WORKING GUNDOGS: AN INTRODUCTION TO TRAINING AND HANDLING. By Martin Deeley.

(1989) 2007 reprint. 8vo (172 x 242mm). Pp174. B/w photographs, line illustrations. Pictorial laminated boards, issued without a dust-wrapper.

"Martin Deeley ...is gundog adviser to the Shooting Times, manages his own kennels and is a professional trainer of spaniels and retrievers for both the shooting field and competition." In this successful book, which has run to many reprints, Deeley gives a detailed account of the sporting dog owner/trainer/handler's relationship with his dog, and how to ensure that this relationship is constructive, enjoyable and forward moving. Chapters include: Are you trainer/handler material?; Your dog and his basic needs; The team - you and your dog; The tools of the trainer; Puppy training and character building; The early days - basic training; Directional training; To jump or not to jump?; Training classes; Moving up to the real thing; Keeping it all going. Useful and deservedly well thought of.