HPR!!!! by jendellas
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For those who don't know the girls belong to the Hunt Point & Retrieve (HPR) group of gundogs. You have the Pointers, Spaniels, Retrievers & Setters, all have their job to do. NO GUNDOG kills anything or shouldn't, they could crush birds when they are retrieving but that is a NO, NO. Gundogs should have a soft mouth.
My girls job is to find the game (birds, foxes,deer), then they usually go on point & when the game is flushed & shot, they retrieve it. The girls have a lovely arched neck so they should be able to jump a gate with a (dead, I hasten to add) fox in their mouth.
People, especially in (Germany, their home town) use them to stalk deer, sending them into the wood/forest, they return when they find any.
So not really a first time dog owner dog, their instinct is still very strong. A family (not really understanding) & with not much training may get a shock if they go for a quiet walk in the countryside.
The munsterlander originates from the German Setter, they were Brown & White. When they had litters there were the odd Black & White, which were at one time culled. Then some breeders thought, hang on a minute lets see if we can start a breed. This was all done in Munster so they called the breed Munsterlanders.
Some lines of Munsters still carry the brown gene from the German setter & browns do appear. They are bot allowed to be shown in breed but can be registered on the obedience/agility etc register. They look rather like German longhaired pointers. Not to be mistaken for the Kleiner Munsterlander that is smaller & always brown & white.
Thanks for all the lovely comments & favs, so, so appreciated. xxx
Comments (13)
jmb007
interessant
greyone
Wonderful set of images of your crew. Thank you for this info, it helps reinforce what I said a few days ago, that gun dogs do not kill any thing, their instincts are simply to find and flush out the prey for the hunter.
gillbrooks
Lovely photos. I knew they originated from Munster but I didn't know the details - great to know :)
mickeyrony
Good girls nice presentation ((5++))
magnus073
Barbara, these are some very cool photos of the girls in action. Thanks for providing the detailed background as it was very informative.
ontar1
Beautiful collage of the girls and thank you for the information, outstanding capture!
Faemike55
Thank you very much, Barbara, for the beautiful photos and the insight to their training and behaviour
Mulltipass
Wonderful collage!!
durleybeachbum
So interesting!
Chipka
Amazing shots and great information: I love the way that domestic animals actually show how not-so-domestic they actually are. I like the idea of getting a shock when walking with them in the forest. They're lovely ladies too. I'm more of a cat-person and I immediately thought of a bit of odd cat behavior when I read your description. Cats also retrieve and...well...male cats are prone to retrieve, pointing and setting are activities that cats leave to dogs, but like the sorts of dogs you describe, they're full of little surprises (often limp, bloody surprises with their tongues hanging out.) Animals! I love 'em! Now back to these three ladies: you can tell they're a part of the same team, because they're color-coordinated. Great photos and I loved the information, and it's so nice to know that Munster is known for something other than one of my favorite species of cheese.
Mark-David-Rogers
A charming collection of shots, and some very interesting information about the breed.
Glendaw
Wow what a gorgeous collage Barbara. Awesome action shots, of the girls in stalking and retrieving mode. Thanks for passing on the very formal information-- I just learned something new !
danapommet
Thanks for the 'hunting' montage Barbara and I enjoyed the history lesson!