SPEED TRAIN YOUR OWN RETRIEVER: THE QUICK, EFFICIENT, PROVEN SYSTEM FOR TRAINING A FINISHED DOG. By Larry Mueller.

(1987) later reprint. Square 8vo paperback (185 x 232mm). Pp222,ad. B/w photographs and line illustrations.

"A quick, effiecient, proven system for training your retriever. The three part speed train system [consists of]: 1. Choosing the methods which teach dogs with the least investment of time. 2. Building on what the dog has already learned. 3. Never letting a problem develop that will require extra time to correct." Training while you feed; reward training and initial retrieving; whistle; running a hunting pattern; water; sight of gun; commands; decoys; deciding who is top dog; obedience; land-training; nose training; water retrieves; blinds; gunfire conditioning; boats; birds, and a great deal more besides. The final section deals with advanced work such as teaching your retriever to dive after submerged birds.