enough to sit in a blind, but I think that was more a function on how I trained him.
Just another one of many fantastic breeds out there |
Scared the tard out of me when I first met him. I thought mine was going to be that size! (I got the smaller version) Great family dog, loves to cuddle and virtually lazes around the house next to you. Love sleeping with you if you let it. During hunting season mine has great drives (goes crazy for birds and gophers when we are at the park) will run all day if you let it.....a bit whiny though....but I believe they were used to hunt wild games and they would vocalize their prey scent by different pitches. Also mine purrs.... which is interesting when I'm rubbing her chest and belly.
