Entries are now open for BASC’s working dog classes at Crufts 2025, held in the historic gamekeepers’ rings on Gundog Day, 8 March.
Entries open for BASC’s working dog classes at Crufts 2025 Read more...
Gundog theft is on the rise in the UK, with both organised crime syndicates and opportunistic thieves targeting these valued animals.
Gundog Theft Awareness Week 2024: protecting your gundog Read more...
BASC’s working dog insurance provider, Agria Pet Insurance, share their advice on becoming a reputable and responsible gundog breeder.Â
Becoming a working dog breeder Read more...
BASC member Jim Old took the Game Shooter Certificate course – read his account of how he got on over two enjoyable and informative days.
Within the thousands of dogs which end up in rescue shelters every year, are many who have the potential to find a new life as a working gundog.
Second chance gundogs Read more...
The BASC Breeder Club, launched in partnership with Agria Pet Insurance, is free to join and provides five-week insurance cover for puppies.
BASC Breeder Club for gundogs launched at The Game Fair Read more...
The Slovakian rough-haired pointer originated from Slovakia after the laws around hunting and farming were changed post-World War II.
Breed spotlight: Slovakian rough-haired pointer Read more...
Entries for the BASC Tower Bird Trophies, which reward performances in field trial competitions, close on 31 May 2024.
Last chance to enter Tower Bird Trophy competition for field trial competitors Read more...
Read about the Braque D’auvergne in the first in our series on gundog breeds, courtesy of Gundog Journal.
Gundog breed spotlight – Braque D’auvergne Read more...
Toni Paull from the BASC South West team reflects on a final day picking up with an old friend.
The last retrieve Read more...
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