English Setters were developed in England in the 1800s, initially bred as hunting dogs to locate game, whereupon they would “set” – crouch low and freeze. These friendly dogs can come in a range of ...

The work it takes to train a dog to be a hunting partner is so worth the effort on so many levels. A lot of work goes into training and maintaining a hunting dog, but it’s a labor of love. When a ...

Blimey, England has a rich history of dogs! More often than not, English dog breeds were given one of two jobs: hunting or fighting. As hunters, dogs in England chased down foxes, tracked birds and ...

Setters are types of dogs that hunters often use to hunt birds that live mostly on the ground, such as quail, which is why they’re also called bird dogs. The dogs don’t catch the birds themselves, but ...

Choosing a hunting dog can be a daunting task. Do you want or need a flushing breed or a pointing breed? A big bold brush buster or small pocket rocket? Male or female? A dog that runs big, or a close ...

I love gun dogs, which means I wouldn’t walk a pheasant or quail field or sit in a blind without one. Dogs make every hunt. On some days they cast perfectly and handle every bird with ease. On others ...

DOGS RAN AWAY DURING A STORM. ONE CAME BACK AFTER A FEW DAYS, BUT, AS KCCI’S MARCUS MCINTOS REPORTS, THE OTHER WENT ON QUITE A JOURNEY. MARCUS: THIS IS GEORGE HEMNME AND HIS BELOVED ENGLISH SETTER ...

Another hunter recently asked me, “What is the biggest challenge of having eight hunting dogs besides the feed bill?” I don’t know what most people encounter when they come home. Maybe they open the ...