Cold Weather Dogs

[curmudgeon]

I wonder if any of you can help me with this.
I am looking to get a second dog one that will be for the most part used to
hunt small game animals as well as birds in the western slopes of Colorado,
year round.
At the moment I spend more time in Arizona, so my one dog is what I call a
warm weather breed.
Still he likes the change of climate that Colorado offers.
But he is getting old, and I would like any suggestions you might have on the
type of breed best suited to the western slopes, both in summer and in winter.

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[big...@earthlink.net]

curmudgeon wrote:

I live in Steamboat, CO. I have an American Water Spaniel. He is great
both upland and duck hunting.
He adores cold weather and snow. His biggest delight is to roll in the
snow. In the summer we keep his coat cut short. The disposition of the
breed is delightful.
The only negative thing I can say is that burrs are a problem with his
curly coat.

Harvey Maron
big...@earthlink.net

[Gruver, Wes]

For cold weather work you can not beat the Chesapeake Bay Retriever. Read up
on the breed and decide for yourself.

A great article can be found here:

http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templates/community/inthefield/fieldguides
/guidebooks-story-1.jhtml?hierarchyId=133&contentId=butz_chesapeake

More than just a little biased...

Wes and Tucker

[Teri Keefe]

In a message dated 2/20/02 3:40:23 PM US Mountain Standard Time,
big...@earthlink.net writes:

<< The only negative thing I can say is that burrs are a problem with his
curly coat. >>

I saw a program on tv last week that mentioned spraying a bur collecting coat
with a nonstick cooking spray like PAM. They say is really works "slick."
:-) I have Labs, so I have never tried it.
Teri
School House Farms
South Dakota Pheasant hunting with you and your own dogs

[Hawkmom74]

'Show Sheen' for horses works wonders to keep burrs out of the coats. I've
used it for several applications.

[Ron M.]

Yes, a chessie would be good, IF it's the kind of dog you and your
family can deal with. They're not ordinary dogs. I STRONGLY STRONGLY
advise anyone considering buying a chessie to read the links at this
website:

http://www.cbrrescue.org/information.htm

Good hunting,
Ron M.

[Pastor Tim]

I have 2 english setters that work well in both warm and cold
climate. I have a Lab who is excellent in cold weather and
hates warm and hot. The Chesapeake Bay Retrieve is an
excellant choice for cold weather work.

Tim

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