NancyAnsfield Author

Nancy Anisfield is an outdoor writer and hunting dog photographer, creative director for the Ugly Dog Hunting Company, member of the Pheasants Forever / Quail Forever Board of Directors, and co-owner of the Track2Wing Project which grants Action trackchairs to individuals with mobility challenges who want to train and hunt with bird dogs. She and her husband live in Hinesburg, Vermont, where their lives are governed by her two German shorthaired pointers and his two German wirehaired pointers.

Small Boat Retrievers

Exploring Two Spaniel Breeds Specifically Intended for Waterfowl Hunting from Small Boats Richard Wolters, one of the original retriever training gurus, emphasized “first and...

Versatile Breeds as Waterfowl Dogs

The Value of Versatile Hunting Dog Breeds Extends Beyond the Field and into the Duck Blind The North American Versatile Hunting Dog Association defines “versatile hunting dog”...

The Outlier Breeds of Waterfowl Dogs

Exploring the Irish Water Spaniel and the Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever Breaking the retrievers into four breed categories gives us the Chessies, Labs, and Goldens as the...

Flagship Retrievers – A Waterfowl Dog Overview

A History and Exploration into the World of Retrievers as Waterfowl Gun Dogs Think big water retrievers and Labradors, Chesapeake Bays, and goldens are the first to come to mind...