The Sporting GroupThe Sporting Group

Developed to assist the Developed to assist the hunter in the pursuit of gamehunter in the pursuit of game

The PointerThe Pointer

Origin – EnglandOrigin – England Use – HuntingUse – Hunting Facts – Powerful, Facts – Powerful,

agile, clean, agile, clean, requires less requires less grooming, grooming, affectionate, affectionate, intelligent, patient, intelligent, patient, good companion, good companion, even-temperedeven-tempered

The German Shorthaired The German Shorthaired PointerPointer

Origin – GermanyOrigin – Germany Use – HuntingUse – Hunting Facts – Versatile, Facts – Versatile,

good good temperament, temperament, extraordinary extraordinary hunter, tail is hunter, tail is usually docked to usually docked to prevent injuryprevent injury

The German Wirehair PointerThe German Wirehair Pointer

Origin – GermanyOrigin – Germany Use – HuntingUse – Hunting Fact – Intelligent, Fact – Intelligent,

bristly hair like bristly hair like steel wool, weather steel wool, weather resistant, keen resistant, keen nose, loyal but nose, loyal but unfriendly to unfriendly to strangersstrangers

The Labrador The Labrador RetrieverRetriever

Origin – Origin – NewfoundlandNewfoundland

Use – Hunting Use – Hunting waterfowl, seeing waterfowl, seeing guide dog, rescue guide dog, rescue dogdog

Facts – Active, Facts – Active, water-resistant coat, water-resistant coat, alert, good sense of alert, good sense of smell, friendly, smell, friendly, dependabledependable

The English SetterThe English Setter

Origin – EnglandOrigin – England Use – Bird huntingUse – Bird hunting Facts – Noted for Facts – Noted for

beauty, good beauty, good disposition, disposition, excellent excellent companion, even-companion, even-temperedtempered

The Irish SetterThe Irish Setter

Origin – UnknownOrigin – Unknown Use – Hunting, Use – Hunting,

show dogshow dog Facts – Noted for Facts – Noted for

speed and speed and toughness, toughness, independent, independent, gentle, loyal, field gentle, loyal, field ability sacrificed for ability sacrificed for show breedingshow breeding

The BrittanyThe Brittany

Origin – Brittany Origin – Brittany province in Franceprovince in France

Use – HuntingUse – Hunting Facts – Excellent Facts – Excellent

sense of smell, sense of smell, desire to please, desire to please, active, untiring, active, untiring, jovial, good jovial, good companioncompanion

The Springer The Springer SpanielSpaniel

Origin – EnglandOrigin – England Use – Hunting, Use – Hunting,

companioncompanion Facts – Compact, Facts – Compact,

strong, affectionate, strong, affectionate, friendly, friendly, courageous, hardy, courageous, hardy, more powerful and more powerful and faster than other faster than other spanielsspaniels

The American The American Cocker SpanielCocker Spaniel

Origin – UnknownOrigin – Unknown Use – SportingUse – Sporting Facts – Requires Facts – Requires

gentle training, gentle training, hardy, smallest hardy, smallest member of member of sporting family, sporting family, excellent excellent companion dog, companion dog, sensitivesensitive

Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Nova Scotia Duck Tolling RetrieverRetriever

Origin- Nova Scotia, Origin- Nova Scotia, CanadaCanada

Use- Duck Hunting Use- Duck Hunting Facts- easy to train, Facts- easy to train,

good with children good with children and other animals, and other animals, excellent excellent companion dogcompanion dog