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Black, red or goldie?

IT’S ONE OF THOSE perennial questions that wildfowlers have no doubt been arguing about ever since one stepped out below the hightide mark with a gun — what’s the best breed of dog for fowling?

I’ve met a lot of dogs that delight in a day on the saltings, so I’m reasonably well qualified to enter the debate and make a few comments.

It’s possible to be a keen partridge, pheasant or grouse Shot and not own a dog, but a canine companion is as essential

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