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<h2 id="types">Types</h2> <p>There are several breeds used as gundogs with varying instinctive skill sets for each one.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a> Gun dogs are divided into three primary types: <a href="/facts/Retriever/j1CKQxnK">retrievers</a>, <a href="/facts/Pointing_breed/mttQUKcd">pointing breeds</a>, and <a href="/facts/Water_dog/rNn6tjnw">water dogs</a>. </p> <table><tbody><tr><th>Main category</th><th>Type</th><th colspan="2">Example</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><a href="/facts/Retriever/j1CKQxnK">Retrievers</a></td><td></td><td><a href="/facts/Golden_Retriever/dhcrPPcD">Golden Retriever</a></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><a href="/facts/Pointing_breed/mttQUKcd">Pointing</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Pointing_dog/mttQUKcd">Pointers</a></td><td></td><td><a href="/facts/Pointer_(dog_breed)/gAwI784m">English Pointer</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Setter/e9L5LbEm">Setters</a></td><td></td><td><a href="/facts/English_Setter/jqNYkRj2">English Setter</a></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><a href="/facts/Water_dog/rNn6tjnw">Water (flushing) dog</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Spaniel/YAbrowle">Spaniels</a></td><td></td><td><a href="/facts/English_Cocker_Spaniel/2AbxGjz8">English Cocker Spaniel</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Water_dog/rNn6tjnw">Water dogs</a></td><td></td><td><a href="/facts/Standard_Poodle/sVFk17hI">Standard Poodle</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="list-of-gundog-breeds">List of gundog breeds</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Barbet_(dog)/F5aBcMUN">Barbet</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Bracco_Italiano/pR4TRksM">Bracco Italiano</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Braque_du_Bourbonnais/SpwPjJlJ">Braque du Bourbonnais</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Brittany_(dog)/YDjAhAqx">Brittany</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Burgos_Pointer/rqn9B1hC">Burgos Pointer</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Drentsche_Patrijshond/VJFoqQd4">Drentsche Patrijshond</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Cesky_Fousek/9UcDyHJS">Cesky Fousek</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Poodle/sVFk17hI">Corded Poodle</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/German_Longhaired_Pointer/hUxPS6tG">German Longhaired Pointer</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/German_Shorthaired_Pointer/kGDXzgEn">German Shorthaired Pointer</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/German_Spaniel/zh2AyBrV">German Spaniel</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/German_Wirehaired_Pointer/8pdUxMhQ">German Wirehaired Pointer</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Hungarian_Wirehaired_Vizsla/tvTBLnGn">Hungarian Wirehaired Vizsla</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Kooikerhondje/EQ4RB1kP">Kooikerhondje</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Lagotto_Romagnolo/WgTf8dE2">Lagotto Romagnolo</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Large_M%25C3%25BCnsterl%25C3%25A4nder/nvGeMcEk">Large Münsterländer</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Pointer_(dog_breed)/gAwI784m">Pointer</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Portuguese_Water_Dog/k51Vou7m">Portuguese Water Dog</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Portuguese_Pointer/MekCWEkI">Portuguese Pointer</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Pudelpointer/IzPskS5Q">Pudelpointer</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Chesapeake_Bay_Retriever/8nJT1D7W">Chesapeake Bay Retriever</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Curly_Coated_Retriever/gVLkRUrG">Curly Coated Retriever</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Flat-Coated_Retriever/A5uCFDz1">Flat-Coated Retriever</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Golden_Retriever/dhcrPPcD">Golden Retriever</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Labrador_Retriever/movBWo1w">Labrador Retriever</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Nova_Scotia_Duck_Tolling_Retriever/1tCsENpQ">Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/English_Setter/jqNYkRj2">English Setter</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Gordon_Setter/pNzNEHcs">Gordon Setter</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Irish_Setter/Dwlh1QkM">Irish Setter</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Irish_Red_and_White_Setter/lG5dKeCg">Irish Red and White Setter</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Small_M%25C3%25BCnsterl%25C3%25A4nder/uAkSG9JI">Small Münsterländer</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/American_Cocker_Spaniel/slEXtQtz">American Cocker Spaniel</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/American_Water_Spaniel/8SHcDyFP">American Water Spaniel</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Boykin_Spaniel/LMyJSIfg">Boykin Spaniel</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Clumber_Spaniel/1RQnIPLr">Clumber Spaniel</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/English_Cocker_Spaniel/2AbxGjz8">English Cocker Spaniel</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/English_Springer_Spaniel/YJImzr9R">English Springer Spaniel</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Field_Spaniel/cd5QctY1">Field Spaniel</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Irish_Water_Spaniel/YJc4tD5f">Irish Water Spaniel</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Sussex_Spaniel/1ARcPCT1">Sussex Spaniel</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Welsh_Springer_Spaniel/PYB0rQSa">Welsh Springer Spaniel</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Spanish_Water_Dog/wHo2vEFV">Spanish Water Dog</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Spinone_Italiano/XJY6lVdu">Spinone Italiano</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Stichelhaar/XgKEpEAQ">Stichelhaar</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Standard_Poodle/sVFk17hI">Standard Poodle</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Vizsla/LzsEU3ks">Vizsla</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Weimaraner/gb3VUHJb">Weimaraner</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Wirehaired_Pointing_Griffon/2MWlFsww">Wirehaired Pointing Griffon</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Wirehaired_Vizsla/tvTBLnGn">Wirehaired Vizsla</a></li></ul> <h2 id="kennel-club-classification">Kennel club classification</h2> <p>When competing in <a href="/facts/Conformation_show/t6L6vNqB">conformation shows</a> most <a href="/facts/Kennel_club/cYD3LJoB">kennel clubs</a>, including <a href="/facts/The_Kennel_Club/NCmNqGlW">The Kennel Club</a> group pedigree gun dog breeds together in their own gun dog group, whilst some such as the <a href="/facts/American_Kennel_Club/xKz0s8Rm">American Kennel Club</a> group them in a sporting group.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Field_trial/mpkEBHr4">Field trial</a></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>"Definition of GUNDOG". www.merriam-webster.com. Retrieved 2023-04-21. <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gundog" target="_blank">https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gundog</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>Lumontod, Patrick (2017-10-03). "12 Types of Hunting Dogs and Which One You Need". Top Dog Tips. Retrieved 2023-04-21. <a href="https://topdogtips.com/types-of-hunting-dogs/" target="_blank">https://topdogtips.com/types-of-hunting-dogs/</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>"Gundog Breeds: Sizes, Personality & Behaviour | Purina". www.purina.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-04-21. <a href="https://www.purina.co.uk/find-a-pet/articles/dog-types/breed-groups/gundog-breeds" target="_blank">https://www.purina.co.uk/find-a-pet/articles/dog-types/breed-groups/gundog-breeds</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>"Gun Dog Care - Caring for Different Dog Breeds". Purina. Retrieved 6 July 2018. <a href="https://www.purina.co.uk/dogs/dog-breeds/dog-types/gun-dogs" target="_blank">https://www.purina.co.uk/dogs/dog-breeds/dog-types/gun-dogs</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>"Breed Profile: Braque d'Auvergne - Gun Dog Magazine". 1 June 2016. Retrieved 6 July 2018. <a href="http://www.gundogmag.com/breeds/breed-profile-braque-dauvergne/" target="_blank">http://www.gundogmag.com/breeds/breed-profile-braque-dauvergne/</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>"Gundog Group". The Kennel Club. Retrieved 17 December 2019. <a href="https://www.thekennelclub.org.uk/services/public/breed/Default.aspx?group=GDGS" target="_blank">https://www.thekennelclub.org.uk/services/public/breed/Default.aspx?group=GDGS</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:7"><p>"Sporting Group". American Kennel Club. Retrieved 17 December 2019. <a href="https://www.akc.org/dog-breeds/sporting/" target="_blank">https://www.akc.org/dog-breeds/sporting/</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>