Shooting Times & Country Magazine
DOG OF THE WEEK Bagel
At five years old, handsome Bagel is a working cocker and as such is always on the go and ready for the next adventure. He particularly loves exploring the rolling hills and open fields around his home – he really is the happiest of lads.
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Inside our bumper issue
MUNTJAC STALKING THE ROUGH SHOOTER’S KITBAG RATTING WITH AN AIRGUN HIGHLAND ADVENTURES AUTUMN FERRETING SPORTING ART CHRISTMAS GIFT GUIDE WILD BOAR RECIPE
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DOG OF THE WEEK Lucy
Lucy’s first sesaon in the shooting field at just a year old went superbly well and, now aged two, she has lived up to her early promise. She is fiercely loyal, has incredible drive and is, all in all, an amazing young dog who enjoys her days in the...
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DOG OF THE WEEK Mrs Wieneberger (Narla)
While both Labrador Narla and her owner are new to the world of working gundogs, they have spent the past 21 months obsessively learning and training. This season will be Narla’s first time working and she cannot wait to get out there – whether that be...
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DOG OF THE WEEK Rusty
On her debut to the shooting field aged one, Rusty covered herself in glory by retrieving the first bird of the season. Now three years old, she is an excellent hunter and is always first to make the retrieve, whether it’s after pheasants or at the...
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DOG OF THE WEEK Skye
Beautiful Skye gets compliments wherever she goes, but her admirers on shoots are in the dark about her shoe fetish; she insists on seeking out every shoe in the house to place in her bed. Outdoors, her favourite thing is water – from puddles to open...
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Amber
It’s glorious for gundogs too, as five-year-old cocker spaniel Amber shows, bounding enthusiastically through the heather with her prize on the Twelfth. She is looking forward to a busy season ahead, having started with grouse on the moor, before...
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Barney
As he approaches his 11th birthday, Barney is now enjoying a well-earned retirement, though he still dreams of hunting woodcock near his Northern Ireland home. He has passed the baton to his younger brother, Fred, who has followed his lead and is...
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MAXIMISE YOUR EXPERIENCE
From the moors to the finest country estates, the British shooting season is a pursuit of precision, patience, and tradition. Whether you’re on the peg, picking up, or part of the line, Stoney Creek gear is purpose-built to keep you warm, dry, and...
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Winston & Nala
At three and five years old, Winston the dachshund and Nala the Labrador are veterans of the shooting field and looking forward to the new season. Meanwhile, Nala loves chasing her tail and she and her partner in crime both enjoy dramatic play...
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Teddy
Adored family pet Teddy loves cuddles and a good belly rub, but in the shooting field the three-year-old cocker spaniel is the epitome of professionalism – whether he’s part of the beating line, picking-up, retrieving birds to hand or waiting...
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DOG OF THE WEEK Coco
Coco, pictured here at two years old, is a working English springer spaniel who loves spending time in the field, whether that is working through covercrops or thick undergrowth.
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DOG OF THE WEEK Cody
Sprocker Cody worked hard last season on a new shoot, and flushed some great birds on walked-up days. He is now thoroughly enjoying a rest, helping to search for wild garlic in the woods, and will be joining his owner on the riverbank in search of...
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DOG OF THE WEEK Deeva
Known as Dee for short, at three and a half years old, this German shorthaired pointer enjoys her gundog training, loves to hunt and retrieve and has competed in working tests successfully too.
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DOG OF THE WEEK Tina
Now two years old, working cocker spaniel Tina has spent the season flushing and retrieving woodcock on the edge of Dartmoor. She spends the close season on the quad and running the fields.
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DOG OF THE WEEK Louis
Three-year-old springer Louis takes his job very seriously. He has retrieved Canada and whitefronted geese and wigeon, mallard and teal. Once he even picked a hare that was almost as big as he was. He’s been a great wildfowling dog and will switch to...
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DOG OF THE WEEK Ranger
Ranger (Franeo’s Fowler Lone Ranger) is a six-year-old Chesapeake Bay retriever. He works on a shoot in Wroot, North Lincolnshire, and also competes in working trials.
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DOG OF THE WEEK Skye
She could melt the hardest heart and Skye is a loving pet, having formed an amazing bond with her owner’s eight-year-old daughter. But she loves to work, too, combining both roles with aplomb.
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DOG OF THE WEEK Duke
Getting into the Christmas spirit, Duke is a working gundog, stud dog and family pet. He’s described by his owner-breeders as a big, cuddly boy who loves nothing more than a day out on the grouse moor.
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DOG OF THE WEEK Shandie
Three-year-old Shandie accompanies her 16-year-old owner to grouse, pheasant and partridge shoots in Perthshire. She loves retrieving so much that she has won the junior scurry at the Scottish Game Fair multiple times.
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DOG OF THE WEEK Pip, Bee, Moss & Breeze
Keeping it in the family, grandfather Pip is 12, his daughter Bee is six and is the mother to four-year-old brothers Moss and Breeze. Of all of them, Breeze has the laziest life as a pet but the other three are all working gundogs.
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DOG OF THE WEEK Bonnie
At five months old, Bonnie is described as “soft but crazy” — so a typical springer spaniel then. She’s also a lovely little family dog because she’s great with the children, but beating and picking-up lie in her immediate future.
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