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The world of pointing dogs in words and images, moving and still.
On August 6 1892 an article calling for a massive public confrontation of English and French pointing breeds appeared in “Le Sport et Sportsman Réunis” a popular French sporting journal. The author, a well-known member of the canine establishment, issued a challenge to breeders of all the various breeds of pointing dog to put up or shut up.
Read MoreLet’s hop in a time machine to see if we can find out exactly when, and maybe even where the idea for an organization dedicated to the improvement of hunting dogs came from. We’ll set the time dial to ‘late 1800s’, the location dial to ‘somewhere in England’ and press Go.
Read MoreHistory nerds, language geeks, dog freaks and setter fans, gather round! We all know what a setter is, right? You got your English, your Gordon, your Irish Red and your Irish Red and White. And they are called setters because they used to 'set' ie: lie down or set down when they come across hidden game. Right? Well, maybe not.
Read MoreSo this week’s rabbit hole took me all the way across the Atlantic to a “vast stone pile with castellated wings” about a 1 mile north east of Fochabers near the river Spey. I was drawn down the hole by Nathanial Parker Willis, a famous American writer and close friend of Edgar Allen Poe. In 1827 Willis travelled to London, hung out with Charles Dickens, then travelled to Scotland to visit a famous Duke who just happened to love dogs. Among the Duke’s dogs were greyhounds, bloodhounds and a specific string of black and tan setters that would become famous around the world when they were named after the Duke and his Castle. Today, we call those dogs and others related to them Gordon Setters.
Read MorePour commencer, la mauvaise nouvelle : il y a une tempête à l'horizon et nous ne sommes pas suffisamment prêts pour l’affronter. Et la bonne nouvelle? : Nous avons déjà traversé une tempête similaire et non seulement y avons-nous survécu, mais cette tempête a donné naissance à nos chiens d'arrêt modernes.
Read MoreI've been leading a lead-free hunting life for a couple of years now using only bismuth in my Darnes, steel shot in my duck guns and copper in my 30-06. But I am still struggling to go plastic free. You see, every time I pull the trigger on my shotgun I send a plastic wad into the environment where it can remains for centuries. And that fact really hit home last fall when my nephew and I decided to hunt a well-known spot in the Delta Marsh here in Manitoba.
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