ALL-PURPOSE GUNDOG: THE GERMAN SHORTHAIRED POINTER IN GREAT BRITAIN. By David Layton.

1977 1st edition. 8vo (160 x 242mm). Ppxviii,156. B/w photographs, line drawings. Green boards, spine titled in gilt.

"Here is a complete and definitive reference book about the German Shorthaired Pointer. David Layton's wide personal knowledge of all facets of the breed has enabled him to put together in one comprehensive volume every aspect of interest to the G.S.P. enthusiast". Chapters include: Breed origins; Early years in Britain; Early breeders and champions; Some famous dogs; Bitches and sires; The standard for the breed; Breeding systems; Breeding; Rearing the litter; Acquiring a German Shorthaired pointer; The show ring; Field trials and working tests; Training; Lessons in obedience; Retrieving; Hunting; Pointing; Close-cover work; Blood-scent tracking; Some other aspects of G.S.P. work; Where to now? Appendices gives such things as lists of champions and lists of influential dams and sires.