A ROUGH SHOOTING DOG: THE FIRST SEASON OF A HUNTING SPANIEL. By Charles Fergus.

(1991) 1994 pbk edition. 8vo paperback. Ppxii,242. B/w illustrations by Joe Fornelli.

This book "chronicles the training and first hunting season of the author's english springer spaniel, Jenny. It is a book about the dramas, joys, and frustrations of hunting with a dog - and a pondering about land, wildlife, and the ways in which these facets of the natural world can be experienced fully through upland bird hunting". Chapters include: The burden of choice; They love well their masters; Whistle, buck and gun; Doing good; The Collaboration; The hunters and the hunted; The note; Hokumpoke moon; Separate breeds; The Despot; Partners; The Preserve; Out on the land; Let loose the spaniels; Of birds and fragrant stones; Ducks are different; shooting flying; The life of a grouse; A mixed bag; The late season; The last hunt.