Our Frequently Asked Questions

The Pudelpointer was developed in the late 1800s to be the perfect hunting dog by combining the German Hunting Poodle, or Pudel, with an English Pointer. In 1881, a German breeder, Baron von Zedlitz, worked on producing his ideal tracking, pointing, and retrieving gun dog, suitable for work on both land and water. From seven specific Poodles and nearly 100 different pointers, he developed the Pudelpointer. The original sire was Tell, an English Pointer belonging to Kaiser Frederick III and the original dam was a German hunting pudel named Molly who was owned by Hegewald, an author known for works on hunting dogs.

The goal was to produce a dog that was willing and easy to train, intelligent, and loved water and retrieving, like the poodle, and add to that a great desire to hunt, a strong pointing instinct, and an excellent nose, like in the English Pointer, as well as being an excellent companion in the home.

The Poodle breed had much stronger genes, and so many more Pointers were used to achieve the balanced hunting dog that was desired. A mix of 11 Pudels and 80 Pointers were used during the first 30 years to achieve the desired traits and results.

The breed was introduced to North America in 1956 by Bodo Winterhelt

The short answer is both have different personality traits and the training will vary slightly between male and females. It is true that females tend to mature faster than males but are not necessarily easier to train or smarter. Having had and trained both for many years they both are worth your effort in the field and home.

Yes there is some light shedding mostly negated with weekly bathing and coat care. It is nowhere near that of other breeds and they are considered hypoallergenic with low dander and hair shedding perfect for family’s with little ones or sensitive allergies.

We feed Purina Pro puppy mixed with cereal rice and whole milk while weening then Purina pro puppy wet food mixed with dry after.

We feed Purina Pro adult, In addition we feed chicken, venison, rice, eggs and salmon mixed in with our furry family’s food.

Yes we can deliver worldwide with limited issues due to logistical connections and locations of some of our Dogs in Hawaii. Hawaii is considered a sanctuary from rabies and other K9 diseases. This allows us to more easily travel and deliver your furry companion.

Yes within reason to a major town or Airport near your location.

Yes they are high energy in the field and more relaxed in the home happy to curl up at your feet after a day in the field or play. They are highly intelligent and close to their two legged family members a perfect marriage of field, hunting companion and family companion.

Yes for their part they are easy going and if adopted into your family they adopt existing pets as their own family with ease with some exceptions i.e. Pets that are fowl or smaller rodent pets like hamsters etc.

There is no correct answer that will not draw the ire of some so called expert from this sight or that sight. Here at Gunny’s we begin training at 4 weeks and often have pups whose first fowl season is at 6 or 8 months of age perform flawlessly out performing much older hunting dogs. In short begin as soon as you can and be consistent.