"Fred" wrote in message
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A long time ago a good fishing friend had a Springer Spaniel -
Real cute - loved the water- and she knew her place perfectly as ballast
for
a canoe.
We fished Squam Lake in NH
The three of us in the canoe - the dog was up front Gary in the rear and
me
in the middle - just paddes
Salmon - we got a few

So
Just thinking of a resucue dog Brittany or Springer Spaniel...
............

All of our animals are real happy and friendly so... I do not want to
upset
that

Has anyone had experience or ever have one of these cute critters?
And more to the point has anyone gone fishing with one?

Thanks
Fred

Fred,
My best advise is to forget a particular breed and go with the hound you
like best at the local animal control shelter. I got Bear for mother, after
I had to put down the love of my life for twelve years--Beau-re-Guard the
Wonder Hound. Beau was a shepherd/husky mix and a joy to hang with. Bear is
a 115 lb. Gernam Shepherd that was rescued from a Meth Lab. Bear was tied to
a deck and neglected fro approx. 2 years, before he came to live with
mother. He would run away from me when we first got him, but he and I went
thru Lenoir Police Dept.'s Citizen Canine Training for 8 weeks and now I am
the Alph male and Bear's personal driver, so we are best buddies. Bear goes
on virtually every campin' and fishin' I take, unless I know the stream
conditions will be a danger to Bear. He can be a danger to himself, because
he **must** be at my side at all times, when we are in the stream. He will
jump from the largest boulder to get to where I am, if he cannot follow the
same path that I have taken.

The only thing you have to do to make a great fishin' hound is to make him
your bestest buddy everyday! He will kill him/herself to stay by your side,
if he or she respects you as a leader. Just watch a few episodes of the Dog
Whisperer--Ceasar Milan to get the picture.

Jeff Miller can attest to Bear's love of fishin' trips and his loyalty to
me. He is by far the best fishin' hound on the face of the planet--bar none!

Op