gun dog

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They were bred by aristocrat Sir Dudley Marjoribanks, who wanted a gun dog suited to Scottish Highland terrain.

From BBC • Jul. 12, 2023

The December/January issue, titled “Best of the Sporting South,” includes a look at gun dog trainers and a feature story about bird shooting in England.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 1, 2016

A loyal gun dog always striving for the club's best interests.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 5, 2014

A high-quality gun dog adds riches to your life.

From Time Magazine Archive

Ruthless as a gun dog, he picked up with rapid and unflagging instinct the traces of everything in the world I was most insecure about, all the things I was in most agony to hide.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt