Sporting Group: Part 2

Front 1

German Short Haired Pointer

Back 1

-Origin: Germany
-Coat: Short and straight; easy to groom
-Very energetic, smart and willing to please
-Needs exercise or will destruct things
-Males more outgoing~better hunters

Front 2

German Wirehaired Pointer

Back 2

-Origin: Germany
-Color: Liver and white
-Coat: Wiry~weather resistant and water resistant
-Eager to please and willing to learn

Front 3

Golden Retriever

Back 3

-Origin: British Isles
-Color: Golden shades; NEVER red
-Coat: Dense and water repellant with good undercoat
-One of the most popular breeds
-Rep. of being the best "family dog"

Front 4

Gordon Setter

Back 4

-Origin: Scotland
-Color: Black with tan markings
-Coat: Straight or slightly wavy
-Only black and tan setter
-Very loyal and obedient
-Gentle and easy with kids; great family dog

Front 5

Irish Setter

Back 5

-Origin: Ireland
-Color: Red/mahogany
-Tends to bloat, 2-3 small meals rather than one
-All setters need plenty of exercise
-Considered one of the prettiest breeds

Front 6

Irish Water Spaniel

Back 6

-Origin: Ireland
-Color: Solid brown
-Largest of spaniels
-Eagerness to please, easy to train
-Can be one person dog, can be dog aggressive
-Does not bark often
-Classified as a retriever for gaming
-Considered a rare breed

Front 7

Labrador Retriever

Back 7

-Origin: Newfoundland
-Color: Solid yellow, black or chocolate
-Two types: English and American
-One of the best breeds for a family
-Used for companions, service dogs, and hunting
-Short haired~easy to care for
-Can get overweight!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Front 8

Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever

Back 8

-Origin: Canada
-Color: Various shades of red and orange with some white markings
-Looks similar to a small golden retriever
-Very devoted to its family; good with children
-Very intelligent

Front 9

Pointer

Back 9

-Origin: England
-Color: Primarily white, but may be liver, lemon, black, or orange, either solid patched or specled, smooth coat
-Energetic and affectionate
-Hunts by pointing in the direction of the prey

Front 10

Spinone Italiano

Back 10

-Origin: Italy

-Color: Solid white with markings (orange or brown) No tri-colors accepted or black or tan

-Coat: 1 1/2-2 1/2" long

-Shown in a natural state

Front 11

Sussex Spaniel

Back 11

-Origin: Sussex, England

-Color: Rich golden liver

-Coat: Flat or wavy

-One of the first 10 breeds recognized

-Very calm spaniel

-Will put on weight if not exercised

Front 12

Vizsla

Back 12

-Origin: Hungary

-After WWII breed was nearly extinct

-Name mean "Pointer" in Hungarian

-Energetic dog-needs exercise

-Not great with small animals (other than cats)

-Very important to train or else will run around like big horses

Front 13

Welsh Springer Spaniel

Back 13

-Origin: Wales

-Color: Dark red and white

-Coat: Silky spaniel feathering

-Less outgoing than other spaniels

-Just like other spaniels, this breed needs plenty of exercise

Front 14

Weimaraner

Back 14

-Origin: Germany (Debated)

-Color: Any shade of Grey

-Coat: Smooth coated

-They like to bark

-Very energetic breed~needs lots of exercise

-Very easy to please~Can be food motivated

-Need to be trained can get crazy

Front 15

Wirehaired Pointing Griffon

Back 15

-Origin: Holland and France

-Excellent field dog

-Easily trained, great family dog

-Need a tremendous amount of exercise

-Fairly rare; about 75-150 are produced in the USA each year