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Inbreeding and line-breeding in working dogs

There is danger in breeding working dogs too closely, so a pedigree full of FTCh is not necessarily a good thing Read more

Amulree field trial on grouse. Pointers and setters at their best.

Pointers and setters are glorious at the Amulree field trial. Johnny Scott watches the field trial. Read more

Hawking with Dogs

Successful hawking depends on cooperation between a sporting dog and bird of prey. Hound, raptor and man working together to hunt fur and feather Read more

Sporting dog: wirehaired Hungarian vizslas

Wirehaired Hungarian vizslas hunt, point and retrieve. Setters and pointers may be more popular but Hungarian vizslas get the job done Read more

Sporting dog: German longhaired pointers

Many HPRs excel at hunting and pointing but fall short at retrieving. German longhaired pointers are superb at all three. David Tomlinson thinks these pointers are magical. Read more

Sporting dog: Dog training collars

Dog training collars can help those dogs who persistently offend in spite of training: electric collars, one that sprays or a canine sat nav can be used when dog training Read more

Help For Heroes: Gundog Class - Canine Heroes and the Dickin Medal

From North Africa and Hong Kong to Helmand province, dogs have proved themselves to be strong allies of our troops. We look at some remarkable canine heroes and those who have been awarded the Dickin Medal Read more

Gundog class: training puppies

When to start training a gundog puppy is the million-dollar question. Janet Menzies believes that
putting in the groundwork to establish the basics will pay dividends in the field later on Read more