Author: Tammy Gagne
Publisher: Capstone
ISBN: 1515703053
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 33

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"Introduce[s] readers to various sporting dog breeds"--

Author: Charles Fergus
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781585746187
Category : Pets
Languages : en
Pages : 226

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Contains information on over thirty breeds of hunting dogs, provides assistance in choosing the right animal, and covers the history, characteristics, and field capabilities of hunting dogs.

Author: Kenneth C. Roebuck
Publisher: Stackpole Books
ISBN: 0811744574
Category : Pets
Languages : en
Pages : 194

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This is the first gun dog book devoted exclusively to the flushing breeds and also covers training retrievers for upland game work. Roebuck gives step-by-step instructions on how your own dog can help improve the hunt.

Author: The Kennel Club
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1473550742
Category : Pets
Languages : en
Pages : 1251

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The Kennel Club's Breed Standards form the basis for judging dogs at all licensed breed shows. This fully revised edition of the authoritative guide outlines the descriptive 'standards' for each of the 201 pure breeds of dog now recognised by the Kennel Club. The book has been completely updated by a panel of experts to incorporate the latest standards for all breeds in each of the principal categories - Hound, Gundog, Terrier, Utility, Working, Pastoral and Toy. As well as providing a beautiful colour photograph of each dog, each entry contains a history of the breed, including its origins and function, as well as a full description outlining its essential features. There is also useful advice on the nature of each breed and practical information to help guide anyone who is buying a dog, as well as a glossary of canine terms. This book is essential reading for anyone who owns, or hopes to own, a pedigree dog and is indispensable for breeders, judges and those professionally involved with dogs.

Author: Elsa Blomster
Publisher: Klickerförlaget Göteborg AB
ISBN: 9198161350
Category : Pets
Languages : en
Pages : 256

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Do you have a gun dog and want to have a great time working with your dog and perhaps enter a field trial? Do you want to find a training method where your dog has just as much fun as you do? Do you want to learn how to combine reward based training and field trial training? If so, this is the book for you. Retrieving for All Occasions is an accessible and inspiring book about how you can use the reward based training philosophy in your gun dog training. The book describes an approach to gun dog training that will challenge you to try something new – if you have the desire and will to do so. This book includes over 100 exercises to train a talented spaniel or retriever. The exercises are for introductory field trial classes for spaniels and retrievers, but this book is also useful for those who have pointers or setters and want to train them for gun dog work.

Author: Mike Stewart
Publisher: Rizzoli Publications
ISBN: 0789324466
Category : Pets
Languages : en
Pages : 258

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A comprehensive guide to transforming your dog into a valuable wing-shooting companion in the field and at home. Created by Mike Stewart of Wildrose Kennels, the Wildrose Way is a unique, low-force, positive training method that is field-proven for upland and waterfowl gundogs. The training prepares dogs for versatility—any game, any terrain, any destination—and makes them desirable companions for any situation. Now, for the first time, Stewart’s methods are compiled in one indispensable reference book, fully illustrated with photographs and diagrams. Containing chapters on establishing essential behaviors, the core skills of the hunting retriever, and waterdog finishing work, as well as sidebars on such topics as breed selection and effective canine leadership, this step-by-step book is designed specifically for wing-shooters who want to transform their pup into a gentleman’s gundog.

Author: Stanley Coren
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0743280873
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 322

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Combining heroic stories of dogs with the latest scientific and psychological information, this book has provoked controversy with its lists that rank more than 100 breeds and its exciting new insights into the thoughts, emotions, and inner lives of dogs.

Author: Emily Rose Oachs
Publisher: Bellwether Media
ISBN: 1648341217
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32

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A ball flies into the lake. A golden retriever jumps in! This popular pup was bred to bring back game from water. But it happily fetches toys! The American Kennel Club’s sporting dog group is full of dogs that love to hunt in water and on land. In this high-interest title, young readers will explore the many breeds that make up the group and discover what traits tie them together. Special features show off the group’s popular breeds and sizes, and four two-page profiles highlight popular breeds.

Author: Susan Scales
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780715352465
Category : Dogs
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Author: Jeffrey G. Pepper
Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing
ISBN: 1621870340
Category : Pets
Languages : en
Pages : 265

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Fourth in the Kennel Club Books’ Classics series, The Golden Retriever recognizes the ever-popular all-American breed in this one spectacular volume. Written by author, breeder, and judge, Jeffrey G. Pepper, this book’s engaging chapters on everything from the breed’s accomplishments in performance events, to their participation as service dogs make it much more than just “another breed book.” With more than 100 vintage and modern photographs of the breed, this book is a must-have for every Golden owner.