Question 1

Does the standard allow a solid black dog?

Accepted Answer

Under FCI rules it does: standard 118 lists three color varieties and solid black is one of them. The UK Kennel Club standard is narrower, allowing white or blue roan bodies with a solid black head and nothing else. A solid black dog can therefore be placed under an FCI judge and not under a UK one.

Question 2

Do you have to shoot to own one?

Accepted Answer

No, and most owners do not. The dog needs scent work and a retrieve far more than a gunshot, and dummies, a long line, field tests or a scent game in the yard will hold it. A dog that spends the week doing nothing is the one that finds its own work.

Question 3

Why do brown puppies appear in black litters?

Accepted Answer

Because brown is recessive. Two visibly black dogs that both carry the brown gene can produce brown puppies, which do not conform to the standard. The club lists color testing as the way breeders avoid the surprise.

Question 4

What separates it from the Small Munsterlander?

Accepted Answer

Separate standards and separate studbooks. The FCI places both in the same family of longhaired German pointing dogs, alongside the German Longhaired Pointer, but they are bred as distinct breeds and the size classes differ. A pedigree should settle it faster than a photograph.

Large Munsterlander: The Complete Guide to This Devoted Gundog

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