She is powerful and hard running in the field, with a rangy, looping, purposeful search.  Her nose is excellent and she very seldom busts a bird.  If she does, it is very early in the hunt and the first bird.  As the hunt goes on, she becomes more purposeful in her search for birds and stays relatively close.  She absolutely loves to hunt.  She hunts closer in heavy cover (grouse and woodcock) and in the field will range out quite a bit and hunt “big” for quail, pheasant and chukar. 

Her pointing style varies depending on the birds.   In controlled situations where pen raised birds are involved, her pointing is true but not “locked in” staunch.  She many times will stop, go on point, and then look around for us to come over.  This is always when there is some human scent involved with the bird.  She will not creep, but will remain in the same place until released. 

For wild birds, her pointing is much more staunch.   Her nose is her strongest point and if there are birds in the field, she will find them.  She is steady to wing and shot.  She is a good retriever both in the field and in the blind.  Her love of retrieving in the field is the main reason for her lack of steadiness to shot.  She not only loves to hunt, she loves to retrieve.  She has the ability to do difficult blind retrieves.

She is a little noisy in the blind as she is used to hunting in the field and the duck blind has sometimes hours of inactivity.  I am sure that her patience will develop in time in the duck blind.    

Conformation: Bizzy is tall and strongly built, with a well-muscled body built for endurance.  She has powerful rear legs, which allow her to run for quite some distance without tiring.    Her coat is soft and dense –this gives her great versatility for moderate to colder climates.  In climates where the temperature is higher, she needs to be hydrated frequently, but this does not slow her down. Her head is bold and statuesque with beautiful chestnut eyes.   She has a very small white blaze on her chin.

Temperament:  Bizzy is all work in the field, but at home, is all play.  I am reminded of a hunting trip we were on where one of the other dogs tried to get her to play while we were hunting.  Bizzy, who usually is totally game for playtime, turned around and glared at the dog that was trying to play, barked at him forcefully twice, turned and kept hunting.  She does not tire in the field and will keep going as long as we do.  She is one of 5 dogs at home and has been raised by our Jack Russell Terriers.  Consequently, she is a clown at home and at times acts like a 60 pound Jack Russell.  She loves our family and is quite affectionate.  She is also a very good watch dog. 

I was told this about Munsterlanders when I first researched them, and find it to be true.  This is not to say that she has ever attacked anyone, but she

sounds the alarm when a stranger approaches our home.  She is bedient, but sometimes decides that she has a better idea or thinks that maybe we can be convinced to go in another direction. 

This does not translate into “hard-headedness” as a simple correction from us usually sends her in the right direction.