A Field Trial in 1878
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Sketches made by our special artist at the field trial for dogs, held September 10, 11, and 12, at Westport Lake, in the vicinity of Sauk Centre, Minnesota, under the auspices of the Minnesota Kennel Club.
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The world of pointing dogs in words and images, moving and still.
A Somewhat Melancholy Sign Of The Times
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The Pointer is still a relatively popular breed in North American and across Continental Europe. But in it’s homeland, the UK, the breed has languished at the low end of the popularity list for over 100 years.
Read MoreA Right Good Lesson on Dog-Breaking
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Here is another nugget I’ve come across as I research various breeds for Volume Two. Like the previous post, it features a Russian Setter, but this time, the story is about shooing snipe in Delaware, in the spring. It appears in a book published in 1853 entitled “American Game in its seasons, etc.” by Henry William Herbert.
Read MoreA Parker Gun and Two Russian Setter Dogs
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Why does it take me so long to write my books? Well, for one, I get lost down rabbit holes. Here’s what happens: I come to a part in a chapter where I need to gather bit more information on a particular aspect of a breed, region of the world, or of a particular period in history. So I open a book, or go online to see what I can find. Yet despite my best efforts to spend an hour or two looking only for what I need, I end up going down some obscure rabbit hole that occupies me for the next week.
Read MoreRequiem For Our Breeds Part 3
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First, the bad news: There's a storm on the horizon, and we are not doing enough to prepare for it. Now, the good news: We've weathered a similar storm before and not only did we survive, but the storm gave birth to our modern pointing dogs.
Read MoreRequiem pour nos races - deuxième partie
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Dans la première partie, j'ai expliqué qu'un certain nombre de races françaises et anglaises de chiens d'arrêt sont dans une situation désespérée dans leur propre pays. Dans cet article, je voudrais regarder de plus près la situation en France
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