THE WORKING RETRIEVERS: THE TRAINING, CARE AND HANDLING OF RETRIEVERS FOR HUNTING AND FIELD TRIALS. By Tom Quinn.

(1983) 1998 new edition. 4to (220 x 286mm). Ppxii,259. Colour and b/w photographs and illustrations including paintings by author. New foreword by Stephen Bodio. Navy blue cloth spine to dark blue boards, spine titled in red.

A large and lavish American book on training and working retrieving gundogs. Some of the competition work is not relevant to UK dog owners, but there is a great deal that can be learned from this, and the full-page colour paintings of dogs and of wildfowl are superb". In this complete and updated book of retrievers and their training, we enter the world of Tom Quinn, one of America's most successful breeders and trainers of these uniquely talented dogs. Quinn explains the methods he has used in developing a remarkable series of champion retrievers". Covers all aspects of training for hunting and field trials from beginner to advanced, discusses the breeds (Labrador, Golden, Chesapeake and others), and takes readers step-by-step through the entire training process, whilst also including in-depth information on feeding, care, transportation, buying and selling, and breeding, etc.