English Setters were developed in England in the 1800s, initially bred as hunting dogs to locate game, whereupon they would “set” – crouch low and freeze. These friendly dogs can come in a range of ...

In the time and place where I grew up—Sioux City, Iowa, in the 1960s and early ‘70s—hunting dog breeds didn’t live in the house, period. It simply wasn’t done. The proper place for a bird hunting dog ...

Grouse hunters are a notoriously opinionated bunch. Put more than two of them in the same room and sure as sunrise they’ll find something to disagree about. More likely, they’ll find lots to disagree ...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- By a wide margin, Labrador retrievers outnumber all other sporting-dog breeds in Minnesota. But are Labs the best pheasant dogs? Springer spaniel aficionados might say no. They ...

As long as we’ve known them, dogs have helped humans hunt. Some hunting dog breeds, like the American Foxhound, were perfected by humans over time to ensure the dogs could effectively track and roam ...

MARTELL — Jim Keller’s dogs don’t look like the coiffed Irish setters at the Westminster Kennel Club’s dog show. And Keller couldn’t be more delighted. It’s easy to understand why Irish setters are so ...

The Bird Dog Parade, the traditional kickoff of the Pheasant Fest & Quail Classic Friday morning at the Minneapolis Convention Center, was an education and a validation. An education in the variety of ...

DOGS RAN AWAY DURING A STORM. ONE CAME BACK AFTER A FEW DAYS, BUT, AS KCCI’S MARCUS MCINTOS REPORTS, THE OTHER WENT ON QUITE A JOURNEY. MARCUS: THIS IS GEORGE HEMNME AND HIS BELOVED ENGLISH SETTER ...