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The world of pointing dogs in words and images, moving and still.
In Part 1, I explained that some of the pointing breeds originally developed in France and England are in dire straits in their own homelands. In this article I would like to take a closer look at the situation in France.
Read MoreL'autre jour, j'ai eu une conversation intéressante avec mon ami Xavier Thibault. Xavier est un dresseur professionnel et, comme moi, il est passionné par les races françaises de chiens d'arrêt. Notre discussion tournait autour des problèmes auxquels de nombreuses vieilles races françaises sont confrontées de nos jours.
Read MoreThe other day I had a very interesting conversation with my friend Xavier Thibault, a professional dog trainer and French pointing breed enthusiast living in the Charente region of France.
Read MoreIn a previous post, I wrote about the different ways hunters in different parts of the world behave AFTER a dog goes on point. Today, I'd like to look at the finer details of the way many Europeans work with their dogs after the point has been established, but before the flush.
Read MoreManufrance (Manufacture Francaise d'Armes et Cycles de St. Etienne) was a French mail order company located in St. Etienne France. It opened in 1885 and specialized in shotguns and bicycles but also sold a vast array of other products, ranging from fishing rods to clocks. The company closed in 1985, but was revived under new ownership in 2010. Old Manufrance catalogues and books are fascinating.
Read MoreIn my book I wrote about seeing a sparkle in the eye of renowned Cesky Fousek breeder Jaromir Dostal. "It was a look we had seen before; a certain fiery sparkle, a radiant glow on the faces of a handful of men we had met in our travels."
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