The Ultimate Guide to Bird Dog Training Book by Jerome B. Robinson



Price: 14.95
Code: 9029
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Copyright 2000, 247 pages, softcover, b/w photos, and illustrations The Ultimate Guide to Bird Dog Training explains how to train a bird dog to hunt at a pace that suits a man walking, and to point and hold birds with all the elegance and style of a field trial champion. It combines successful traditional methods with modern electronic techniques to show how the nation's top professional gundog trainers develop reliable hunting dogs that are easy to control, exciting to watch, and stylish on point. The author has traveled around the United States for more than 30 years studying how professional trainers develop the most dependable and enjoyable hunting dogs and passing that information along to readers. In this book, he provides everything a reader needs to know to train pointing dogs for hunting in the close-cover conditions found in most parts of the country today. If it seems that every dog you've ever tried to train has brought you to heel, pick up this book. Robinson has been writing about dog training methods for more than 30 years, and his tips, gleaned from America's best bird dog trainers, will give you the close working dog that you desire and deserve, --Slaton White, Editor, Field & Stream One of the greatest things I ever did for the readers of Sports Afield during my editorship there was to make Jerry Robinson Gundog Editor. Today, my esteem for his prose and knowledge is still without limits. Follow Jerry Robinson and your path to glorious and golden upland gunning over a great dog will become clear. Here, in one book, you will find everything you need to save time, money, and aggravation in developing the hunting companion of a lifetime. --Lamar Underwood, former Editor in Chief, Sports Afield and Outdoor Life magazines Finally, the book that all bird-dog trainers have been waiting for. Whether you're new to the game and are thinking about purchasing your first gundog, or are a professional trainer looking to see what others are doing in the field, this book is for you. Among other things, you'll learn how to: Use electronic collars correctly Buy the puppy that will grow into the dog you want Say the four commands of dog training-come, sit, no, heel Train your dogs with pigeons and quail Practice with your dog in your backyard Feed your dog nutritious foods for every season Hunt with a dog that's steady to shot Table of Contents: Introduction E-Collars: The Electronic Leash Don't Buy Mail-Order Dogs Start with a Pup Puppies Should Learn to Point Before They Learn to Run How to Prevent Gun Shyness Tone of Voice Four Lessons Every Dog Must Learn: Come, Sit, No, Heel Stop to Flush The Early Months The Backyard Bird Supply How to Build a Callback Quail Pen Pigeons: The Ideal Training Birds The Harnessed Quail Backyard Bird Dog Practice First Time Afield Second-Year Madness Teaching the Dog to Quarter Ahead of the Gun The Time to Teach the Dog to Whoa A Trick That Makes Him Whoa with a High Tail The Crucial Moment Bird Work-At Last! Use the Wind to Your Advantage Steadiness to Wing The Importance of the Stop to Flush Steadying to Multiple Flushes Retrieving: The Force Method Steadying to the Shot Backing Another Dog's Point How to Establish Artificial Training Coveys Transition to Wild Birds The Beeper and The Bell Don't Let Your Hunting Companion Ruin Your Dog Hard Mouth-Easier Prevented than Cured Be a Buddy as Well as a Boss Your Kid Can Be Your Best Assistant If the Dog Doesn't Point, Don't Shoot Pre-Season Conditioning for You and Your Dog What Not to Feed Your Dog How to Ship Dogs Safely by Air How to Build the Ideal Dog Kennel How to Build a Lifetime Dog Crate Don't Let Your Dog Die of Snakebite So, You Want to Have Puppies Index





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