Sporting Rifle

The bodyguard

Not a lot of people know this: but sometimes when you’re hunting it makes sense to put a second dog with your tracker, let’s say a Hanover Hound with German Hunting Terrier, for example. Why? Well, let me explain…

In the middle of last year there was a surprise announcement at home. One of my family announced out of the blue that they had ordered a puppy. After we got over the surprise we were, of course, full of questions. It turned out that the incoming pooch was a German Hunt Terrier, bought from a local hunter and dog breeder. In September 2019, he arrived, an unprepossessing black mutt with a few brown dots; his only striking feature was a

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