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The recent cover for the Best of the Sporting South issue (October/November 2020) takes my breath away. While I love the idea of your Good Dog Photo Contest for my own trio of Irish wolfhounds, I have never seen a more magnificent photo of a dog than that of Chesa, the German shorthaired pointer. Her stance shows every muscle and curve of her beautiful conformation, and her head and softly veined ears are perfect. She may perform wonderfully as a bird dog, but she is an exquisite specimen of man’s best friend. Chesa’s cover photo is a grand champion winner.

Katrina Neylon

Old Hickory, Tennessee

The German shorthaired pointer on the cover is beautiful, although I can’t exclaim this in front of my border

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