The Working Gundog: In the context of the HPR, the term “working” is generally taken to mean that the dog is exercising its natural aptitude to hunt, point and, being shot over, retrieve fallen game, whether this game be fur or feather. The HPR is a variable-range dog that will work the wind and adjust […]
Training the Weimaraner In my opinion the Weimaraner, along with the other HPR breeds in the UK, has not suffered the schism common to some breeds of gundog in the other gundog groups, and become separated into distinct “working” and “show” types. Although it is true to say those who work their HPR will proudly […]
100% Hunting Lines I do wonder what people mean when using the term “100% hunting line”. Whatever the basis for any objective calculation of, let’s say, a “Coefficient of Hunting” (COH), 100% is an unlikely score. Simplistically the 100% might be arrived at by a negative measure against the concentration of, say, shown dogs with […]
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