Gundog Training Forum

hi coverbuster,

ftch sprucehill tevez was out of him.not sure of any other ftch's he threw

regarding proper good hard hunting rough shooting dogs......i have failed to have seen any

The Bridevalley , Sprucehill lines probably were the last strong linebred spaniels. I hava a pedigree here of a dog who has about 7 times Lismore belle in his pedigree. This dog was the litter brother to Bridevalley Nell, the mother of Hothead. I just have pups here very closely bred to an extremel...

In ireland the bridevalley & sprucehill line of springers were all heavily line bred.it proved to be very sucessful with several ftch & ftw coming from these matings not to mention all the countless hard shooting dogs that resulted.they realised when they got these near perfect hunting machi...

kelco, if the parents are sound in temprement and have high drive in cover then go ahead & try the mating,you will either get hard hunting stuff like the parents or else they will be useless and soft as shit,there is no middle ground when you breed this way.just make sure you know the full histo...

monalue springers were certainly amongst the hardest hunting line of springers here in ireland.their drive in cold ground with minimum game was hard to equal.here in western ireland where game is scarce and woodcock is the main quarry the monalue springer fitted the bill.all the spaniels that i and ...

hi,just wondering has anyone used "top zac" that appears at stud on the towerbird gundogs website and what sort of stuff is he throwing.he looks a fine stamp of a springer and with the lines thats in him he must be well able to hunt aswell!!

tanx sgurr for all the info.i know that ftch saturns spirit isnt 100% rytex free but looks a real traditional looking springer,does anyone know what kind of stuff is coming off him?also ,any young dog out there by griffin?i like a dog with a lot of liver on them!!

all the spaniels i keep are rytex free

hi
im looking for recommendations,information,etc on stud dogs that are rytex free.something hardhunting,stylish,sound in temprement,good bone structure and a decent head.all replies are greatly appreciated.