Hunting With a Loaner

The transition to one dog is easier than I thought it would be.

For years we’ve been a multiple-dog family. We had as many as four at one time. Now it’s just Dot.

When I’m hunting it’s no longer a case of which dog to watch or follow, there’s only one.

Also, the dog food bill dropped precipitously, and there’s less recycled dog food to pick up in the yard.

I fear, however, that I’m following in the footsteps of my friend E-dub, who’s given up bird dogs completely. He still has a rescue mutt from the pound, but his days of English setters and German shorthairs are behind him.

Now, when he gets...