title: For the Love of a Dog: Classic Bird Dog Stories
author: Darren Brown
description: Few things pull at the heartstrings like the courage and loyalty of a good dog. This anthology gathers many classic stories of bird dogs that illuminate the precious and unbreakable bond that develops between hunter and dog. These stories will strike a familiar chord with dog lovers everywhere. From forgotten classics of a lone hunter and dog enjoying a day afield to field trial epics from the early part of this century, this collection of stories touches on everything about dogs that we hold dear. Read essays from Burton Spiller, George Bird Evans, Ray Holland, John Taintor-Foote and a host of other wonderful writers. Many of these stories have been nearly lost to the modern reader, and we are proud to reintroduce them here.
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  Bird Stories and Dog Stories
  
  
    
  
  
    
  [THE BIRD SOLDIER.  
  
  
    
  [IS IT A FUNERAL?  
  
  
    
  [THE CANARY.  
  
  
    
  [FREDDY TAKING A RIDE.  
  
  
    
  [GROWLER.  
  
  
    
  [CARLO AND SHAG.  
  
  
    
  [THE LOST BOY.  
  
  
    
  [MY DOG.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  # Bird Stories and Dog Stories
  
  
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  [THE BIRD SOLDIER.
  
  
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  [IS IT A FUNERAL?
  
  
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  [THE CANARY.
  
  
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  [FREDDY TAKING A RIDE.
  
  
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  [GROWLER.
  
  
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  [CARLO AND SHAG.
  
  
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  [THE LOST BOY.
  
  
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  [MY DOG.
  
  
  
  
  
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  BIRD STORIES
  
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  DOG STORIES.
  
  
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  CINCINNATI:  
  WILLIAM T. TRUMAN.
  
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  ### THE BIRD SOLDIER.
  
  
  Little bird! you had better let that cannon alone; I am afraid you wi