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From the Council House to the Countryside via Canine Karaoke with Di Stevens 🐾Forget Guard Dogs…this podcast delves into everything Gundog, Gundog and more Gundog! Field Trials, Labradors, and Working Tests, to Show Dogs and much more! Ross and Lez are joined by the amazing Di Stevens, with a career that starts with breaking horses and discovering the Labrador breed, and now has made remarkable strides in the world of Gundogs, achieving success across multiple disciplines. Starting with a couple of Chocolate Labradors in the breed ring, she then moved into the working field, qualifying dogs in multiple disciplines.The London contingent often finds discussions about birds, killing animals, and life beyond the M25 somewhat distasteful… and interestingly, so do many Gundog enthusiasts! This sparks an intriguing conversation about the ethics of Country Sports and how we all must remain true to our moral compass.As always, the conversation circles back to nature vs. nurture, and finding the right dog for the job. Why can't you enter the Grand Prix in a Fiat Panda?Di's passion for her discipline is evident as she keeps her fingers firmly in every pie related to Gundogs. Prepare yourself for some eye-opening insights into the often-overlooked weaknesses of breed judges.We also discuss how Gundog training in the UK and Europe has improved significantly in recent years. Thankfully, our understanding of living with, and working alongside, our companion dogs has evolved—it's all about the relationships we build.For more information about Di Stevens:- https://www.wylanbriar.com/ and https://www.facebook.com/wylanbriar.gundogs ---- oOo ----Lez and Ross have both been in the industry professionally for well over 20 years and each has been involved with dogs for over 40 years. Whilst sensibly they have stayed away from the ‘limelight’ regarding TV offers, they have regularly been on national and local radio, spoken at national events at NDWA, CFBA, and Kennel Club / Crufts events as well as bespoke speaking engagements for the Dog Safety Education Executive (DogSEE). Ross wrote for Dogs Monthly Magazine for over 12 years and Lez was the first lady feature writer for a national Shooting Magazine (both Sporting Gun and Sporting Shooter). They were also 'study buddies' and were the first in the UK to achieve a Masters Degree (Professional Practice) in Canine Behaviour and Psychology in 2011. They work well together and apart, support and work with dog rescue organisations and train professional dog trainers and behaviourists. Different as chalk and cheese, but maybe not as different as they like to think.Intrigued? want to know more? then check out our websites...www.rossmccarthy.com ~ www.lezgraham.comAnd if you'd rather watch than listen, you can catch Gundogs and Guard Dogs on Youtube https://www.youtube.com/@gundogguarddog