Author: Bill Tarrant
Format: Softcover, 192 pages, 82 B/W Photos
Dimensions: (in inches): 6.00 x 8.00

Veteran trainer and hunter Bill Tarrant goes beyond simple gun dog training and teaches handlers how to correct flaws in a dog's behavior in the field. In this dog training book he first explains how to "read" a dog-how to identify faults such as hard mouth and gun shyness-and then prescribes solutions for problems specific to each of the three major classifications of gun dogs-bird dogs, retrievers, and flushers.

About the Author
Bill Tarrant has been described by Hunting Retriever magazine as "one of the premier dog writers in America." He has won numerous awards, including the Outdoor Writers Association of America's prestigious Deepwoods Award, and was twice named dog writer of the year by the Dog Writers Association of America.

Table Of Contents:
Introduction to the Gun dog
Part One :The Dog
Chapter 1 – Getting Started
Chapter 2 – Physical Characteristics

Part Two : The Bird Dog
Chapter 3 – Correcting the Bird Dog
Chapter 4 – Wing and Shot
Chapter 5 – Bird Dog Problems
Chapter 6 – The Magic Table
Chapter 7 – Wrapping Up

Part Two : The Retrievers
Chapter 8 – The Retrievers
Chapter 9 – Problems with Marks
Chapter 10 – Water
Chapter 11 – Land Blinds
Chapter 12 – Water Blinds

Part Three: The Flushers
Chapter 13 – The Flushing Dogs
Chapter 14 – From Head to Tail