GUN-DOG TRAINING: SPANIELS AND RETRIEVERS. By Kenneth C. Roebuck.

1982 1st edition. 8vo (139 x 215mm). Pp192. B/w photographs. Tan cloth, upper board and spine titled in black.

"Solid, practical advice on the care and training of all pointing breeds. This book gives your puppy the right start with sound basics in the first formative weeks of training and then moves on to more advanced lessons, including quartering, staunchness and steadiness to wing and shot". Chapters include: Choosing your dog; Starting the right way; Preliminary training; Faults; Starting advanced training; Advanced training for upland hunters; Advanced training for non-slip retrievers; First hunting trips; Advanced training - second year; Housing your dog; Afterword.