Written by Chuck Johnson, Training the Versatile Hunting Dog was specifically written for the popular versatile hunting breeds and shows you how to develop a great hunting dog using an approach emphasizing letting your young dog first develop his natural abilities - use of nose, desire, cooperation, search, pointing and tracking.
Chuck shows you how to put the controls on your dog with chapters on the trained retrieve and whoa training. As the versatile breeds love water, there are detailed chapters on how to train your dog to be an outstanding water retriever. Also covered are how to pick a pup, early socialization, introduction to gunfire and birds. Each instructive chapter has detailed explanations of training techniques and illustrative photos. There are detailed plans for building a quail call-back pen, a pigeon pen and a dog kennel.
Chuck is the author of the Versatile Hunting Dog column in The Pointing Dog Journal for over 15 years. He is also the author of the Wingshooter's Guides to Montana, South Dakota and North Dakota.
