Real-life stories explain how a border collie gathers sheep into a pen, well-trained dogs learn to track deer, a little dachshund forces a rabbit to run in a specific direction, and a scrappy Australian cattle dog herds a 1,000-pound bull.
This book introduces the various classes, types, and breeds of hunting dogs, describing their specialized characteristics, their skills, and their temperament.
Presents a practical guide to training pointing dogs and offers advice on how and when to use praise and punishment, the use of a checkline, introducing the dog to gunfire, and taking the dog through the basics as well as more advanced stages of training.
