The Line
William Urseth loves dogs, and even more, he loves what these dogs can do. Striking a perfect point, flushing grouse for hours, retrieving perfectly to hand; moments can steal your breath away. William Urseth loves bird hunting, and spending days in the field with a great dog can warm your heart. William Urseth loves business, and the chance to develop a perfect line of German Shorthair Pointers could not be missed.
William Urseth is known for his hunting around the world on his TV show, Quest for the One, on the Versus television network (formerly Outdoor Life Network), and on his Menz radio show in eastern Canada, but his stories center on his Minnesota Horse and Hunt Club, his kennel and dogs there, and their hunts in the northern midwest of the U.S.
His decision to breed German Shorthairs brought him to J?r and Cent, who he bought after hiring an expert to find the best of this breed in the world. From these two, he would create The Line, generations of dogs that would not only win countless tournaments, but also create countless highs and heartbreaks as they spend their lives in the homes and hunts of William, his wife, and his friends.
These stories are like the dogs they recount; they will steal your breath away, warm your heart, and should not be missed.
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This is a straightforward collection of anecdotes about some really great hunting dogs (and a few terrible failures as well). If you are in the mood for exactly that, as I was, you will be delighted with this book! The prose does a great job of not getting in the way of the story, something I wish more writers could do this well. Charmingly free of stuff that doesn't have to do with dogs (I'd read a lot more hunting books if I weren't worried about having to slog through political & other unrelated disquisitions) and emotionally honest. I really enjoyed it. I do wish this breed of dog didn't need to have docked tails to conform to breed standards, but since the author was gracious enough not to get into that, I probably should be too.
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In The Line, William Urseth states that there are some people that love dogs and some people that love what dogs can do; Urseth is admittedly one of the latter.
I came into this book not knowing anything about hunting or being particularly outdoorsy, but I came away with an appreciation for the lifestyle, and more importantly the dogs that are part of the lifestyle.
The stories found in the book range from enjoyable anecdotes of the dogs doing what they were bred to do, to stories of life-and-death struggles, to heartbreaking stories about the passing of a cherished furry member of the family.
Overall I found that the book was an quick, enjoyable read and though I'll likely never go hunting, and never own a German Shorthair, I can certainly appreciate both.