Product Description

In the Professional Gundog Training, Author Joe Irving reveals the techniques used by the top trainers and shows how they can be used by the individual handlers in their own training programme. Written in a straightforward A to Z format, the author covers all aspects of training. He also gives advice on field trials, breeding and general care and management of gundogs. At the start of the book, the author details a step by step training schedule and by following this the reader can plan their dog's training and check that the dog is developing as it should be. The text is accompanied by line drawings and photographs all of which amplify the various points made by the author. With its wealth of sound, practical advice based on forty years' experince of training gundogs, this book will be of benefit to both the new trainer and to those who are more experienced.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #208019 in Books
• Brand: Sporting Saint
• Published on: 2006-08-25
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 192 pages

Features

• Professional Gundog Training - The Trade Secrets

Shooting Times, September 2006
Professional Gundog Training looks set to become a classic in its own right

Shooting Gazette, December 2006
Written in a straightforward A-Z format this is a very handy
reference book.

About the Author
Joe Irving has been training gundogs since acquiring his first Springer Spaniel in 1963. A former child psychiatrist, he discovered that his psychiatric training gave a unique perspective to gundog training. He has used this method to great success since becoming a professional trainer in 1972. He has written several books on gundog training including Training Spaniels (Swan Hill Press) and Gundogs; Their Learning Chain (Swan Hill Press)