What German dog is known in France as the duck dog?

Answer 1

Poodles originated from the world "pudel" in German for puddle....They live up to their name.

Poodles were bred for hunters who when they shot their ducks, the poodles would run up and collect the ducks and bring them back to the hunters.

Sometimes the ducks would fall in the water and the dogs would have to jump into the icy cold water. The people wanted to create a special style of cutting the coat so that it would have minimum weight on the dog so it could swim faster yet still cover the heart and kidneys and joints so the dog didn't freeze.

The pompoms in a poodle cut is over the joints so the dog's joints don't freeze when its swimming. The big part over the chest is to protect the heart and lungs. The pompom on the tail is to alert the hunter of where the dog is. The two pompoms (people say it is over the butt but this is false) over the back is to protect the kidneys.

Poodles come in many different colors. The original poodle was the one that stood around 24 inches at the withers (or to you, their back), then they were bred smaller to make the tiny poodle known as the toy poodle. In the middle, there is the miniature however standard are the oldest and the best temperamental ones. Smaller dogs tend to feel scared of humans and intimidated by them so standards are the best for families (standard poodles are the biggest. They are bigger then huskies, labradors, golden retrievers, sometimes bigger then boxers but smaller then Saint Bernard's)

Answer 2

The German dog breed known in France as the "duck dog" is the German Shorthaired Pointer. This breed is versatile and excels in hunting activities, particularly in retrieving waterfowl. They have a keen sense of smell and strong hunting instincts, making them popular choices for hunting waterfowl.