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Paperback. This is NOT a training book.
This lively,engaging, and extremely helpful book covers the history, physical characteristics, temperament,
and field capabilities of the more than thirty canine breeds used to hunt gamebirds. It equips both the
beginning and seasoned hunter with all the information needed to choose the right kind of dog for any
and every hunting situation. Advice is given on how to select a breed and pick a puppy.
This book gives an unbiased, comprehensive, and entertaining look at the wealth of dogs available to the
modern hunter.
201 pages. Illustrated.
Contents
Foreword by A. Hamilton Rowan, Jr.
Introduction
I Flushing Spaniels
English Springer Spaniel
Welsh Springer Spaniel
Cocker Spaniel
American Water Spaniel
Boykin Spaniel
Clumber Spaniel
Field and Sussex Spaniels
II Retrievers
Labrador Retriever
Chesapeake Bay Retriever
Golden Retriever
Flat-Coated Retriever
Curly-Coated Retriever
Irish Water Spaniel
Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever
III Pointing Dogs
English Setter
Irish Setter
Gordon Setter
Pointer
Brittany
German Shorthaired Pointer (Deutsch Kurzhaar)
German Wirehaired Pointer (Deutsch Drahthaar)
Vizsla
Weimaraner
Wirehaired Pointing Griffon
Other Europeans: Pudelpointer; Small Munsterlander; Large Munsterlander;
German Longhaired Pointer, Spinone