An enjoyable old age
Dec 10, 2020
3 minutes
SOME years ago I visited the kennel of a leading field-trial competitor. What was conspicuous was the lack of any retired dogs, so I asked what happened to them. I was told that dogs that were no longer competitive or not required for stud were rehomed, and I was assured that there were plenty of shooting people who would happily take on an eight-year-old field-trial champion. I’ve since come across a number of rehomed trialling dogs and can confirm that they generally make great shooting companions.
However, for
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