RETRIEVER GUN DOGS: HISTORY, BREED STANDARDS AND TRAINING. UPLAND GAME AND WATERFOWL SPECIALISTS. By William F. Brown. Illustrated by Edwin Megargee.

(1945) 1945 reprint. 8vo (156 x 230mm). Ppxii,143. B/w photographs and illustrations. Red-brown cloth, upper board and spine titled in gilt.

"The recent prodigious interest manifested in the recognized retrievers prompted this book devoted exlusively to the seek, fetch, carry, and deliver breeds; indeed, fanciers in many parts of the country exhorted publication, so it might fittingly be termed the answer to a demand". (from the author's preface). Chapters include: American gun dogs; Chesapeake Bay dog; Labrador retriever; Golden retriever; Flat-coated retriever; Curly-coated retriever; Irish water spaniel; American water spaniel; Selecting the retriever puppy; Elementary schooling of retrievers; Yard training; Obedience lessons; Introducing the firearm; Lessons in retrieving; Introduction to shooting field; Water work; Retriever field trials; Speed in retrievers; Outstanding retriever performers; Retriever immortals; Chesapeake Bay dogs, by Dr. George V.I. Brown.