Standing test of time
Nov 25, 2020
3 minutes
HISTORICALLY, shows and field trials were introduced to improve the looks and performance of working gundogs, but, according to Michael Brander, both have become an end in themselves.
In his book Gundogs: Their Care and Training, he points out that show bench and field trial strains of the same breeds of gundogs frequently bear little relationship to each other. He laments the fact that there are some field trial strains that are not worked to the gun at all, or so selectively that it means next to nothing,
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