The Working Springer Spaniel by Keith Erlandson
Illustrated with 16 pages of photographs, The Working Springer Spaniel includes individual chapters on the origins of the springer; obtaining a spaniels puppy; hip and eye tests; pre-training procedures; training equipment; dogging guns and ammunition; early obedience lessons; steadiness to dummies and introduction to retrieving; introducing the gun; retrieving real game; hunting and steadiness to game; a breakdown of game scent; dropping to shot; blind retrieves; jumping; water work; walking to heal; artificial lines; punishment; soft and hard mouths; the principles and practicalities of breeding; field trials in Britain, USA, Canada, and Europe; the working cocker; woodcock and cocking spaniels. The book is essential reading for anyone who owns or is thinking of owning a working springer or cocker spaniel.| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781854873125 |
| ISBN 10 | 1854873121 |
| Title | The Working Springer Spaniel |
| Author | Keith Erlandson |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Quiller Publishing Ltd |
| Year published | 1995-04-01 |
| Number of pages | 242 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |