Strong suits: Upland bird hunting in tight cover, jump shoot­ ing waterfowl Energy level: High Size: 20–35 lb. Ante: $800– $1,200 for a puppy out of top bloodlines ...

On an early January morning, Raleigh Lowder let loose his two hunting dogs, 2-year-old English pointer Dottie and 10-year-old German short hair Doc, to scour the grounds of Bobwhite Hills Wild ...

Bird dogs have driven Mrs. Bush crazy for over 40 years, but when she suspected his advancing age made him think of shutting down his kennel she’d have no part of it.

The pointer lay still. Lucky circled twice and picked up the third quail, then trotted in with his head up, scarcely glancing at Smoke. Dan took the bird, patted Lucky’s head, and shrilled the whistle ...

That may be one reason they usually hold well to a pointing dog. One plantation manager, who has been my hunting partner on many occasions, decided to use this information to hold coveys that did run ...

Something's not adding up. When I moved to this country in the mid-1960s, there were about as many bird dogs in this town, i.e. quail hunting dogs, as there were people in this town.

Julie Sandstrom, 53, of Grand Rapids, Minn., shown here with two of her dogs, Titan and Roxie, has been around hunting dogs her entire life.