Sporting Dogs

The Sporting Group (AKC)

American Water Spaniel Brittany Chesapeake Bay Retriever Clumber Spaniel Cocker Spaniel Curly-Coated Retriever English Cocker Spaniel English Setter English Springer Spaniel Field Spaniel Flat-Coated Retriever German Shorthaired Pointer German Wirehaired Pointer

Golden Retriever Gordon Setter Irish Setter Irish Water Spaniel Labrador Retriever Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever Pointer Spinone Italiano Sussex Spaniel Vizsla Weimaraner Welsh Springer Spaniel Wirehaired Pointing Griffon

Sporting are basically hunters and have been bred to work over all kinds of terrain searching out different quarries. To welcome any Sporting into your home as a companion or family animal and expect it not to behave as a hunter is misguided. Some Sporting breeds can more readily be thought new tricks than others, but it takes patience.

As a general characteristic, Sporting tend to concentrate on the chase and not to listen to the entreaties of their owners to come back to base. Because of this, they do not generally do as well in advanced obedience tests. Most scent-Sporting have loud voices, which they are not adverse to using.

As the name suggests, Sporting are the hunting dogs. Sight-Sporting (GreySporting, Afghan Sporting, Borzoi, Irish WolfSporting, Saluki, Whippet, Scottish DeerSporting) do their chasing by direct sight, whereas scent-Sporting (Beagles, BloodSporting, Bassets) use their noses on the ground to follow their target.

The Sporting Group (AKC)

Although it is one factor that cannot be exactly described or standardized, the temperament of any breed should be as important to prospective owners as size or appearance. Official Kennel Club breed standards do contain basic guidelines under the heading "Temperament", but these describe the ideal only. Included on this website are observed traits that may not always conform to the ideal.

AN INVITATION TO CONTRIBUTE:

DOGSCAPADE is inviting you to write articles of real value for people interested in Sporting. We want to know everything you know about Sporting, including all about your Sporting-related organization. Who should buy or adopt a Sporting? Who should not? What special requirements and considerations do Sporting require? How and why did you get involved? We're looking for stories and first hand experiences about Sporting rather than standard reports, although facts and figures are fine too. So, if you have something worthwhile to offer, we'd love to hear from you!

In exchange, we will host an EXCLUSIVE featured section on our website for your Sporting kennel, club or organization! We accept well-organized (we will help with editing), genuinely useful, informative articles related to Sporting for inclusion. While we do review all contributions, we don't guarantee acceptance. For more information and to contribute articles, please contact us at contribute@dogscapade.com.

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