There are 32 recognized breeds in the American Kennel Club (AKC) Sporting Group. These dogs are athletic, trainable, and love the outdoors. Many make excellent gun dogs, or as they are commonly called ...

The flat-coated retriever (or the flat-coat, for short) is a strong but elegant gun dog breed that originated in the mid-19th century in England. They were originally bred to serve as hunting dogs to ...

Gun Dog Breeds — A guide to Spaniels, Retrievers, and Pointing Dogs. Without a dog you can still hunt birds. You can learn the haunts and habits of wildfowl, beat the coverts, slip through the marshes ...