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There is an academy of thought to which I belong which has, as an article of faith, the feeling that one cannot learn how to judge anything as complicated as a dog’s performance by reading…

The Unforgettables and Other True Fables

The Unforgettables and Other True Fables. The long awaited for 3rd edition of this book is back in our store! Here’s what renown sporting dog writer Tom Davis has to say about Bill Allen’s marvelous memoir:…

Excerpts from: Experience Teaches…

Instead of trying to second think the judges, just go hunting. Clyde Morton never in his life said he “had to work some dogs.” He said: “We’ll hunt at about 7:30 in the morning” or…

A Runaway Christmas

Our best Christmas ever was painted by a runaway white and black “Commander” setter that Carl Jr. Duffield gave me. His name was “Nip”. Carl and I had a long, hilarious friendship that began when he…

Horse Tales

It may be difficult for modern field trialers to visualize a time when few, if any, competitors brought their own horses to the competition. Nowadays there are special trailers to haul several horses and as…

Bird Dog Odyssey III

(Author’s Note: Our two prior installments were presented in “third person” because much of the material was objective and common to at least the two youths, if not, indeed’ general knowledge collected by many in…