Small Munsterlander
These dogs are said to originate from the country of Germany. These dogs were mainly bred for the main purpose of working with noble families. These dogs were used even before the invention of guns. These dogs were used for the purpose of hunting birds. These dogs are bird dogs. These dogs are very well known for their excellent pointing drive and their equally impressive close searching drive. But after the guns were invented and the hunting became more and more popular, these dogs were developed to become retrievers. These dogs had the ability to work extremely well in both water as well as land. They are also known very well because of their ability to work extremely well in all kinds of terrain, both smooth and rough. They can also do very well in all kinds of weather conditions. These dogs are not very famous outside their native country.
These dogs as the name suggest, these dogs are small, medium sized dogs. They generally are said to grow up to weigh about 35 ponds and also range from a maximum of 20 inches to a minimum of 18 inches in height at their shoulders. They have a very lean body. However, this lean body is not to be confused to being very weak. They are quite the opposite. Even though they are small in size and have a very lean body, they have a lot of strength and energy as well. They are very strong and sturdy animals. They are not at all prone to putting on weight and becoming over weight. This is because of the fact that these dogs are very active by nature. They also are naturally very athletic in nature. They are white in color but may have a few large brown patches here and there on their body. They have a very soft coat. Their coat is not too long, not too short. They are of just medium length. They require regular grooming.
These dogs are very affectionate dogs. They are also very loving and caring in nature. This makes them very good with kinds of all ages and all characteristics. They are very loyal when it comes to their owners and their families. They love the outdoors and love to spend most of the time outside the house. These dogs do extremely well in water. This is mainly because of the fact that these dogs are just extremely good swimmers. These dogs are very brave, courageous and also practically fearless. These dogs are very hard working and do not stop until they get the work given to them done. This quality and nature in them makes them very easy to train.
These dogs are even tempered dogs. They are also very alert at all times. These dogs, as they are very small, are very huggable dogs. These dogs are very devoted to work outside the house and very steady dogs when it comes to being inside the house. If you have an outdoorsy kind of a household, then these dogs are just the perfect ones for you.