(1989) 2009 new edition. The Crowood Press. Ramsbury, Marlborough. Pp192. Colour photographs, colour & b/w line illustrations. Black boards. Mint in dust-wrapper.
Notes: This is an extensively rewritten version of Martin Deeley's popular Working Gundogs: An Introduction to Training and Handling. The text has been reordered and brought up to date in the light of Deeley's wide-ranging experience since first publication. This edition contains much new material and brand new colour photographs and illustrations. The author presents an unusually detailed account of his systematic and intelligent methods, each aspect of which is presented in logical steps with diagrams and photographs for clarification. Whether you intend to handle one gundog or nine, with any British quarry species in any terrain, Deeley has an appropriate scheme for preparing yourself and your dogs. An extremely interesting book, well worth the attention of any shooter or gundog owner. It is a cliche of book reviews to say that a title is for beginners as well as the experienced: in this case, though, the fresh approach and quantity of new material truly recommend the book to all, even (especially) to readers thoroughly familiar with the original version.
