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    THE FIELD FROM THE ARCHIVES

    Mar 17, 2022 4 minutes

    The gundog must have come in with gunpowder. I do not suppose that the archer ever thought of a shooting dog. His fur and feather was shot in statu. And if you shoot sitting game, you do not wish for the disadvantage of a dog that will flush it for you.

    There are two recognised groups of gundog: the pointers and setters, and the retrievers, wherein I include the spaniel and his several sorts. If we study the beginnings of these two groups, we shall find that the spaniel, once used in falconry and the netting of game, was probably the

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