RETRIEVER MADNESS

RETRIEVER MADNESS Intelligent, biddable, & loyal, retrievers have all of the qualities of a superb hunting companion. With their obsessive work ethic, affinity to water, & fanatic drive to retrieve, the retriever breeds have long been favored by hunters of waterfowl & upland game. Enter the world of retriever madness with longtime trainer, field-trialer, & all-around retriever enthusiast Nona Kilgore Bauer, who provides expert advice based on decades of experience with the worlds most popular gundogs. Retriever Madness takes you from bringing your future hunter home to mastering advanced skills in the field, covering everything in between.Kennel Club Books' Country Dog series begins with four titles covering a wide range of interest to urban dog owners, from hunting upland game & small fur with land/water retrievers & spaniels, to working with herding dogs in a hobby farm scenario, to tracking fallen game (as well as missing persons) with an able-nosed canine. The topics covered are as broad & far-ranging as the experience of the first four authors in the series. ISBN: 1-59378-732-4 publish date: 01/31/2010