Some interesting pics of rare Versatile gundogs

Mike · Some interesting pics of rare Versatile gundogs

Craig Koshyk has a new website up with some of his pictures on.

http://www.craigkoshykphoto.ca/dogs.html

The versatile breeds france / spain 2005 has some pictures of a few breeds I haven't seen before:

Braque Saint Germaine, Braqu d'Auvergne, Braque francais d'gascogne, Pachone Navarro and Perdiguero de bourgos.

Mike

FUrther to the above here is a link to a book which when published will no doubt appeal to many on this board.

http://www.craigkoshykphoto.ca/continentals.html

I know I already want a copy!!

Christine W

Lovely to see some photos of the Epagneul Bleu de Picardy and Epagneul Picardy too. I must admit I do like these 2 breeds. If there's anyone who has more information on them I'd love to know some more!

youngshot

How long will it be until the book is available for purchase i would certainly be happy to buy one but have you also got any idea of price etc

Sorry for all the questions

Cheers Dan

Mike

http://workinghprs.myfastforum.org/privmsg.php?mode=post&u=147

If you click the link above you can ask the author yourself!

chiendog

Thank you for posting the link to my site and thank you all for the comments. As I mention on the page for my book "The Continentals"

Ten years ago, after a long and frustrating search of the existing literature I came to the conclusion that much of what was written about the continental breeds of pointing dogs was out of date, incomplete, contradictory, and in many cases, just plain wrong. Information regarding some breeds was relatively easy to find. Other breeds however, received only passing mention, a few lines at most, in dog “encyclopedias” that tended do nothing more than reprint the breed standard used in the show ring. I simply could not find a single source of detailed, accurate information on all of the more than 30 breeds of “versatile” dogs.

As my interest in these breeds increased, so did the number of questions I had. Questions for which there seemed to be no answers in books or on the net. Oh sure, it was easy to find out how big the dog was supposed to be and what colours were accepted in the show ring. But what about the way the dog hunted? What about its range and speed? Did they retrieve? Did they work well in the water? How many members of the breed were there in the world? Did they still exist?

Frustrated by the lack of solid information about so many breeds, I decided to find out for myself. I began by searching the internet for breeders and breed clubs in the native countries of all the versatile breeds. By e-mail, telephone and fax, I made contact with people who knew about the breeds first hand. Finally I felt that I was getting some straight answers to many of my questions. However, I soon realized that if I truly wished to understand the unique charancteristics of the breeds I had to see them with my own eyes, in their country of origin.

So I set a personal goal to see and photograph every one of the more than 30 continental pointing breeds at work, in the field, in their native lands. Today, I am very close to achieving my goal. My wife and I have travelled to Gemany, France, Italy, Holland, Denmark, Spain, Austria, England, the U.S. and through much of Canada in our quest to see, photograph and in some cases hunt hunt over all of the versatile breeds .. In the spring of 2007 we will be travelling to Slovakia, the Czech Republic and Hungary to photograph the final 3 breeds on our list. Upon our return I will being to put the finishing touches on a book about these fascinating dogs.

Tentatively entitled " The Continentals", the book will feature photographs of every breed of continental pointing dog still being bred today, working in the field, in its native land. Each breed will have its own chapter with a thorough, well documented description of its history, hunting style and current status.

My aim is to provide gundog enthusiasts, judges and hunters with an accurate and up to date picture of the various breeds of versatile dogs as they really are today. I hope to dispell many of the myths surrounding these breeds by passing on the information I have gathered from the true experts; people who have dedicated their lives to “their” breed of dog."

Cheers!

Craig