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The best hunting dog you never heard of: Braque français

Posted: Fri Nov 20, 2009 10:15 pm
by seamusTX
The Braque français is a pointing retriever that originated in southwestern France and has been imported to North America in the last three decades:

http://www.gundogmag.com/gundog_breeds/GD_braques_0909/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

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Re: The best hunting dog you never heard of: Braque français

Posted: Sat Nov 21, 2009 2:13 am
by chabouk
Thanks for the link. I'm not a bird hunter, but I do like Viszlas as all-around dogs. This breed looks interesting too.

There are lots of excellent old-line European breeds that few people this side of the pond know about.

Re: The best hunting dog you never heard of: Braque français

Posted: Sat Nov 21, 2009 9:09 am
by The Annoyed Man
Interesting. At first glance I would have taken it for some variation of a German Shorthaired Pointer, just on looks alone. But these apparently run quite a bit smaller. Perhaps the progenitor mentioned in the article is closer to the GSP?