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Illustrated with 16 pages of photographs, The Working Springer Spaniel includes individual chapters on the origins of the springer; obtaining a spaniels puppy; hip and eye tests; pre-training procedures; training equipment; dogging guns and ammunition; early obedience lessons; steadiness to dummies and introduction to retrieving; introducing the gun; retrieving real game; hunting and steadiness to game; a breakdown of game scent; dropping to shot; blind retrieves; jumping; water work; walking to heal; artificial lines; punishment; soft and hard mouths; the principles and practicalities of breeding; field trials in Britain, USA, Canada, and Europe; the working cocker; woodcock and cocking spaniels. The book is essential reading for anyone who owns or is thinking of owning a working springer or cocker spaniel.^
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THE WORKING SPRINGER SPANIEL
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Quiller, Shrewsbury, UK, 2013
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The Working Springer Spaniel: How to Choose, Train, Work, Breed and Trial the World's Most Popular Sporting Spaniel, Including a Section on the Working Cocker
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Robinson Press, London, 1995
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THE WORKING SPRINGER SPANIEL. By Keith Erlandson.
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Swan Hill Press. Shrewsbury, Shropshire. 2002, 2002
ISBN 10: 1904057187
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Condition: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 2002). (1995) 2002 new edition. 8vo (162 x 241mm). Ppx,242. B/w photographs, illustrations. Orange cloth, spine titled in gilt. Slight use but good-plus in dust-wrapper. A practical and well-regarded account of training, working, breeding and trialling distilled from forty years' experience. Chapters include: Origins of the Springer; The relationship between dog and man; Obtaining a Spaniel puppy; Why we must dock; Spaniel size and efficiency; Hips and eyes in Spaniels; Pre-training procedure; Training equipment; Dogging guns and ammo; Early obedience lessons; Steadiness to dummies and retrieving; Introducing the gun; Retrieving real game; Hunting and steadiness to game; A breakdown on game scent; Perfecting the hunting method; Dropping to shot; Working on blind retrieves; Jumping fences; Water work; Walking to heel; Artificial lines; Punishment; His raison d'etre; The importance of a good mouth; The principles of breeding good spaniels; Breeding a good litter of puppies; The working cocker today; The fall and rise, and rise of the Cocker; Woodcock and 'Cocking' Spaniels; The changed face of field trials; Spanmiel trials in Europe; Spaniels - a continental sportsman's view; Transatlantic Spaniel trials, USA and Canada; Spaniels today; A review of Spaniel Championship winners. Essential reading for anyone who owns or is thinking of owning a working Springer or Cocker Spaniel. . Seller Inventory # 53952
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 2nd Edition. How to choose, train, work, breed and trial the world's most popular sporting spaniel. Slight rubbing to edges of dust-jacket, now protected using removable clear wrap, otherwise in excellent condition. Next day dispatch by Royal Mail in recyclable packaging. 1000's of satisfied customers! Please contact us with any enquiries. Seller Inventory # 024962
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hardcover. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Seller Inventory # Q-1904057187