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Does anyone own or have you hunted over this breed? If so, can you compare pros and cons with a GSP? Disposition, range.....

Thanks!

Bill, I learned about braques when hunting in Morocco, with French nationals. For them, a Braque was any short-tailed, short-coated hunting dog. A German shorthair, for example, is "un Braque allemand"). The 3 or 4 different "Braque" breeds that have shown up in this country in recent years are all touted, I believe, as being closer working than our shorthairs. Otherwise, pretty much the same expectation of versatility: find and point birds, then retrieve them. I think range is the major difference, although you can find shorthairs that are referred to as "traditional" or "older-fashioned" types--not bred to run in horseback field trials--that don't run all that big either.

Brother Larry,
Close range is what appealed to me when reading about the French pointer. The older I get, the more it is about a stroll and watching the dog work, rather than a meat hunt.

My GSP's were hunting machines but ranged a bit farther than I would like now. I thought the French dog may be a better choice.

I have read that they make very good house dogs as well.

Thanks!

At 75 I like boot polishers! Bobby

Bobby!
Good to hear from you.
I polished my boots myself early this AM.
I'm 57 now so God willing, at 75 I'll be happy to turn it into dog duty.

Wonderful dog for hunting pheasants.

http://www.gundogmag.com/breeds/breed-profile-the-braque-francais/

Ger

Saw one last fall doing Prairie Chicken, it did a decent job, listened well, stayed closer than my setter, and retrieved to hand. Seemed like a good dog to me, though I remain a setter guy.

The French have a good hunting tradition and have come up with some good dog breeds and good guns. Unfortunately we in the US generally do not know much about them.

My son and I hunted woodcock in Michigan, year before last, with Braques Bourbonnais. They were beautiful dogs and did a great job on the woodcock. We were hunting with a Michigan breeder of these Braques and we had 7 or 8 of them in the cabin with us. One hopped up on the bar stool next to me, when we were having dinner back in the cabin one night! Fun. Good dogs.

French Britts are another good choice if you're looking for close-working pointing dogs.

My French Brit isn't a very close working dog. I think that all depends on a number of different factors. My frenchy can and does range as far out as my setters do. While the Braque is cool breed...they are ugly!:-)