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Gun dogs (gundogs) or bird dogs are types of
hunting dog A hunting dog is a Dog, canine that hunts with or for hunters. There are several different Dog type, types of hunting dog developed for various tasks and purposes. The major categories of hunting dog include hounds, terriers, cur type dogs, and ...
s developed to assist
hunter Hunting is the human practice of seeking, pursuing, capturing, and killing wildlife or feral animals. The most common reasons for humans to hunt are to obtain the animal's body for meat and useful animal products ( fur/ hide, bone/tusks, ...
s in finding and retrieving
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, typically various
fowl Fowl are birds belonging to one of two biological orders, namely the gamefowl or landfowl ( Galliformes) and the waterfowl ( Anseriformes). Anatomical and molecular similarities suggest these two groups are close evolutionary relatives; toget ...
s that are shot down on the wing (in flight). The term hunting dog is broad and includes all breeds and skills of hunting canines, but "gun dogs" refers to canines that are trained to work alongside a loud firearm while hunting or retrieving game. Gun dogs are divided into three main categories: pointers and retrievers, setters and spaniels, and water dogs.


Types

There are several breeds used as gundogs with varying instinctive skill sets for each one. Gun dogs are divided into three primary types:
retriever A retriever is a Dog type, type of gun dog that retrieves Game (hunting), game for a hunter. Generally gun dogs are divided into three major classifications: retrievers, flushing spaniels, and pointing breeds. Retrievers were bred primarily to ...
s, pointing breeds, and water dogs.


List of gundog breeds

* Barbet * Bracco Italiano * Braque du Bourbonnais *
Brittany Brittany ( ) is a peninsula, historical country and cultural area in the north-west of modern France, covering the western part of what was known as Armorica in Roman Gaul. It became an Kingdom of Brittany, independent kingdom and then a Duch ...
* Burgos Pointer * Drentsche Patrijshond * Cesky Fousek * Corded Poodle * German Longhaired Pointer * German Shorthaired Pointer * German Spaniel * German Wirehaired Pointer * Hungarian Wirehaired Vizsla * Kooikerhondje * Lagotto Romagnolo * Large Münsterländer * Pointer * Portuguese Water Dog * Portuguese Pointer * Pudelpointer *
Chesapeake Bay Retriever The Chesapeake Bay Retriever is a large dog breed, breed of dog belonging to the retriever, Gun dog, gundog, and sporting Breed Groups (dog), breed groups. The breed was developed in the United States Chesapeake Bay area during the 19th century. H ...
* Curly Coated Retriever * Flat-Coated Retriever * Golden Retriever *
Labrador Retriever The Labrador Retriever or simply Labrador or Lab is a British list of dog breeds, breed of water dog retriever gun dog. It was developed in the United Kingdom from St. John's water dogs imported from the Newfoundland Colony, colony of Newfoun ...
* Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever * English Setter * Gordon Setter * Irish Setter * Irish Red and White Setter * Small Münsterländer * American Cocker Spaniel * American Water Spaniel * Boykin Spaniel * Clumber Spaniel * English Cocker Spaniel * English Springer Spaniel * Field Spaniel * Irish Water Spaniel * Sussex Spaniel * Welsh Springer Spaniel * Spanish Water Dog * Spinone Italiano * Stichelhaar * Standard Poodle * Vizsla * Weimaraner * Wirehaired Pointing Griffon * Wirehaired Vizsla


Kennel club classification

When competing in conformation shows most kennel clubs, including The Kennel Club group pedigree gun dog breeds together in their own gun dog group, whilst some such as the
American Kennel Club The American Kennel Club (AKC) is a 501(c)(4) nonprofit breed registry, registry of purebred dog pedigree (animal), pedigrees in the United States. In addition to maintaining its pedigree registry, this kennel club also promotes and sanctions eve ...
group them in a sporting group.


See also

* Field trial


References

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