RETRIEVER TRAINING. By Susan Scales.

1992 1st edition thus. 8vo (140 x 222mm). Ppviii,140. B/w photographs. Green boards, spine titled in gold.

Susan Scales' book is "ideal ...not only for the owner of a retriever which is to be trained as a gun dog, but also for any reader interested in the correct choice and education of a puppy. There are five breeds of retriever recognised by the Kennel Club - the Labrador, Golden, Flatcoated, Curlycoated and Chesapeake Bay - and the author discusses the merits of the various breeds and the choice of puppy". Chapters include: First thoughts before the first pup; Choosing a breed; Buying a puppy; Early upbringing (playgroup stage); Elementary training (nursery school); Something a little more difficult (primary school); How far have we got? (eleven-plus); Handling (secondary school); When everything goes wrong; Water work; Advanced retrieving (sixth form); The great day (university); Living happily ever after; Field trials and working tests.