: a dog trained to work with hunters by locating and retrieving game
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Terriers, gundogs, and scent hounds have the least wolf ancestry, on average, the museum said.
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Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
26 Nov. 2025
Willie Forde, the manager of Adare Country Pursuits, showed off an award-worthy gundog demonstration with his adorable Irish labradors, Midnight and Shadow.
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Vanessa Wilkins,
Travel + Leisure,
4 May 2023
Handlers fluent in those five behaviors can produce a world-class gundog on their own.
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Tom Keer,
Outdoor Life,
11 May 2020
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Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
26 Nov. 2025
Willie Forde, the manager of Adare Country Pursuits, showed off an award-worthy gundog demonstration with his adorable Irish labradors, Midnight and Shadow.
—
Vanessa Wilkins,
Travel + Leisure,
4 May 2023
Handlers fluent in those five behaviors can produce a world-class gundog on their own.
—
Tom Keer,
Outdoor Life,
11 May 2020
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“Gundog.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gundog. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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