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    I would never have dreamed sixty years ago when I first started hunting that I
    would be able to share pictures, lineage, and experience through cyberspace.

    People in the area know that I enjoy working with dogs and hunting.  When they
    ask about which breed I hunt, I answer with SMALL MUNSTERLANDERS.  The
    follow-up question most often asked is, "Would you repeat that?"  When I do,
    they ask what kind of breed is that?  I understand the question because about
    twelve years ago I would have asked the same question.  Briefly, I've hunted
    many different breeds over the years.  I started with retriever breeds and then
    went to pointing breeds about 25 years ago.  I got interested in SMALL
    MUNSTERLANDERS about 12 years ago and bought a pup.  After training him, I
    bought a female and retrained her to fit my needs.  I liked the breed so well that
    I sold all of my other hunting stock and have been hunting SMALL
    MUNSTERLANDERS ever since.

    During the past 10 years I have trained and hunted several Munsterlanders.  
    During this time I have kept only those individual dogs that consistently
    demonstrated qualities that I perceive to be most important in a quality hunting
    dog.  Additionally, I have planned breedings so that I have adequate training
    prospects.

    While some individual dogs are better than others, the commonalities I looked for
    included:


     Consistent Performances

     Controllability – search pattern was methodical and thorough

     Superior Tracking Ability

     Excellent In Water

     High Adaptability To Various Terrains

     Strong Marking Instincts

     Great Personalities And Stable Temperament
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If SMALL MUNSTERLANDERS are worked early, most are natural retrievers and if
more training is needed, they tend to respond quickly to conditioned retriever
training.  Most are quick to learn to honor another dog on point.  Since I value an
intense and stylish point, I have given some extra attention to this trait when
planning for a litter.  

In summary, I hunt SMP because I like a balanced dog that can be trained to work
efficiently and consistently with a "want to please" personality.
RIVERHILLS KENNEL
Richard Owens
3001 Malloy Road
Sioux City, Iowa 51103
(712) 258 - 5050
riverhillskennel@earthlink.net