America’s most popular gun dog, the Labrador retriever, is bred for the water, yet it’s also equally at home in the uplands and in the house. Labs make great all-purpose hunting and family dogs, and ...

Labs descend from the St. John’s water dog, a breed developed in Newfoundland as a fisherman’s working dog. Hardy dogs able to stand cold water, they hauled nets and lines in the water. Visiting ...

Pheasant hunting is a long-standing fall tradition across North America and Europe. Hunters live for that heart-pounding moment when a pheasant bursts from the grass. But a good shot isn’t the only ...

When I was a kid, our family had a cocker spaniel we named Elvis, because when he was happy, which was all the time, he wiggled his butt. This was in addition to my dad's hunting dog, a Labrador, and ...