Beginning with an overview and brief history of man's best hunting buddy, The Ultimate Hunting Dog Reference Book is the definitive source for everything you need to know about sporting dogs. Whether you hunt the uplands, woodlands, or swamplands, you'll learn how to choose the right breed for your favorite terrain--from pointers, flushers, and retrievers to hounds and terriers.

Including a handy training journal and an extensive resource list, this book is designed for both the first-time dog owner and for those who already have hunting dog experience. Whether you are a duck hunter with a Labrador or an upland bird hunter with a Brittany, The Ultimate Hunting Dog Reference Book will find a valued place on your bookshelf.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This complete primer covers all aspects of choosing, training, and maintaining your hunting dog, with chapters on:

Reading Pedigrees
Finding a Dog
Socialization and Exposure
Maintenance, Health, and Care
Feeding
Conditioning
Breeding
Traveling
Training Philosophy
Training Fundamentals
Training Methods
Training Gear
Training Grounds
Solving Training Problems
Professional Help
Maintaining Performance in Older Dogs
Dog Games
Breed/Working Certificates
Hunt Tests
Sanctioned Events
Field Trials
Types of Hunting
Hunting and Habitat
Hunting Gear and Gadgets
What Lies Ahead
and much more.


About the Author

Vickie Lamb is an avid outdoorswoman who grew up with sporting dogs and the hunting lifestyle. She has studied the art of dog training with some of the country's top professionals, and raised, trained, and handled her own dogs to top field titles with both retrievers and coonhounds. She has written for numerous publications including American Cooner, Coonhound Bloodlines, Retriever Journal, and Just Labs magazines, and authored Dynamics of Hound Training and The Carr-Dinal Principles of Retriever Training. She lives in south Georgia with her menagerie of animals.