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Worthless Dog? Maybe, Maybe Not

If you are a long-time bird hunter or field trailer you have started and given up on many prospects you judged deficient or worse. This is the story of three such I gave away and that proved more than useful to its donee.
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By: gundogcentral
Posted: October 13, 2021

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The Conflict - By Tom Word

A lawyer fears a conflict of interest like a foot-plowing share cropper fears a kicking mule. And so fear grew in me after on impulse I recommended Sweetie to John Bassett as a grouse dog after his beloved Jill went to her reward. That reco.. more ..

By: gundogcentral
Posted: August 4, 2021

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A Conspiracy With a Happy Ending

They had been rivals since 1916, the year of the first Yankee Field Trial, that trial held every Presidents Day by the Georgia-Florida Field Trial Club and called by its members (all quail plantation owners) the Owner's Trial. They were thr.. more ..

By: gundogcentral
Posted: April 1, 2021

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Field Trials Matter

Most scouts yawn when linemen run 40's, but not at the 2020 combine. Mekhi Becton, a 6-foot-7-inch, 364 pound offensive lineman out of Louisville ran a blistering 5.1. Heads didn't turn so much as they spun off of heads, for what current li.. more ..

By: gundogcentral
Posted: March 18, 2021

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Advice on a Dog Sale - By Tom Word

Ben Reach religiously followed a policy, preached to him by his father, not to get involved in law suits involving dogs. But ironically, he was asked for advice on bird dog matters constantly. This was because Ben had many friends in the bi.. more ..

By: gundogcentral
Posted: February 4, 2020