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I have hunted deer, but never anything else. I always wanted to hunt with a dog. I chose a poodle because they don't shed and they are easy to train. If anyone has a problem with that please let me know now because I tried an ohio hunters forum and they made it very difficult for me to be there. I love all breeds of dogs. I am also helping my dad train his britney spaniel. I think he will have more fun with a hunting dog when he retires next year.

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What would you be hunting with a poodle? What game anyways. I have never heard anyone hunting with a poodle before. Not that I keep up on this stuff very much but it does sound strange to me.

indianmtn

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Depending on the genetics, poodles are excellent waterfowl dogs.

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Wow, I would have never guessed. Oh wait, I saw that on tv once. Well good luck to you then. I hope that it all works out for you.

indianmtn

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Keep in mind that I am not saying that poodles are better then another dog. I like all dogs. The poodle was actually the first dog ever bred to hunt. The link tells the history.

http://www.poodlehistory.org/PDUCKGU.HTM

I will be using him to hunt everything. Poodles are very easy to train. Poodles feel out of favor in the 1700's because their fur was harder to maintain. Then the spaniel became popular. Some people breed hunting poodles. Here is one I found at random. I did not get my dog from them.

http://www.lakelandhuntingpoodles.com/

Here is one mans short story about hunting with a poodle.

http://www.highdesertpaws.com/BlitzWork.html

I am a newb. Right now I am training my dog to work as a retriever. That seems to be pretty easy. He is 3 months old and I have only had him for a week or so. Right now he is marking dummy targets and retrieving them on command. I plan on training him for turkey hunting as well this year. With a poodle you just have to give them praise. I don't use treats for anything and I don't use a shock collar. I am not saying that a poodle is the best bird dog of all time. I would say they very wellmay bethe most simple to train. Any animal encyclopedia will tell you they are the smartest of all domestic dogs. I hope that answers your questions.

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I will not be competing or anything with him. It's more about the experience with me. Now I need a lot of luck though because I am trying to get my dad to work with his Britney. My dad is about to retire and has no patience. We will see how this goes. I know that he has always wanted a hunting dog though. He has talked about it forever.

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I hope all goes well for you then. Thanks for the posts and links.

indianmtn

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A friend of mine has a poodle that trails wounded deer, and he is the best trail dog that I have ever worked with.

Just tell me that you don't dye him pink.

SORRY---couldn't resist.

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i am looking into a weimeriar or how ever you spell it but i dont know if theyu are good for feild dogs like duck pheseant quail you know what i mean i hope

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I have used them for that purpose and mine did great. One of my best dogs. Better at the field work then water.

indianmtn