Upland Hunting Dog Breeds - UplandLife.com

Upland Hunting Dog Breeds

Varying upland terrain, climates, game, hunter interests, handling skills, seasons, budgets, family history, aesthetic sensibilities - these things all steer uplanders towards one breed or another.

For most upland hunters, hunting style is the biggest consideration. Whether they grew up watching English Springers flushing out meadows, or once saw a friend's GSP stylishly point out the proverbial needle among the haystacks - some hunters' expectations are set by what they've come to think of as "the" type of dog to have. Others may have recently moved away from the plains - where big running dogs have square miles to work - to the woodlands of the eastern seaboard, where quail-housing bushes are mere feet apart. Such a change of venue can change a hunter's entire thinking about breeds or about bloodlines within a breed.

This page links to further material about each of the major uppland bird dogs. You'll find the breed's written standard (as recorded by the American Kennel Club), links to the national breed clubs, and more.

Brittany	Cocker Spaniel	English Setter	English Springer Spaniel	Irish Setter
German Wirehaired Pointer (Drathaar)	German Shorthaired Pointer (Kurzhaar)	Gordon Setter	Golden Retriever	Labrador Retriever
Pointer	Spinone Italiano	Vizsla (Hungarian Pointer)	Weimaraner	Welsh Springer Spaniel
Wirehaired Pointing Griffon	See info on all breeds in the Sporting Group by visiting the official AKC web site.