I used to get paid about £10 I think, depending on how many guns there were.
Although the picture does state, that it was taken before the shoot, none of their clothing looks worn, ripped or used and where are their beating
sticks?.
I used to wear some very attractive thornproof over trousers with very fetching ex german army braces.
I would hate to think that this article encourages people to take on working gun dogs on a whim, which will result in more dogs ending up in rescue when they get fed up of them, or realise that they are too high maintenance.