May we welcome you to The Bristol and West Working Gundog Society website and hope you enjoy your visit. The club exists to promote and encourage the training of all types of gundogs for working in the field and to organise and run Working Gundog Field Trials ( for Spaniels, Retrievers, and HPR's ) and Working Gundog Tests ( for Spaniels and HPR's ).
| Thou sayest thou art as weary as a dog |
| As angry, sick, and hungry as a dog |
| As dull and melancholy as a dog |
| As lazy, sleepy, idle as a dog |
| But why dost thou compare thee to a dog |
| In that for which all men despise a dog |
I will compare thee better to a dog |
| Thou art as fair and comely as a dog |
| Thou art as true and honest as a dog |
| Thou art as kind and liberal as a dog |
| Thou art as wise and valiant as a dog |
..... Sir John Davies, written in 1594 |