Stabyhoun for sale in the Netherlands
The Stabyhoun is a Dutch multipurpose gundog from Friesland: sensitive, active and independently minded. Its small population requires both documented health screening and careful genetic diversity.
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- Origin
- Friesland, the Netherlands
- Height
- 48 – 53 cm
- Weight
- 18 – 27 kg
- Life expectancy
- About 13 years on average
- Coat
- Straight to slightly wavy and medium length. Brush weekly
- Energy
- High: substantial walking, swimming, retrieving and scent work
- Character
- Sensitive, attached, independent, alert and versatile
- Suitable for
- Patient active homes interested in a Dutch working breed
Temperament and training
The Stabyhoun is a Dutch breed from Friesland that worked on farms as a gundog, mole and vermin catcher and property watchdog. That versatile history suits its active, intelligent and independently minded temperament. The breed is often strongly attached, sensitive and sometimes headstrong. Calm, patient but enthusiastic training and careful socialisation suit it better than harsh or monotonous repetition. Practise recall, settling and controlled alert barking from an early age.
Coat and activity
The medium coat usually needs weekly brushing, with extra combing behind ears, in armpits and during shedding. It should remain functional rather than heavily sculpted. Stabys need substantial daily movement and mental work and often enjoy swimming, retrieving, scenting or suitable gundog training. Puppies require gradual joint loading and enough sleep. A garden is useful but never replaces shared activity and experience beyond the property.
Health and choosing a breeder
Persistent ductus arteriosus, epilepsy and cerebral dysfunction are the leading Dutch inherited concerns. Von Willebrand disease type 1 and hip and elbow dysplasia also occur. Dutch breed clubs require hip assessment and a DNA test for cerebral dysfunction. The Friese Hounen Club also requires elbow assessment. Ask for official results, cardiac and epilepsy history among relatives and how the pairing manages relatedness within the small population.
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