Shooting Times & Country

Tight lines in the field

As the season progresses, I am sure I am not the only one who will find their dogs sometimes going a little ‘feral’. Most start the season really well, following all the intense work over the summer and autumn months. But slowly, as we relax into the working swing of things, we tend to become a little complacent and allow bad habits to slip in.

For my own dogs, one of the things that I would like to tighten up a little

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