Gundog Joke

Some comic and philosophical insights into our relationships with our canine hunting partners
By Jerry Thoms

Any Game Shooter or Wildfowler owning a gundog almost certainly has had a gun dog that has made them laugh.

A good gun dog joke, in fact, can help us better understand and enjoy what our gun dogs do with us and for us (and sometimes to us), whether on a shoot or around the house.

The following is a collection of gun dog humor, some of which may be a little gross (but still funny) and some that might be a little more profound (but still entertaining). As with many kinds of comedy, most people, we're hoping, will see their gun dogs and themselves from a broad perspective that allows for a sense of irony and the ridiculous.

How Many Dogs Does It Take To Change a Lightbulb?(Answers From Various Gun Dog Breeds)

1. Golden Retriever: The sun is shining, the day is young, we've got our whole lives ahead of us, and you're inside worrying about a stupid burned out bulb?

2. German Shorthaired Pointer: Just one. And then I'll replace any wiring that's not up to code.

3. French Brittany: You know I can't reach that stupid lamp!

4. Chesapeake: Make me.

5. English Setter: I'll take care of it right after tea.

6. Labrador: Oh, me, me! Pleeeeeeeeze let me change the light bulb! Can I? Can I? Huh? Huh? Can I?

7. American Brittany: I'll just pop it in while I'm bouncing off the walls and furniture.

8. Wirehaired Pointing Griffon: Light bulb? I'm sorry, but I don't see a light bulb.

9. Pointer: It's somewhere past the horizon, right?

10. Any gun dog puppy: Why change it? I can still pee on the carpet in the dark. Maybe no one will notice…