This guide to training gundogs for all types of shooting explains clearly how to follow a simple sequence of lessons from the moment a puppy is bought. Sound advice on choosing a dog and preparing it for training is followed by expert information on basic education and early rough-shooting days. Further chapters cover advanced retrieving, hunting and points to look out for when breeding gundogs. Joe Irving became a professional gundog trainer and field trial handler in 1972. In 1979 he won the McNeill Professinal Handler's Cup. He has written regularly for "Sporting Gun", "Shooting News" and "Working Gundog" and is the author of "Training Spaniels".
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This guide to training gundogs for all types of shooting explains clearly how to follow a simple sequence of lessons from the moment a puppy is bought. Sound advice on choosing a dog and preparing it for training is followed by expert information on basic education and early rough-shooting days. Further chapters cover advanced retrieving, hunting and points to look out for when breeding gundogs. Joe Irving became a professional gundog trainer and field trial handler in 1972. In 1979 he won the McNeill Professinal Handler's Cup. He has written regularly for "Sporting Gun", "Shooting News" and "Working Gundog" and is the author of "Training Spaniels".
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Librería: Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, Reino Unido
ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Paperback, 1989). (1983) 1989 1st paperback edition. 8vo paperback (137 x 213mm). Pp231. B/w photographs & line illustrations. Quite brown & slightly used. A good working copy. "Joe Irving's .greatly respected handbook on gundogs shows how to train a dog for any type of shooting, by following a series of basic lessons which form a special sequence or learning chain. From buying a puppy to working it in the field, the author describes in detail how to adapt each stage of training to suit individual temperatments and all breeds of gundog - spaniel, labrador, golden retriever, flat-coat, curly-coat, pointer, setter, and even the cross-bred." "I'd recommend the book to anyone interested in training a gundog, whatever the breed." - Derry Argue, Shooting Times. Chapters include: The dog for the job - choice of puppy, purchasing a puppy, diet, kennels or not, house training; Development - preparation for training, chastisement, early days; Basic training - the training ground, sitting at a distance, steadiness to the thrown dummy, dropping to whistle and shot; Introduction to the 'hunters' - the rough-shooter's dog, early rough-shooting days; Advanced retrieving; Cold game - leaving a line, introduction to and retrieving from water, steadiness to game, the check cord, the rabbit pen; Pointers and setters; breeding - sires, brood bitches, the bitch in season, mating, gestation, the whelping box, the bitch in whelp, tails, dew claws, hand rearing; picking up and beating. . Nº de ref. del artículo: 54075
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Librería: Greener Books, London, Reino Unido
Paperback. Condición: Used; Very Good. **SHIPPED FROM UK** We believe you will be completely satisfied with our quick and reliable service. All orders are dispatched as swiftly as possible! Buy with confidence! Greener Books. Nº de ref. del artículo: 5093339
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Librería: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, Reino Unido
Paperback. Condición: Very Good. This guide to training gundogs for all types of shooting explains clearly how to follow a simple sequence of lessons from the moment a puppy is bought. Sound advice on choosing a dog and preparing it for training is followed by expert information on basic education and early rough-shooting days. Further chapters cover advanced retrieving, hunting and points to look out for when breeding gundogs. Joe Irving became a professional gundog trainer and field trial handler in 1972. In 1979 he won the McNeill Professinal Handler's Cup. He has written regularly for "Sporting Gun", "Shooting News" and "Working Gundog" and is the author of "Training Spaniels". The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Nº de ref. del artículo: GOR001135654
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Librería: Bookworm, Tewkesbury, Reino Unido
Soft cover. Condición: Very Good. No Jacket. Very good copy without dust jacket. See photos. Nº de ref. del artículo: 004439
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