I have always rated it, marginally, over any other part of gundog work, however, there are always a few grey areas. 😉  I hope seasoned pickers up will appreciate this: A Keeper says as a briefing to his pickers up….: ” … Continue reading →

What a lovely day and a seriously encouraging start…. The SEGS Novice Stake for 14 AV Retrievers (Walked Up) Was held today at Knowle Game Farm – Ulcombe – Kent, By the kind permission of Mr Steve King and at … Continue reading →

Today was one of those… 😉 You can raise a dog as well as you can. Put him through the health schemes and get all good results from those. Take him as part of the family and adore him. Have … Continue reading →

It was an amazing holiday and gave me FAR too much time to lay around and think, plan and dream, but its cemented many things  –  including the fact, most importantly, that Al must NEVER think of singing as a … Continue reading →