Large Munsterlanders take the field

[@DrBuzz0]

They're great dogs.

[@anonmouse956]

They look like Irish Setters to me, are they similar in person?

[@kyvss]

Beautiful beautiful stops! I wish I had trained mine to point ( I dont hunt so we didnt).

[@axelsprangare2579]

You are the reason why we get worse and worse gun dogs! Don't get a damn münsterländer if you’re not going to hunt! The same with the finnish spitz.

[@sos-ll7mv]

@@axelsprangare2579 so i cant have one as a pet? Even if its active

[@axelsprangare2579]

@@ThePedersenHomestead Well that actually makes me happy. 🙂 Just don't buy a Münsterländer puppy.

[@shug2795]

@@sos-ll7mv How many non-hunting breeds exist today? Why did you acquire a working dog then, dumb-it-down?

[@shug2795]

@@ThePedersenHomestead No Jenna, someone that knew nothing about the proper development of such a delightful hunting breed abused the dog. Hence, he is gunshy. Gunshyness is not hereditary. It is man-made. Furthermore, he could be rehabilitated. Instead he is deprived of the many generations of dogs that went before him in history, preventing him from achieving his full passion/potential. Now.....he EXISTS.

[@travelfreak2]

The intro pic at least is the small munsterlander

[@mikemarsh7376]

no, these are all large

[@MdniteRider]

THE NORTH AMERICA MUNSTERLANDER CLUBS ARE A TRAIN WRECK... THEY ARE NOT A MEMBER BREED CLUB OF THE JAGDGEBRAUCHSHUNDVEREIN (JGV). THEY (LMA*) SHORTCUT IN FIELD TESTING AND UNLESS AN OWNER MISSES THE 18 MO. NAVHDA NATURAL ABILITY TEST....THEN THE LM DOG MUST PASS THE FIELD UTILITY TEST TO BE APPROVED FOR BREEDING. MOST HAVE THEIR PUPS ENTER THE NATURAL ABILITY TEST. THE LM CLUBS WANT NOTHING TO DO WITH AKC ...THEREFORE THE DOGS ARE NOT RECOGNIZED NOR DO THEY PARTICIPATE IN THE ANNUAL SPORTING DOG COMPETITION AT WESTMINSTER IN NYC. THESE DOGS ARE ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL DOGS....ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS ! IN CONTRAST ...THE GROSSER MUNSTERLANDER OWNERS IN THE UK. COMPETE THEIR DOGS IN THE GUNDOG COMPETITION AT THE CRUFTS DOG SHOW. THE STRONGEST QUALITY OF THIS MARVELOUS DOG IS TO FIND WOUNDED PREY AND THEY ARE RELENTLESS IN THAT EFFORT. THE BIGGEST NEGATIVE IS THEY ARE ABSOLUTE BURR MAGNETS AND WILL NEED COMBED OUT AFTER EACH OUTING OR YOU WILL END UP CUTTING OUT THE MATTED COAT IF NOT ATTENDED TO REGULARLY. THEY WILL GET ALONG WITH YOUR OTHER DOGS ALSO......SETTERS...POINTERS....RETRIEVERS...AND ARE GREAT FAMILY DOGS. I RECOMMEND LOOKING OUTSIDE NORTH AMERICA TO OBTAIN ONE

[@takotnachinana]

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[@shug2795]

While I appreciate that there is something out there for everyone, these dogs hold absolutely no attraction for me but for definable reasons. Not unlike most Germanic concepts of a versatile dog as in, jack-of-all trades and master of NONE, these particular dogs show no pace/animation (yumpty-dump) in their search. They are far too slow and methodical to be even remotely effective unless on pen-raised birds. I guess they could be effective if you have enough of them and a number of guns in close proximity but then, that's not really a reflection of their prowess/capability as a POINTING breed because they are being worked as quasi-flushers. It is unfair to completely assess their functionality albeit it slow/methodical, because the ones in this video reflect their training more-so than their natural abilities. Funny...but most of the dogs I see in this medium are similar (regardless of breed) in that they are flointers or plushers. Pointers should work at a productive distance from their handler/owner targeting the objectives that hold birds then finding them and pinning them for the gun. In order to have any success on wild birds, you need a dog with lots of pace and a nose to keep up with it's pace! Flushers are supposed to work closely in a pattern that produces birds for the gun - well within gunshot. In this video, I don't see pointers nor do you I see actual flushers. As such, I have coined the term "plushers or flointers". Just because they are not common in North America (by-the-way, nor are they "common" in Europe either) doesn't mean they are superior. It does however mean they haven't been influenced by the North American concept of what makes a decent bird dog. That is about the ONLY advantage I would give this breed.....for now. ;) I see in this video that you have a number of them working quasi-flusher-like in distance while birds are flushing AND guns are shooting at said FLUSHED birds!?!?!?! As such, it makes it REALLY hard to assess the large Munsterlander on it's own merits, in my opinion. That said, I really enjoyed this video!

[@paraglenner]

Funny that I use mine on those pen reared grouse. Hunt yip, point oh yes, retrieve ya got it. Can also train them to deer which they are often used for on the continent

[@BlackearthAlien]

Nice & really smart dogs... i got a Large Munsterlander to..:)