An attraction of the springer spaniel trialing game is that it closely resembles actual hunting. "In a weekend field trial there are three 'series,' '' Radtke said. "In the first two, two dogs run in ...

SPOKANE — I had the privilege to hunt with Solo a decade ago when he was young, athletic and fast enough to snatch a flushing pheasant out of the air before I could get the shotgun to my shoulder.