Another Boykin question

^^^^^^ Yeah Buddy! The lil' Brown dogs are fun to watch.

What is the diffrence between a boykin and a aws, I thought aws's orignated in wi. , I belive it's our state dog.

The AWS is a little larger and has a tail.

Lonster

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Originally Posted by Lonster

The AWS is a little larger and has a tail.

Lonster

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That's not exactly an accurate statement except for the tail. There are many different "types" of Boykin Spaniels..some ranging from barely 20 lbs and under to Boykins as big as small Labradors. There's also several different types of "coat" in the Boykin Spaniel breed.

All poking aside check with Kim Smith(on here regular). He has some dogs that are "1sts to be" in the test world and some very nice pups too. He's also on facebook and keeps posting irratating pictures of baby possums...

http://www.kjlabs.com/

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Originally Posted by Quackwacker

Lots of Boykins here on the East Coast. GRHRCH dogs are growing! Duckquilizer sounds like your jealous. Must have gotten beaten by one!

http://www.boykinspaniel.org/

I own three myself.

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No just watched a poor Pro from SC beat his head against the wall a few months ago. LOL He somehow managed to get 6 of his 8 dogs on his truck to be boykins. They are not for the light-hearted. I can see how being a Junior High teacher would help here and is probably right up his alley...;-)

Death wish reguards...

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Originally Posted by Duckquilizer

No just watched a poor Pro from SC beat his head against the wall a few months ago. LOL He somehow managed to get 6 of his 8 dogs on his truck to be boykins. They are not for the light-hearted. I can see how being a Junior High teacher would help here and is probably right up his alley...;-)

Death wish reguards...

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So what you're saying is he was down on himself as a "poor pro" because he could only train Labs but not other retrievers?

Junior high - or Junior Hunter - logic regards,

MG

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Originally Posted by frontier

That's not exactly an accurate statement except for the tail. There are many different "types" of Boykin Spaniels..some ranging from barely 20 lbs and under to Boykins as big as small Labradors. There's also several different types of "coat" in the Boykin Spaniel breed.

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Frontier,

I didn't intend to step on anyone's toes with my remark. I happen to have a little bit of knowledge regarding Boykins. I purchased a Boykin pup 5 years ago. It was a pup sired by Mule, LONG legs, dark chocolate colored and mean as a damn snake! It would have been easier force fetching a damn wolf than that dog. She now lives with a pro in Arkansas. To say that I'm not a fan of the breed would be an understatement.

That being said, I do like to watch the little dogs, I just don't want to own another one ;-)

Kim Smith does have some really nice Boykins.

Lonster

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Originally Posted by Lonster

Frontier,

I didn't intend to step on anyone's toes with my remark. I happen to have a little bit of knowledge regarding Boykins. I purchased a Boykin pup 5 years ago. It was a pup sired by Mule, LONG legs, dark chocolate colored and mean as a damn snake! It would have been easier force fetching a damn wolf than that dog. She now lives with a pro in Arkansas. To say that I'm not a fan of the breed would be an understatement.

Kim Smith does have some really nice Boykins.

Lonster

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Too bad you gave up the Boykin Spaniel based on your experience with a single dog. There are many Boykin breeders who are dedicated to this breed even though the health challenges are far greater than other breeds like the Labrador Retriever.

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Originally Posted by frontier

Too bad you gave up the Boykin Spaniel based on your experience with a single dog. There are many Boykin breeders who are dedicated to this breed even though the health challenges of this breed are far greater than other breeds like the Labrador Retriever.

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aint that the truth! and I've NEVER had a lab that was hard to FF.( roll eyes)