Man-eaters are not just a category of monsters consigned to schlock horror films. They are a very real danger, particularly if one finds oneself on safari (for expert advice see…
Janet Menzies
David Shepherd, sporting artist
David Shepherd leaves a trail. If, on your next African safari, you stumble across a succession of anthills topped with sunglasses, tread carefully: you are on the trail of the…
Jason Lowes, sporting artist
Jason Lowes is based in County Durham. The watercolourist’s sporting art teems with coveys of grouse or partridges but what really draws you into his evocative work is the quality…
Dog theft prevention
Labradors and cocker spaniels continue to be the two most popular breeds of dog in Britain – and where there is desirability, crime is never far behind. Growing concern over…
GUNDOG CLASS: Retrieving
Even the crème de la crème of top professional retriever or spaniel trainers would agree that handling a gundog is not rocket science. For a start, much as we love them,…
Sporting Artist: Alasdair Banks
There is a case to be made that the earliest art of all is sporting art. The paintings of horses, bison, lions and hyenas in the Chauvet Cave in France’s…
Does your pug put you in the fashionable frame? Are terriers tops? The best country house dogs
Every house needs a small dog. Does yours make the grade?
The ultimate country house dogs. Are terriers on top?
What makes the perfect country house dog? And just how do they get away with it when their pals languish in the kennel?
Totally devoted: falconry expert Emma Ford
Falconry expert Emma Ford's life reads like a fairytale. A falconry fairytale.
Ladies picking-up
Most shoots have ladies picking-up. HM The Queen is considered one of the best lady pickers-up. Ladies picking-up retrieve runners and also cope with the chaps