The gråwachtel is a purpose-bred crossbreed.
It is a mixture of elkhound, usually Norwegian gray, and the German spaniel, which is called the wachtelhund (“quail dog.”)
Now, what would you suppose this dog was bred to hunt?
Well, they were bred to hunt wild boar.
The can also be used to hunt moose.
These dogs look a lot like golden retriever/Norwegian elkhound crosses that I’ve seen.
German spaniels are close to golden retrievers in size, and I saw a red-colored German spaniel in Munich that looked a lot like a golden retriever.
[…] I am not sure what breed of spaniel the father was, but this hybrid reminds me very much of the Gråwachtel, a German spaniel (“wachtelhund”)/Norwegian gray elkhound cross. The dog features […]