Retrievers don’t have to be labradors. The flatcoat was the Downton Abbey gundog and Edwardian gentleman’s favourite retriever. Every 10 years for the past four decades a friend has bought…
David Tomlinson
Dog insurance
It pays to have dog insurance. Five years ago, on a bright spring morning, I met up with friends to walk our spaniels on Dunwich beach. My seven-year-old springer, Fleur,…
Best guard dog breeds. Deter burglars with a fearsome friend
The best guards dogs for a country estate - and how to stay on the right side of law.
The Downton Abbey gundog
The Downton Abbey gundog - What would Lord Grantham have used as a gundog? A flatcoat or a labrador?
Prepare your gundog for a scurry
Dogs are great levellers. Picture the scene: you have gone to the local country fair and paused to watch the gundog scurry. The standard isn’t high, so you decide to…