GUNDOG TRAINING. By Keith Erlandson.

(1976) 1987 revised edition. 8vo (140 x 223mm). Ppx,274. B/w photographs and illustrations. Dark green boards, spine titled in gilt.

One of the best gundog training manuals available. This is the revised edition of 1987. "Gundog Training is written by a long practising professional who has a long list of Field Trial Champions to his credit. Keith Erlandson, a gamekeeper and gundog trainer for many years, mainly occupied with Spaniels, has made up twenty Field Trial Champions and had several more winners, including Labradors. His opinions, often openly controversial, are therefore backed by considerable experience, and give for what they are worth, without any attempt to impose them on the reader. There are chapters on breeds, choice of puppy, pre-training, and all phases of training including equipment, obedience training, water work and advanced training, shooting days, field trials, good mouths and bad, and the wildfowler's dog."