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Article: Gun dogs for the choosing: author Falk tells us there is no one perfect gun dog, but there are a number of breeds that come close to this ideal.
- Article from:
- Guns Magazine
- Article date:
- November 1, 2002
- Author:
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Apple pie without ice cream? A movie without popcorn? A ball game without beer and hot dogs? Some things go so naturally together that one without the other rings a little flat. Whether hunkering down in a duck blind or traipsing dogless through autumn woods, both trigger the obvious feeling a vital ingredient is missing. That's when the thought of some day owning a good hunting dog becomes irresistible.
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