Gun Dog Breeds: A Guide to Spaniels, Retrievers, and Pointing Dogs - Softcover

Fergus, Charles

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1585746185 ISBN 13: 9781585746187

Publisher: Lyons Pr, 2002

Synopsis

This lively, engaging, and extremely helpful book covers the history, physical characteristics, temperaments, and field capabilities of the more than thirty dog breeds used to hunt gamebirds. It teaches both the novice and the experienced hunter how to choose the right dog for any hunting situation. Gun Dog Breeds covers breeds both popular and little known. It gives advice on how to select a breed and pick a puppy. It emphasizes the pragmatic without ignoring the whimsical. From pointers to drahthaars, from English springers to Boykin spaniels, from Labrador retrievers to curly-coated retrievers, Gun Dog Breeds gives an unbiased, comprehensive, and entertaining look at the wealth of dogs available to the modern hunter. (6 x 9, b&w photos)

About this title

About the Author:

Charles Fergus is the author of The Wingless Crow, A Rough-Shooting Dog, and Shadow Catcher (a novel). His works have appeared in Science, Harrowsmith, Backpacker, Country Journal, Audubon, and elsewhere. Fergus lives with his wife and son in rural Pennsylvania, where he regularly hunts birds with Jenny, his English Springer spaniel.

Review:

"Delightful to read. Gun Dog Breeds will help every beginning dog handler - and experts in the business will find a great deal worthy of squint-eyed appreciation." - Frank Woolner, author of Grouse and Grouse Hunting

About this edition

• Publisher: Lyons Pr
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 1585746185
• ISBN 13: 9781585746187
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 240