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Water Capabilities
Their prowress in the water are a deciding factor in their abilities as hunting dogs. Only a fearless dog with developed hunting instincts can actieve good success in the water.The love of water is an important characteristic of the German Longhair hunting dog breed.
The following requirements are demandet of these dogs:
Flushing maneuvers in water with reeds where waterfowl are not visible:
searching for a minimum of
20 min. with a maximum distance of 300 m from the hunter.
retrieval of downed waterfowl that is visible
retrieval of downed waterfowl that is not visibile from water with reeds