"vincent p. norris" wrote in message
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I know the golden is a "water dog," but are you suggesting the hair
has CDC-like properties, or do you treat it with floatant?

I treat all the floating flies that I tie with water shed and use floatant
streamside after i've had to dry a fly finally get soaked. The dry flies I
have tied with Ralph's fur seem to float for longer periods of time than the
flies I have tied with other natural dubbing materials. I don't use
synthetic dubbings so I can't compare the hair against those materials.

I don't know about CDC-like properties. The guys who influenced me when I
took up fly tying thought CDC was over-rated and not worth the trouble, they
seemed to do fine without it and i've never even knowingly used a store
bought fly that contained CDC.

I have a liver-and-white Brittany. When I comb him, the two colors
get blended on the comb. They make a very good Sowbug (Cress bug).

I'm looking for a bird dog and am considering a brittany, how are their (or
yours) temperment? The only ones I have been around have been older dogs
well past their prime and energy.

Thanks

Wayne