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Gundogs Article 1 - Alan Rees - How I select the Wales CLA Gundog Team

This is my 27th Game Fair in which I have run for Wales, believe me I feel it’s a great privilege and an honour. There have been many great dogs and great trainers and handlers that have represented my Country over the years...

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Gundogs Article 2 - Pedigree Dogs Exposed by Chris Bridgewater

This is my 27th Game Fair in which I have run for Wales, believe me I feel it’s a great privilege and an honour. There have been many great dogs and great trainers and handlers that have represented my Country over the years.,,

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Gundogs Article 3 - Grouse Point Training - What an experience!

Having never seen a grouse let alone worked a dog on a grouse moor I was very excited to be going up to County Durham for a grouse point training day with my GSP Gwyn.

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Gundog Article 4 - How I got started in Gundogs! by Jim Munro

It was in the late seventies early eighties when I first became involved in dogs. I was not interested in dogs at this time and was flying birds of prey such as Sparrow hawks and Gos Hawks...

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Gundogs Article 5 - When not to Punish by Keith Erlandson

Two or three years ago, I read in a fieldsports magazine, an account of a gundog whose owner believed it had misbehaved and was prepared to give the dog a thrashing with a stick when the animal returned. In fact it transpired the dog had done right, not wrong, so was spared a beating.

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Gundogs Article 6 - Kennel Notes - More on Pregnancy Management by Keith Erlandson

Last week I discussed the theory, expounded by some American authorities, that it can improve the working ability of a litter if the dam is worked during pregnancy...

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Gundogs Article 7 - Care during pregnancy - by Keith Erlandson

After mating, a bitch can be worked for several weeks, should she have been mated during the shooting season. Some authorities claim hunting actually can enhance the working ability of the pups.

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Gundogs Article 8 - Importance of Eye Colour When Breeding by Keith Erlandson

If you are breeding English springer spaniels or German pointers and at least one of the parents is liver and white, it is important to pay attention to eye colour...

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Gundogs Article 9 - The Mating Procedure by Keith Erlandson

If you use a friend's dog on your bitch, it might be possible for you to give a pup in exchange for the mating but if you are going to use a proven stud dog, you most likely will have to pay a stud fee at the time of mating.

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Gundogs Article 10 - Having Your Bitch Mated by Keith Erlandson

Having decided which sire you are going to use, it is now incumbent upon you to make sure that you have her mated on the correct day of her reproductive cycle.

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