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Tips for gundog retrieving
Picking up points on how to improve your dog's retrieving couldn't be easier. Janet Menzies provides tips on what you and your dog should be looking for.
The best picnic blankets around picked out by The Field
With the arrival of spring and sunnier days our minds turn to picnics, sports days, cricket matches – a decent blanket for sitting on is a must. In any case, a rug in the car is always handy. Here is The Field‘s guide to the very best picnic blankets. We’ve…
7 things to do in the off season with your gundog
The perfect peg dog is made not born. A fault-free season will only follow an excellent summer training plan. So follow The Field’s advice on the 7 things to do in the off season with your gundog. (Read: Things to do in the off-season with your gun.) Whether you are…
To breed or not to breed? Or should you pick a puppy?
It’s a conversation anyone who has travelled in a gun bus will be familiar with. “That’s a nice-looking bitch you’ve got there. Are you planning to breed from her?” “Funny you should ask. My wife and I were discussing when we should take a litter from her over breakfast this…
What food is poisonous to dogs?
As a general rule, dogs are pretty robust and can eat most things in moderation without any issues. However, the list of foods that are toxic or poisonous to dogs is a long one. Chocolate (particularly top-quality dark chocolate) Grapes Raisins Currants Onions Garlic Leeks Chives Avocado Artificial sweeteners Caffeine…
Shotgun servicing. When and where to service your gun.
Shotgun servicing is an essential part of one’s yearly sporting routine, whether you own a useful workhorse or one of the 10 most expensive guns in the world. Shotguns are among the most reliable machines and can last for centuries in good working condition if treated with a modicum of…
The Suffolk horse: a rare breed with pulling power
Like many native breeds of the British Isles, the Suffolk Horse is not only critically endangered but also right at the top of the Rare Breed Survival Trust’s (RBST) 2024-25 Equine Watchlist. Farmer and rare-breeds champion Adam Henson, whose father Joe Henson set up the RBST in 1973, lays bare…
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.
Giving black grouse a lift
Once present in every county in England, today black grouse are red-listed as a species of high conservation concern. The GWCT has been studying this iconic bird and monitoring numbers in the English uplands since the early 1990s. In that time the population has been broadly stable, fluctuating between 1,000…