Stabyhouns Dog

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Stabyhouns Dog
By Cindy- Lovabledogs.info

The Stabyhouns Dog

The Stabyhoun are devoted, soft and gentle dog. These breed of dogs are very intelligent, obedient, and makes good guard dogs. Not vicious or snappy, the Stabyhoun dogs are highly trainable, but need consistency. The Stabyhoun has a nice temperament, is friendly, tolerant, and willing to please. The characteristic of the Stabyhoun is its great tolerance toward children, and also animals that belong to the household. Members of the Stabyhoun family are treated in a friendly way. The Stabyhoun dogs has a laid back temperament and it loves to play with children. They make good watch dogs. The Stabyhoun dogs are very affectionate and many Stabyhoun love to "cuddle". This breed of is a wonderful pet to have around the house and is just perfect for life in Holland with its many waterways and parks. While this breed makes a good watch dog, the Stabyhoun dogs is friendly and amiable. The Stabyhoun also is a very powerful and larger ones can pull sleds in the winter. By their nature, Stabyhoun dogs are obedient, peaceful dog, which are deeply fond of their family. The Stabyhoun dogs like to please their owners. Or as said by a native Frisian:

"The Stabyhoun is reflecting a character of the Frisian people: stubborn (better stated as willful), straight, social and quiet, friendly, but mostly a bit reserved for strangers".   The Stabyhoun breed is utmost a wonderful family and companion dog. The Stabyhoun likes to have a task: Because of their great intelligence, speed, and eagerness to please, the Stabyhoun dogs are ideally suited as agility dogs. (one owner prefers her Stabyhoun over her Champion Agility Sheltie!). The Stabyhoun dogs do flyball, they love to retrieve tennis balls, they show off at obedience class etc etc. The Stabyhoun dogs are keen and active dogs outside, but calm dogs inside of the house, as long as they get a moderate amount of daily exercise. The origin of the breed is in hunting, and whilst they are still used for that purpose, the Stabyhoun dogs are nowadays foremost used as family companions. Those who have hunted with this breed have stated, "The Stabyhoun dogs can be taken out in the field for hours. The Stabyhoun will wait steadily and calmly for the shot. The Stabyhoun is both a soft-mouthed retriever and a pointer that is particularly useful for hunting ducks. The Stabyhoun is a fine retriever, and water work is one of its strongest sides. It marks well and is easily controlled over greater distances and is an eager searcher. It brings in any game alive and undamaged. When catching moles and other vermin these animals are killed through breaking the neck, but the furs remain undamaged. The Stabyhoun is an excellent swimmer that can handle cold water and loves to please its owner."

Today the Stabyhoun is ultimately a wonderful companion and family dog, but it also enjoys a moderate, though very devoted fancy among Dutch sportsmen. The Stabyhoun numbers are increasing slowly but steadily. Since the used to be owned by farmers who were generally poor, it was very welcome to have such an all rounder, because often only one could be afforded. The had to be tolerant toward the other livestock on the farm, friendly with the children and protective about the premises, without being vicious or snappy.

Stabyhoun Dog
Stabyhouns have some very typical characteristics, with their sleek coats on top of the list. Also known as the Stabijhoun, Dutch Stabyhoun dog, or the Friesian Pointer dog, the Stabyhoun dog  has a sturdy built, with a long coated pointer greater in length than height. The Stabyhoun dog have tight skins that hug the body closely. Their ears have hair – long at the top and decreasingly shorter up to the last 1/3 of the ear where the hair is short. The Stabyhoun s ear takes the form of a mason’s trowel.

color=#008000>The Stabyhoun dog have typical hair on the legs and tail. As with their tail, they have bushy front and hind legs that should not be feathering. The Stabyhoun dog have fairly big, well-developed feet and a rather wide brisket. They have gentle, intelligent expressions and warm eyes.

Stabyhouns Skills
Stabyhouns were originally for hunting but today, they are used mainly as family companions. Those who have been with a Stabyhoun during hunting claim they can last for hours in the field. This will patiently and calmly wait for the shot. Being both a soft-mouthed retriever and a pointer, they are particularly good at duck-hunting. Water work is one of their best areas. This is eager searchers that mark well and can easily be controlled over great distance. Though the Stabyhoun are mostly family companions now, they still enjoy a moderate, though very devoted fancy among Dutch sportsmen. They also used to be used by farmers so they learned to be tolerant toward the other livestock on the farm

Stabyhouns Personality
Though the Stabyhoun are not vicious or snappy, Stabyhouns make excellent guard dogs. As a pet, the Stabyhoun are devoted, very intelligent, obedient, soft, and gentle. When training them, one has to be consistent. The Stabyhoun have a nice temperament – friendly, tolerant and willing too please. In fact, one of their best characteristics is their amazing tolerance toward children and other animals that belong to the household. Stabyhouns are very sweet, affectionate, and love to cuddle. Stabyhoun owners claim they are the ultimate companion and family dog. The Stabyhoun breed is also often used as agility dogs because of their great intelligence, speed, flexibility, and eagerness to please. Even if they are keen, active dogs outside, they are calm, kind dogs inside the house.

Stabyhouns Exercise Needs
Stabyhouns need a fair level of exercise and they love to play outdoors especially with children.

Stabyhouns Living Conditions
Stabyhouns are not suited to apartment living. The Stabyhoun will be miserable in small spaces. For this breed, a medium to large yard is ideal. This breed can adapt easily to weather changes provided they have adequate shelter.

Stabyhouns Grooming Requirements
Proper brushing is enough to groom the Stabyhoun. The Stabyhoun do not require special attention in this area.

Stabyhouns Health Issues
On an individual level this is very healthy, although on a breed level it is endangered. It used to have some problems with hip dysphasia, but careful breeding has managed to expel it. The Dutch have been trying to resolve this problem for many years and no one in their club is allowed to breed their if they are suspected to have health problems. Special Note: careful breeding of this is important because only about 3500 Stabyhouns are in existence today.

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