Topgun - what a wonderful story about Lady. Thanks! There is simply nothing on this earth like a good bird dog! If I were King, one of the very first things I’d change would be for dogs and men to age at the same rate, so we didn’t have to lose them.

But, I digress – back to the OP’s question….

Yes, by all means avoid hunting doves – as soon as the dog picks one up, doves will cause an otherwise perfectly good huntin’ dawg



to fall into a hopeless stupor



Besides, if you don’t hunt doves there’s more for me