ADVANCED GUNDOG TRAINING: PRACTICAL FIELDWORK AND COMPETETION. By Martin Deeley.

1990 1st edition. Large 8vo (170 x 240mm). Pp176. B/w photographs, line illustrations. Green boards, spine titled in gilt.

This is Martin Deeley's popular, and very detailed manual of training the working gundog. Chapters include: Using a professional trainer; Advanced training; Days in the field - the real thing; Dogging in; Beating; Picking up; The gun's dog - formal shoots; The rough shooter's dog; The wildfowler's dog; The pigeon shooter's dog; Gundog tests and other competitions; Field trials; Your dog - your partner in the game. A useful and well-thought of book.