Dogs and Hunters

Isn't Norwegian wood good? The Beatles insisted on asking it back in 1965, a question that has remained suspended for over half a century. The answer, on the other hand, is immediate if you ask the same thing in relation to a dog that is ...

The first classified in the absolute category Edoardo Meduri It is dawning and already, under the canopy overlooking the competition grounds of the “La Valle del Cacciatore” dog training camp in Campagna (Salerno), the participants in the provincial elimination of the 52nd Championship are gathering. ..

Malcottinensis Sisco called Nash (owner Paride Galassi, cond. Enrico Marchetti) won the 2018 Sgneppa d'Oro trophy, the most coveted of Italian hunting dog lovers dedicated to snipe, and the Challange Europeen 2019 Trophy in France. Two historical results for ...

The Italian spinone "Icaro" stopped during a hunting day The book was presented to the public for the first time on the evening of Friday 6 April in Ravenna. A succession of memories and images, retracing the path of ...

English pointer at work Nose, speed and stubbornness are the main characteristics of the English pointer. These qualities have made him the hunting dog par excellence, so much so as to supplant the native breeds. Due to its morphology and character it is impossible to confuse it with ...

Grand e petit Gascon Saintongeois Bleu de Gascogne is a breed of French origin, known for being an excellent hound with strength and elegance. In Italy it is quite widespread, also because the Gascogne family includes many similar subspecies ...

The new president Nicola Rotaris during a recovery action Hunting - The FVG Track Dog Handlers Group was established in 2009 thanks to a group of passionate Hunters-Handlers who, with the aim of promoting and making the activity known. ..

The intelligence of the springer also transpires from his gaze Today we present to readers the testimony of a very young hunter passionate about springer spaniels and who often hunts abroad. The presence of areas that are still not very urbanized and the absence of regulations ...

Beautiful pack of Maremma hounds used on wild boar In recent times there has been an exponential growth of inscriptions of Maremma hounds recognized and selected for boar hunting. This increase is due not only to the dizzying increase ...

The expressiveness of the eye is fundamental in the bloodhound Today we bring to the attention of the readers the morphological characteristics that an Italian bloodhound should present from the morphological point of view. Specifically, it is the standard of the Italian short-haired hounds. Don't forget, ...

pack of Italian hounds in combination The best month for hare hunting is perhaps November: this not only for the climate, usually characterized by very low temperatures, which facilitate the olfaction of the hound, but also because at the end of the season ...

A handsome Springer attempting to retrieve a pheasant. Springer spaniel - We all know more or less that it is a typical breed and much used in England and Ireland, that it is a great hunting dog ...

The Italian hound is undoubtedly one of the best dogs to use in hare hunting. "So, Gianni, how did the opening go?". "Good! We found two. Really two beautiful actions! Unfortunately I had to sacrifice one! " - the tone of voice ...

Andrea Mariani and his inseparable English setters The seventh season of the series curated by Andrea Mariani dedicated to hunting with pointing dogs begins. Andrea, as always, will make us experience intense emotions told from a special perspective: that ...

The American Water Spaniel is a very good hunter in difficult waters, in the woods and on uneven terrain. It is especially used in hunting other, quail, pheasant, capercaillie and wild rabbit. This breed is also highly regarded as ...

Ungulate hunt with a Maremma hound Anyone who has to deal with a hound on a daily basis knows this: instinct is something that cannot be explained, but capable of making a difference. It must be said immediately: many ...

Slovenian Kopov in action during a wild boar hunt. (c) Robert Hlavica. We can say a lot about Slovensky Kopov or simply Kopov, but we like to start by describing him on a hunting field, with a wild boar in front ...

The hunter who favors deer and chamois cannot fail to use the help of the Bavarian mountain hound or Bayerischer Gebirgsschweisshund. This breed of German origin has an excellent nose and is used primarily as track dogs for the ...

The Chien d'Artois is a French following dog that, over the centuries, has known the most varied uses in hunting: deer, wild boar, roe deer, hares, wild rabbits and even wolves. The Chien d'Artois is a breed born through the crossing ...