TRAINING THE WORKING SPANIEL. By Janet Menzies.

(2010) 2021 1st edition reprint. 4to (195 x 250mm). Pp220 + 4pp blank note pages. Colour photographs. Pale yellow boards, spine titled in gilt.

This book "makes it simple for anyone to train their gundog, no matter what facilities are available". The book is divided into two halves. The first half deals with training from day one to eighteen months old - First principles; Early learning; Puppy assessment; How to hunt; The right road to retrieving; Ready, steady, steadiness; Dog about town; Putting it all together. The second half deals with training and working your young dog in the field. This includes the following chapters: Rough shooting with no rough edges; Picking-up without tears; Beating but not beaten; Paw perfect at the peg; Facing up to a field trial; Buying or breeding the next dog. Appendices on other spaniel breeds, a glossary of useful terms and useful contacts. This is without a doubt our bestselling spaniel training book in recent years, already reprinted several times. Highly recommended.