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Training the Versatile Retriever

Name: Training the Versatile Retriever
Author: Bill Tarrant
ISBN: 9781885106261

by Bill Tarrant

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Overview

Bill Tarrant, Gun Dog Editor of Field & Stream and America's best known writer of hunting dog training books, has authored the first book designed to show the retriever enthusiast how to train his dog to hunt upland birds. Bill got together with the four top retriever trainers in America today: Mike Gould, shooting Labs; Gary Ruppel, pointing Labs; Butch Goodwin, Chesapeake Bay retrievers; and Jim Charlton, golden retrievers.

Together they spent a week training and hunting the various breeds on upland birds. Each night they sat for hours talking and comparing training techniques. The result is this unique book. These five esteemed trainers give you the tools and techniques you need to train your dog to be a more effective hunting companion. You will be training the natural way, without a shock collar. There are also specific chapters on how to train and hunt your dog on pheasants, quail, chukars, ruffed grouse, sharptails, Huns, and prairie chickens. Buy Training the Versatile Retriever to Hunt Upland Birds, and this fall you and your pup will be out in the field having the time of your lives.

Synopsis

Bill Tarrant has authored the first book designed to show the retriever enthusiast how to train his dog to hunt upland birds. Bill got together with the four top retriever trainers in America today: Mike Gould, shooting Labs; Gary Ruppel, pointing Labs; Butch Goodwin, Chesapeakes; and Jim Charlton, Golden Retrievers. Together they spent a week training and hunting the various breeds on upland birds. Each night they sat for hours talking a comparing training techniques. The result is this unique book. These five esteemed trainers give you the tools and techniques you need to train your dog to be a more effective hunting companion. you will be training the natural way, without a shock collar. There are also specific chapters on how to train and hunt your dog on pheasants, quail, chuckars, ruffed grouse, sharptails, huns, and prairie chickens. 224 pages.