Thanks Charlie. He was as good as he was because of the numbers of birds shot over him. When he was a club dog, he probably had hundreds of pheasants shot over him. He quickly learned how to handle grouse. When he got a hot scent, he slowed down and went into stalk mode before the point. I love Britany Spaniel's. I've had three of them but switched to English Setters because they are more traditional for grouse and woodcock. Although Of the many setters I have owned, I've only had one setter that came close to Rusty on grouse. I've had many true grouse dog setters, but none had the number of birds shot over them as Rusty.
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