Surprisingly sporty
MANY years ago I interviewed a gun-dog breeder and trainer with a passion for Cavalier King Charles Spaniels. He assured me, with his tongue firmly in his cheek, that the cavalier was the perfect gamebag gundog. You could pop it in your bag on a shooting day and get it out when it was needed, such as when looking for the runner that all the labradors had failed to find. I reported this in my article, only for a trialler, as renowned for his skill in the field as his lack of
