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Breed Profile: English Springer Spaniel
The English Springer Spaniel is not for the faint-hearted! Boundless energy and enthusiasm make this popular breed a tiring, but rewarding choice. History of Breed: The English Springer Spaniel is descended from the Norfolk Spaniel and is one of the oldest gundog breeds. For many years Springer and Cocker Spaniels came from the same litters. The smaller ‘cockers’ were…
Breed Profile – Border Terrier
Our latest Breed Profile features one of the country’s favourite breeds and one of the most familiar of the Terriers – the Border Terrier. Being a fun and less-demanding dog to own, it’s easy to forget that they’re also tough and wily characters. History of Breed: An ancient dog breed, terriers were originally bred for…
The Gundog Year: Shooting Season 2016
In the game world, most quarries have open and closed seasons. Closed seasons allow numbers to multiply and to allow game to migrate to different areas to feed and overwinter. If you’re not sure when open season is for the game you like to shoot, here’s a handy guide covering quarry for England, Wales, Scotland and Northern…
Breed Profile – Large Munsterlander
This time around, our breed profile focuses on a breed with a rather esoteric-sounding name that’s actually a real “dog’s dog”. The Large Munsterlander is a large and relatively powerful dog that’s also capable of being a great family member, especially if if they get lots of interaction and exercise. History of Breed: The Large…
Breed Profile – Irish Setter
As everyone seems to love our quick guides to breeds, we’re publishing quite a few more over the coming weeks. The first from the latest list is a daft, but endearing, breed – the Irish Setter. History of Breed: Originating in Ireland, the Irish Setter is known in its native land as Modder…
Breed Profile – Labrador Retriever
One of the most popular breeds on the planet, the Labrador Retriever, is the subject of our latest breed profile. These fantastically versatile and intelligent dogs are one of our favourites. History of the Breed: The St John’s dog, a now extinct Newfoundland breed, is the ancestor of the Labrador Retriever. Brought to England around…
Gilbertson & Page – A Properly Authentic Brand
For nearly 150 years, Gilbertson & Page has been making dog food and, whilst the technology and nutritional science behind the making of these foods has changed dramatically, some of the basics, like shapes, sizes, dry or wet feed, etc. have hardly changed at all. Along the way, many other companies and brands have come…
Breed Profile – Cavalier King Charles Spaniel
Our latest breed profile takes us into regal territory, at least in name, with the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel. This small spaniel breed has a fascinating recent history which is worth reading even if your breed interests lie elsewhere. History of Breed: It was in the 1920s that an American named Eldridge is thought to…
Exercise in Winter
When it’s cold, wet and foggy outside, not to mention blowing a gale, the last thing you might feel like doing is taking the dog out for a walk. Whilst wrapping up warm and getting a good walk outside could blow away the cobwebs for you and your dog, we thought this might be the perfect time to look at…
Diary of a Gundog Episode 10: Oscar Stories
With all the breed profiles we’ve been publishing, it’s been a while since we were able to feature Oscar the gun dog. Anyway, to satisfy his many fans, here he is again – a bit older and wiser. Oscar is coming on in leaps and bounds, in both his physical fitness and his endearing temperament.…
Dates For Your 2016 Diary
Ouch! It’s already nearly a month into 2016 and most of us are probably still getting used to writing ‘6’ instead of ‘5’. As the events calendar for the canine world is starting to get back into swing, we’ve pulled together some of the highlights for 2016. January Northern Dog Club Open Show – 30th…
Breed Profile – Border Collie
The breed profiles that we started to publish a few months ago have proved exceedingly popular with our readers, so we’ve decided to keep the theme going for a few months – or until we run out of breeds we know something about! This time around, it’s one of our favourites, the Border Collie. History…
