Gun Dog Breeds: A Guide to Spaniels, Retrievers and Pointing Dogs - Tapa dura

Equips the hunter to choose the right kind of hunting dog -- spaniels, retrievers, and pointing breeds.

This lively, engaging, and extremely helpful book covers the history, physical characteristics, temperaments, and field capabilities of the more than thirty canine breeds used to hunt gamebirds. It equips both the beginning and seasoned hunter with all the information needed to choose the right kind of dog for any and every hunting situation.Gun Dog Breeds covers breeds both popular and little known. It gives advice on how to select a breed and pick a puppy. It emphasizes the pragmatic without ignoring the whimsical. From pointers to drahthaars, from English springers to Boykin spaniels, from Labrador retrievers to curly-coated retrievers - Gun Dog Breeds gives an unbiased, comprehensive, and entertaining look at the wealth of dogs available to the modern hunter. (6 1/4 X 9 1/4, 228 pages, b&w photos)