What is a Versatile Hunting Deutsch Kurzhaar?

There is likely as many types of hunting dogs available as there are types of hunters and hunting. Most of the hunting dogs that are used in North America are bred for single purpose hunting. For example, there are labs for water fowl hunting, pointers for upland bird hunting and beagles for rabbit hunting and so on.

While good workers in there own areas of expertise, most single purpose North American hunting dogs can only be considered specialist in one area and are bred and trained to be successful only when used for that single purpose.

If you’re someone that only does one kind of hunting and desires a dog that is trained only to perform one hunting task then you need not read any further. It’s likely that you will be able to find what you’re looking for in one of the many specialist breeds of hunting dogs available.

On the other hand if you’re a hunter who enjoys a variety of hunting experiences involving all types of furred and feathered game then you should consider the Deutsch Kurzhaar when selecting a hunting dog. A Deutsch Kurzhaar will be the only dog that you will require for all your hunting needs since, when properly trained, it can perform any hunting task requested of it and out perform any of the specialist dogs that you might come across.

If you look up the word versatile in the dictionary it will be defined as follows: “having the aptitude for various tasks and occupations”.  In a nut shell that describes the versatile hunting Deutsch Kurzhaar.
That doesn’t mean that the dog is capable of being trained to do any single task as well as another. It means that the dog is capable of doing EVERY different task it’s asked to do.

 For example a properly trained versatile hunting Deutsch Kurzhaar can easily hunt ducks with you in the morning, upland birds mid day, retrieve furred game as needed in the afternoon and blood track a wounded deer for you that evening. It will play with your children in the house that night and watch over your family as you sleep. Who on earth could ask any more of a hunting companion.

I’ve hunted many different types of game over the years in many different venues and I can say with confidence that I would be more than comfortable taking a Deutsch Kurzhaar with me in any hunting scenario I can imagine.

A versatile hunter and a versatile hunting dog can be a match made in heaven. That’s not to say that it doesn’t take some effort. Any quality hunting dog needs quality training and more over deserves it. There’s simply no point in owning a Deutsch Kurzhaar with out giving yourself and the dog the opportunity to reach for the limits of each of your abilities.

If you’re the type of hunter that thinks that having the perfect hunting companion is important and you are the type of person that wants to take on the challenge of training your own dog and is willing to put in the time and effort that the Deutsch Kurzhaar deserves then keep reading. You will likely find information that will interest you within these pages.

To get a better of idea of what a well trained versatile hunting dog can do for you check out the video of the Deutsch Drahthaar at the link below. The Deutsch Kurzhaar as well as the Deutsch Drahthaars bred and trained in the German performance based breeding program can do it all.
Keep in mind when watching the video that one dog is performing all of the tasks:

http://www.drahthaar-trulyversatile.com/video/index.htm