ALMOST A FULL HOUSE
was flattered recently to see myself described on the letters page as Shooting Times’s gundog expert. I do admit to having acquired some expertise while writing this column for the past 20 years, but I think that
Debutant Gundogs
MANY YEARS AGO, I belonged to a small walk-one, stand-one syndicate that shot fortnightly in the Sussex Weald. It was demanding ground, with small streams sunk in deep valleys while the woods were thick with brambles. Dogs were essential, and one of