Hunting dogs

This will the first of a two-part series on different dogs that hunters use in the field to hunt birds. My background is almost entirely from a pheasant hunting history, so this column will be using that background.

Scott Rall Daily Globe outdoors writer The old saying that “life is short” was real up close and personal to me this past week. I have always thought of myself as a very good dog owner who pays lots of attention to his dogs and could see any changes in their behavior in...