Picture of my Pudelpointers

[Shannon]

My two pudelpointers were racing down a dike when they slammed onto a point side by side. I found a rooster pheasant from god knows where hiding in the cat tails. I thought it was a cool picture.

[Curly]

Very cool pic.  Thanks for sharing.

I'm not very familiar with pudelpointers.  What is more typical, the more wirey coat or the smoother coat one.?

[Happy Gilmore]

That is a nice pic!

[skinzner]

Shannon , i like the coat  on your latest dog. Does that dog pick up a lot of burrs or is the hair short  enough that they dont get all tangled up. When we hunt over in the yakima area it seems like i have to set aside a decent amount of time for removing burrs from my pudelpointer, but shes has a lot more hair than your dogs.

[addicted2hunting]

its driving me nuts Shannon! I cant wait for my pup! cool picture!

[Shannon]

The slick coated pudelpointer is undesirable and is about 5% of the breedings right now. It used to be higher but they are getting it better. I actually kind of like the tight coat but I wish she had a beard. She handles the warm weather better than my other dog but the wiry coated dog can handle the extreme cold a lot better. The slick will break ice on cold weather retrieves but I have to watch her closely because she would go until she killed herself. Her coat reminds me of a quarter horse in the summer. Very pretty, glossy coat that really shines. I like them both but it is interesting how they can be related and look so much different. I think the slicks are a throw back to the english pointer blood from 150+ years ago.
The wiry coat picks up some burrs but I don't pull them. I just throw him in the box and he cleans himself and they work themselves out. I've probably only pulled a couple since I've had him and those were out of his beard. The wiry coat is nice after a week of hunting pheasants. He doesn't look any worse for the wear but his beard is shorter. The slick has a pink belly from running in the brush and cattails all the time.
Addicted-have the pups whelped yet?

[addicted2hunting]

not yet he is saying late april. I am kinda low on the list but he thinks I should still get a pup if the girls give enough pups. just crossing my fingers and hoping!

[REHJWA]

Awesome Picture , Thanks for sharing.

[rasbo]

can I get some info on the dog,like where to find one around here and price..Really cool shot of them pointing

[AspenBud]

can I get some info on the dog,like where to find one around here and price..Really cool shot of them pointing

Rare breeds usually cost you a lot more.

You can usually get a quality Pointer, Setter, Shorthair, Wirehair, or Brittany for a fraction of the price and you'll have a lot more options to choose from (something for everyone).

Not a knock on pudelpointers, but something to consider. You can buy, and pay to have trained, a very nice dog for the price of some rarer breeds.

[Shannon]

My dogs are out of Cedarwoods Kennels in Boise Idaho. I'd highly recommend him. There isn't many around here but you can see mine if you want. I know of a related pup here in Skagit County also.
AspenBud, out of the dogs you listed the only one that is reliably a water dog is the wirehair and they cost the same on average. They are around $1200 average for a well bred dog of either of those breeds. If your looking for a dog that loves the water like a lab and points like a pointer, get a pudelpointer. A wirehair would be a close second choice IMO.

[Shannon]

Out of the breeds listed not many will hit the water like this either.

[YellowDog]

Shannon, cool looking dogs.  Do you have a head on shot of them that you can post?

[lokidog]

Nice pics and good looking dogs.

[rasbo]

thanks Shannon,I have used many of the breeds in idaho yrs ago.This breed really has me thinking about a very great all around dog