AM,
You did a nice job of explaining things to Mustad. It is a tough thing to do over a forum. Getting back to the original post and the difference b\tis moot point at best. After doing my research on hunting dogs in general I came to the conclusion that buying a DD or DK was the safest bet for a lifelong healthy pet and the best "Straight off the Shelf" natural ability. I went the DD route after 3 years of searching for what I wanted.(Upland and Waterfowl with blood tracking)I looked into plenty of other breeds and feel that the Germans do a stellar job when it comes tobreeding regulation. Unfortunately the WPG was left behind due to the prowess the DDand DKin the limited hunting arena in Germany, Austria, andItaly. The reason being that the 2 breeds did were breed to perform simalar tasks and the DD had a group of breedersthat took things very seriously. Now I nearly bought a WPG but was unimpressed with the prey drive in comparison to the DD.Burrsin the coat also became a factor after seeinga WPGcome out of the ruffed grouse woods. Iown a 2 year old DD and a 5 year old Britt.I have run my DD through 2 out of the three standard tests VJP, HZP, and willtest in the VGP in'06. I would also like to try the other tests just to do them because I really enjoy working with dogs. Blood tracking, retrieving reliability,and a couple other tests just help to keep your dog sharp. Any DD thathas passed the VGP is a brag hunting dogno matter what type of hunting you do.
Huntermag