Sporting Dogs

Sporting dogs are highly active and alert and love to be outdoors since they have been bred for centuries to be hunting companions. The group includes the pointers, retrievers, setters, and spaniels. They have a lot of energy and active minds.

Many of the dogs in this group love to swim, work and play games.

Brittany Dog		Chesapeake Bay Retriever
Clumber Spaniel		Cocker Spaniel
Curly-Coated Retriever		English Cocker Spaniel
English Setter		English Springer Spaniel
Field Spaniel		Flat-Coated Retriever
German Shorthaired Pointer		German Wirehaired Pointer
Golden Retriever		Gordon Setter
Irish Setter		Irish Water Spaniel
Italian Spinone		Labrador Retriever
Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever		Pointer
Vizsla		Weimaraner
Welsh Springer Spaniel

Training this breed is fairly easy because of their high level of intelligence. They are loyal, confident, sweet, eager to please and easy to potty train.

Often mischievous if not given jobs to do to occupy their bodies and minds, usually, they are obedient and agile dogs.

Owing to their extremely loving nature they make some of the best “family dogs” and are usually excellent with children of all ages. They are also good companion dogs for singles of all age groups and love to simply be near their owners.

Because they were developed as hunting dogs with energetic hunting abilities in water and field settings, most Sporting Dogs require regular exercise.

Nearly 30% of all dogs registered by the American Kennel Club in 2006 were Sporting dogs.

*American Kennel Club Listing of Sporting Dog Breeds