1988 1st edition. Boydell / Howell Book House. Woodbridge & New York. Ppviii, 174. B/w photographs, bibliography. Green boards. Slight staining & bumping of boards but good in dust-wrapper.
Notes: "A brief history of flat coats prefaces chapters on all aspects of choosing, rearing, training (including training as gundogs) and showing. There is a section on health, and there are up-to-date lists of English and foreign breed champions." Chapters include; origins of the breed; Flat Coat confirmation; breeding your Flat Coat; choosing a puppy; puppy rearing; adult Flat Coat management; working a Flat Coated Retriever; showing your Flat Coat; health and fitness; Flat Coat champions; useful information on the breed.
