The guys I dealt with referred to it as a "hardness test " it's purpose was to confirm the individual dogs reaction to furred predator's ie: fox,raccoon,mink etc,a feral cat is also sometime's used ,but like I said aggression towards other dogs is not encouraged or appreciated in the breeder's I know.
As to the Wirehair /DD thing it's a sometimes heated topic ,Heiko is a Drahthaar, he was breed down from a long,long line of Drahthaars each had to pass strict hunt and conformation tests for the privilege to breed,so I guess that's the distinction there.
As a side note,I didn't run him through the official gamut of testing,just the first two ,has a crooked front tooth which disqualified him from breeding.
So really I guess a dog is a dog is a dog,to each his own in the end ...I adore any dog who point's a game bird,but this guy I have now is like I said earlier, the best I've ever owned ,for me ...because others I imagine have their own view's on what's their favorite.
My best,
Chris
Last edited by Newf; 01/01/13 09:53 AM.
