Janet Menzies

Janet Menzies

Janet Menzies has written for The Field for 25 years. She has had several books published and her most recent, The Cocker Spaniel, is an Amazon best seller. Janet participates in all country sports and competes in British Eventing. Her Gournay court kennels has produced many cocker spaniel field trial champions. Her latest project is a book about the secret history of horse racing gambles.

Off season with your gundog

When to start training a gundog puppy is the million-dollar question. Janet Menzies believes that putting in the groundwork to establish the basics will pay dividends in the field later…

cocker spaniel

Amateur dog handlers tend to be forgiving of their dogs' faults. However, consistently good behaviour is important for progress

Scottish Land Reform.

We all aspire to having an iconic sporting moment. However sadly we rarely achieve them. It might be the red-letter day when you catch a trout on the mayfly, or…

Scentingn

Breast-high: warming air allows scent molecules to rise up through evaporation and convection so that even ground scenters can carry their noses high. Dead ground: lower-lying, colder or wetter patches…

King Charles II with royal dogs

The purest of canine lineages have been bred by the bluest bloods in the land, who have continuously fostered the finest lines. This is a Bark's Peerage of aristocratic kennels.