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The Versatile Breeds

There are several breeds of versatile dogs common in continental Europe, and with the four exceptions, all were developed during the last decades of the 19th century. The four exceptions are much older breeds that provide a base for some of the others. These are the Weimaraner, the Vizsla, the Brittany, and it's German cousin, the Small Munsterlander.

The tracking hound, pointer and waterpudel were the basic breeding stocks most widely used to develope the short and wirehaired groups. The longhaired group evolved from the Small Munsterlnder and flat-coated retriever.

Currently NAVHDA recognizes and maintains studbooks for the following breeds:

 

Breed American Breed Club
Breed
Abbr
Web Site
Bracco Italiano
BI
North American Bracco Italiano Club
Braque D"auvergne
BA
 
Baque Du Bourbonnais
BB
 
Braque Francais
BF
 
Brittany
BS
The American Brittany Club
Cesky Fousek
CF
 
Drentse Partridge
DP
 
English Setter
ES
English Setter Association ofAmerica
French Spaniel
FP
 
German Longhaired Pointer
GL
German Longhaired Pointer Club of North America
German Shorthaired Pointer
GS
German Shorthaired Pointer Club of America
German Wirehaired Pointer
GW
German Wirehaired Pointer Club of America
Gordon Setter
GO
The Gordon Setter Club of America
Irish Red & White Setter
IR
 
Irish Setter
IS
Irish Setter Club of America Inc.
Large Munsterlander
LM
Large Munsterlander Club of North America
Pointer
PT
American Pointer Club Inc
Portuguese Pointer
PO
 
Pudelpointer
PP
Pudelpointer Club of North America
Slovensky Hrubosrsty Stavac
SH
 
Small Munsterlander
SM
Small Munsterlander Club of North America
Spinone
SP
Spinone Club of America
Stichelhaar
ST
 
Vizsla
VI
The Vizsla Club of America
Weimaraner
WM
Weimaraner Club of America
Wirehaired Pointing Griffon
GR
American Wirehaired Pointing Griffon Assoc
Wirehaired Vizsla
WV
 

 


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