RETRIEVERS AND RETRIEVING: WITH A CHAPTER ON RETRIEVER TRIALS. (Revised edition). By Major W.G. Eley.

(1905) 1913 revised edition. 8vo (130 x 200mm). Ppx,155. Not illustrated. Green cloth, upper board and spine titled in gilt.

"In publishing these Notes ...my object ...has been to interest, if possible, the novice, not to instruct the expert, who is able to break his Retrievers without any assistance from me. ...A vast amount has already been written on the subject of Retrievers, although the breed is a comparatively modern one, so that I have found it almost impossible to avoid a certain amount of repetition, especially when dealing with the established and well-founded main principles of breaking. But what I have written is based on practical experience, and I publish it for what it is worth". "In this edition I have made some alterations, re-written a few paragraphs, and added Chapter IV". Chapters include: Early training; Work in the field; Observations; Retriever trials; Kennel management.