It’s not often that you see pensioners in the shooting field – canine I mean, not human – as shooting is, for a dog, hard work. Many of us hope that our dogs will carry on working until they are 12, perhaps even 13, but the harsh truth is that…
pointers and setters
Pointers and setters at their best.
Pointers and setters are glorious at the Amulree field trial. Johnny Scott watches the field trial.
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
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.
Short and to the point
In the contest for the best 21st-century gundog the hunt, point, retrieve breeds are separated only by a hair’s breadth – or length.
Hunt, point and retrieve gun dog breeds
A guide to the different types of dog that make up the hunt, point and retrieve section of gun dogs.