Wild pheasant a link to ancients

WALKING through a rough field with lots of furze bushes, rushes and tussocky grass. Suddenly the dog’s behaviour changed.

He had been pottering about aimlessly with a grin on his face, enjoying the walk. Now he was concentrating intensely.

He ran in small circles with his nose to the ground and every now and again he made a vertical leap in the air to see over the tall vegetation.