I suggested getting in touch with the software maker to add the Feist dog breed, and she said she would!įunny enough, the only one who’s ever taken a stab at guessing what else he might be is our vet. She ended up categorizing him as a boxer because his size and coat length is similar to that breed. She needed that information for her pricing software which would determine the price of his grooming session.įeist wasn’t a breed option within that software, and she had the hardest time finding a category for him. When I took Wally to get a bath and a nail trim at a local pet retail store, the lady who checked us in asked what breed he was. Except for one person, no one’s ever heard of the Feist dog breed and interestingly enough, no one ever has any suggestions as to what he might be! Whenever I’m out and about with Wally and someone talks to us, they inevitably ask what breed he is. He’s been a fun addition to my life and keeps me on my toes, but he’s also a great cuddle buddy, awesome co-pilot whenever we’re in the car, and he’s always up for a new adventure! Do people guess that he’s some other breed when they see him? Wally certainly checked those boxes off!Īlthough I felt I wasn’t completely ready for a new dog yet, I’m glad I went ahead and stepped outside of my comfort zone when I adopted Wally regardless of that feeling. However, I knew that I’d eventually want to bring home another somewhat active dog who could come along on daily walks, occasional hikes and road trips. Missy left a huge hole in my life, and for some reason I assumed I’d be adopting another Boxer (mix), and not a breed I hadn’t even heard of! That’s although I didn’t feel 100% ready for a new dog in my life quite yet. However, since he had already been to several homes in his short life, I didn’t feel that it was fair to uproot him yet another time and decided to adopt him myself. My original plan was to foster him for the rescue group I mentioned before until they found a new home for him. When I adopted Wally in early 2019, he was about one year old. Click Here Why I adopted my Feist dog Wally *Enjoying this article? Get realistic dog training tips emailed once a week. More on that in the section later, “Are there different kinds of Feists?” In general, Feists are small to medium size dogs who weigh somewhere between 10-35 lb and come in 6 different color variations:Īs I found out, the size, coat as well as head shape depend on the respective Feist variety. His body is mostly red, but he has white markings on his chest and neck, all four paws, and on his tail end. There are plenty of people breeding dogs from these lines all around the eastern United States.Wally is a medium sized Feist. They are also know to run coon, so if you still want to do a little coon hunting something from these lines might be just what you want. While certainly not big, dogs from these lines tend to run on the bigger side for Feists. From what I understand both men bred a little cur into their lines to help with nose power and gain a touch of size. Sadly Bill passed away this winter, but his son is carrying along with the dogs in TN. Both Bill Barger and Jody Mullins bred Feists for years. I like what I have seen from the Barger and Mullins lines. Pretty darn good mouth on him, especially for a Feist. He usually hunts around 75 to 150 yards or so, but will go a little deeper if he gets on something, I walk with him, and he hunts along with me. He's sire goes back to Cadillac Jack and Poor Fork Bill. I've got a young male about 18 months old. Lots of walks, runs, baths, and he is big part of the family now. He was pretty skittish when we got him, had been beat around pretty good by previous owner and took a good year or so to trust us but now he is so loyal and so much fun. We adopted him through local rescue group. He is vocal and you know when someone is at the door or outside! Oh, and ours is completely house broken, potty trained, very good family dog, have never had an issue in our home with him, ever. Runs incredibly fast and went with me on 6 to 7 mile runs no problem.įor his little size he isn't afraid of anything. I used to take him running with me a lot too. Has a much different bark and whine when he sees or locates scent from prey but he is more visual of a hunter. He has a crazy hunting drive, more than any dog ive ever been around, seriously.Ĭan't tell difference between a cat or a coon, treats them the same. Very good at finding coyote pee spots and droppings for predator sets too. Loves to tree and will climb too if you let his curled claws grow. Ernie the Wonder Dog is my little rescue feist.
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