IN THE BAG! LABRADOR TRAINING FROM PUPPY TO GUNDOG. By Margaret Allen.

(2013) 2022 paperback edition. 4to (190 x 253mm). Pp160. Colour photographs, b/w illustrations.

"In the Bag offers a fresh approach to gundog training for beginners and seasoned trainers alike. It contains sound advice on the selection of your Labrador Retriever and valuable information regarding his care and management from puppy to veteran. It gives step-by-step guidance on his training and how to make smooth progress towards the finished article: a Labrador that is a pleasure in the home as well as in the field, and a reliable shooting companion who puts game in the bag." Chapters include: Look before you leap; Getting off to a good start; Pertinent care; How dogs learn; Social graces; Preparing for training; About commands; Teaching the key commands; The retrieve; Putting it all into practice; 'The real thing'; Competition.