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Line : a story of a hunter, a breed and their bond / William A. Urseth.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Urseth, William A.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Dog breeders--United States--Biography.
- Dog breeders.
- Hunters--United States--Biography.
- Hunters.
- German shorthaired pointer.
- Fowling--United States.
- Fowling.
- Urseth, William A.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (294 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Toronto, Ont. : ECW Press, 2010.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Striking a perfect point, flushing grouse for hours, and retrieving perfectly to hand, two German shorthaired pointer dogs named Jäger and Cent are at the heart of this huntsman's memoir. After hiring an expert to find the best of this breed in the world, William Urseth created "The Line"-generations of dogs that not only won countless tournaments but also created countless highs and heartbreaks in their lifetimes of bird hunting and spending days in the field. Centering on stories about the Minnesota Horse and Hunt Club, the kennel and dogs there, and the hunt
- Contents:
- Mom, can I have a dog?
- Cousins
- Phyllis
- Buddy and the farm
- The lost dog
- When Jeff got his dog
- Dirk
- What breed?
- Merry Maker
- Jäger
- Jäger's missing
- Trainers
- Cent von Esterfeld
- Roy Rogers visits the club
- Making a dog's acquaintance
- The water witch
- Just a dog
- Jäger gets sick
- Mich
- Gretchen
- Mr. Cent goes expoloring
- Sadie
- Ice
- Jäger's October
- Mr. Cent fights for his life
- Doing what we all love most
- The end to a hunt
- Dogs just aren't for fishin'
- The extended line ... The Herolds
- Willy
- The kennel
- Otto
- Mistaken identity
- Mr. Cent at 10
- Tor and Mia
- The bumpkin
- Jack
- Things go wrong
- End of the first era
- The lost lab
- Abby
- Haley the California girl and Gus
- Bernie
- Charlie of the extended line
- Sad times
- Sal
- Abby's disappearance
- It's a small world
- Chevy
- Kath
- Chevy-Beau
- Tor
- Hank
- Hank and scent
- Epilogue- U.S. Open '09.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- ISBN:
- 1-282-53708-3
- 9786612537080
- 1-55490-903-1
- OCLC:
- 608497105
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