Author Description

How can you come to enjoy the companionship of a well-bred, keen and mannerly dog? The Gun's Dog, by presenting a clear philosophy and outlining the craft skills you will need, shows the ways. Rather than a step by step 'how to' manual, it is a workbook that enables you to develop a personal strategy and resolve difficulties for yourself.Most gundog training books are intended for those who hope to compete with their dogs in Gundog Working Tests and, perhaps, Field Trials. This book will certainly help further such ambitions, but its principal focus is the gun who wants to shoot over a steady and agreeable shooting companion.Forty years of picking up and competitive experience have given Graham Cox a keen appreciation of what guns and handlers want from their dogs. With sporting traditions in mind, he sets out the bare essentials for educating a dog that you can be proud to take anywhere.