Breeder and owner of DD Kennels vom Argos, Jon Prescott says, "The reason that JGHV testing includes tracking wild rabbits or hare is to evaluate a dog's ability and persistence while tracking live and especially wounded game. The DD is used for hunting hare in Germany, perhaps more than here. Tracking hare for 100's of yards (sometimes 1000 yds or more) over varying cover (grass, bare ground, brush lots, creek bed, etc) is simply more difficult than tracking a pheasant 50

Most pointing breeds are capable of finding game and pointing it out for the gunner (especially if it is excessively large, foolish, pen raised, half dazed, ring neck pheasants or chuckers....yes I am mocking you if you like to hunt at a game farm;) and the DD is no exception. However the DD is a versatile breed, and it excels in the ethical recovery of game after the shot from the field, forest, and marsh. In order to achieve these ends, there must be more "desire" bred in