Yep, you can tell a hard hunting grouse setter - all torn up and skinny. None of my three have hair on the tip of their tail or much on the lower edge of their ears. Just yesterday my youngest (3 in March) came by to check in and was covered with blood on his front end. Cut tongue can sure throw a lot of blood around. EMT jell to the rescue.
Since you mentioned how skinny your dogs are I thought I'd share this story. I had to take my oldest to the vet during hunting season a few years back. While in the waiting room there was a woman with some lap dog sitting across the room staring at me. I thought maybe I should know her but did not. When she got called to the exam room she stopped in front of me and pretty much yelled at me for starving my dog - I should be arrested she says. The vet was watching all of this. I just told her my dog is a working dog, not a couch potato. Then the vet chimed in with "that dog is in absolutely perfect shape, you should take note". I suspect the vet lost a customer that day but I sure got a good chuckle out of it.
Yep, I give them the best food and all they will eat. I even cut up hot dogs into small pieces and bury it in their food to get them to eat more during field season. I don't think it works! They are a skinny rag-tag bunch but we sure do have fun.
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