Complete Guide to Bird Dog Training,9781592288557

Complete Guide to Bird Dog Training

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Edition: Revised
ISBN13: 9781592288557
ISBN10: 1592288553
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2006-08-01
Publisher(s): Lyons Press
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Summary

This classic, practical book on bird dog training is now updated and expanded with material on the latest field- training equipment, live-game training techniques with released quail and recall pens, and a new chapter on the help and services offered by organizations for owners, amateur trainers, and those who wish to participate in field trials and other bird dog competitions.

Author Biography

John R. Falk has trained and hunted dogs since the 1940s. For six years he was part owner of Shoshone English Setter Kennels in Garrison, New York. He is also the author of The Practical Hunter's Dog Book. John lives in South Salem, New York.

Table of Contents

Preface
Which Breed for You?
1(10)
Six Pointing Breed Candidates
11(50)
Four Flushing Breed Candidates
61(32)
On Buying Your Prospect
93(14)
Your Pup's Early Home Life
107(12)
Preliminary Field Trips
119(12)
Your Pup's Yard-Training
131(16)
Field Training Equipment
147(16)
Introduction to Hunting
163(8)
Formal Field Training: Pointing Dogs
171(24)
Formal Field Training: Flushing Dogs
195(20)
Common Problems and Their Solutions
215(18)
A Pinch of Salt
233(18)
Some Extra Help
251(8)
Appendix 259(6)
Index 265

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