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Recent Examples of gundogWritten for active sportsmen who love to read, each issue is a big, thick volume packed with stories on all the things sportsmen love: guns, knives, adventures, art, gundogs, collectibles, along with biographies of legendary writers, craftsmen, artists and more.—Chris Dorsey, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024 Willie Forde, the manager of Adare Country Pursuits, showed off an award-worthy gundog demonstration with his adorable Irish labradors, Midnight and Shadow.—Vanessa Wilkins, Travel + Leisure, 4 May 2023 In fact, his veterinary practice focuses on gundog breeds.—Brian Lynn, Field & Stream, 21 Sep. 2020 Handlers fluent in those five behaviors can produce a world-class gundog on their own.—Tom Keer, Outdoor Life, 11 May 2020 Cost: $3,500 Duckhill Kennels Labradors from Duckhill Kennels A top breeder of British Labrador retrievers, Robert Milner has more than 30 years experience specializing in cooperative, gentle, duck hunting gundogs.—Nadine Jolie Courtney, Town & Country, 19 Oct. 2016 Cost: $3,500 Duckhill Kennels A top breeder of British Labrador retrievers, Robert Milner has more than 30 years experience specializing in cooperative, gentle, duck hunting gundogs.—Nadine Jolie Courtney, Town & Country, 19 Oct. 2016
Wolf packs, by contrast, show high heterogeneity - pack members take on distinct roles as hunters, scouts, or caregivers - and coordinate effectively within their group.
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John Werner,
Forbes.com,
13 July 2025
But new evidence suggests the practice might have been more widespread, hinting that our ancestors were not just hunters but clever fat-finders too.
Dogs often developed sores on their feet from living on the wire mesh floors of their cages, and often puppies could be seen with their legs and paws falling through the holes, documents showed.
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Laura Schulte,
jsonline.com,
8 July 2025
In the midst of a Texas storm last week, a tiny trembling puppy was found clinging onto life, left in an onion sack, shivering and covered in ticks.
But the veterinarian suggested that Ms. Booth drive Lily, a redbone coonhound, to the office and take the virtual appointment in the parking lot.
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Emily Anthes,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2023
Smokey, the Vols’ lovely bluetick coonhound mascot and the rest of the pups, had to be covering their eyes at this one, only made worse as this was the only FBS-FCS matchup of the entire weekend.
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