bird dog in the squirrel dog?

Hillbilly stalker

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There's a lot more than you would think. You see a dog that's good at "winding" a squirrel, there is a real good chance he has it in his back ground. Hog hunters round here breed it into their dogs for the same reason.
 

NE GA Pappy

Mr. Pappy
Nope, to big of a waste of time. Just breed to a squirrel dog with good winding ability. There is no way to mix in a "little" bird dog in one generation.

but if you are taking a long term approach, it can be done in 2 or 3 generations, and it can make a tremendous improvement winding ability
 

NE GA Pappy

Mr. Pappy
i bet she is a sqwerl treeing machine too.
 

Melvin4730

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I crossed my Brittany with Coolwhip’s Dam, Barger’s Tenn Babe.

This is the Sire....Denver.
 

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Melvin4730

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Bird dog x Barger Feist
 

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Melvin4730

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The true field bred bird dogs are bred to run. They hunt the field bred bird dogs off horses many times. If they stop running during the field trial, the dog gets picked up. Putting bird dog in your breeding puts winding ability and wheels on the dogs. They will flat hunt.
 

NE GA Pappy

Mr. Pappy
that explains some of those 1000 yard plus trees we have seen before, huh?
 

Melvin4730

Senior Member
Some of the best known squirrel dogs had bird dog in them.

Blondie, Ranger, Freckles, Champ, Champ Jr...
 

groundhawg

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The very best squirrel treeing machine we ever had was 1/2 German Shorthair Pointer. Only problem we had with him was he hated skunks and would hunt them at night when able to get out of the pen. Kill them and come back to sleep under the truck. You knew quick, fast and in a hurry when he had gotten out and had a "good" night skunk hunting. :eek:
 

3ringer

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My GSP bird dog loves squirrels. I don't hunt birds but I do like squirrel hunting. I haven't taken her squirrel hunting yet . I fear that she would chase a deer into the next county. Maybe if I get a gps for my gsp , I will try her at hunting squirrels.
 

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Melvin4730

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Updated photos of the 1/4 bird dog x 3/4 feist Puppies.
 

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