Taken down a peg
BEATING DOGS ARE the unsung heroes of the shooting field. On many shoots, they are far more useful than their human handlers, able to use their size and agility to get to places no two-legged beater can reach, and their noses to find game that would otherwise never be flushed. Yet, while you will find numerous books on how to train your puppy to become a shooting dog, beating dogs hardly warrant a mention.
The requirements of a good beating dog are simple. Most important is
