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  • The Field

    Their winning ways

    Mar 11, 2021 3 minutes

    OR most of us, the last shooting season never really happened. It was just as bad for our dogs, too. Old dogs retired without the chance for a final retrieve, and many youngsters never managed to make their debut. However, some dogs did enjoy some action. I know of one enthusiastic picker-up who, with her four labradors, managed 49 days, which must be some sort of record. It could well make her a contender for the title of Best Amateur Picker-up in s annual Gundog Awards.

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