Book reccomendations

[Sarah.H]

Can anyone reccomend a good book for teaching working dogs using positive methods? I'm not looking to do anything specific just want to teach her new things to keep her focused on me when on walks - especially in the woods where there are squirrels about  . She does a fantastic retrieve with a squeaky ball, will sit or stay down and wait while I throw it, will sit and wait while I hide it in some undergrowth, and will search for my OH when he runs off and hides with it  .

[millrace]

eric begbie has a good training book not cocker specific but for gundog training in general,,worth a read!

[Nicola]

There are a lot of good gundog training books but a lot of them do talk about things like scruffing etc. I treat them as I do most books, I take out the bits that apply to me and that I want to use and ignore the rest. 'Gundog Training Made Easy' by Eric Begbie as already mentioned is very good (and very concise which helps ). Other than that one a few I like are 'Training Spaniels' and 'Gundogs: Their Learning Chain' by Joe Irving and 'Gundogs: Training and Field Trials' by PRA Moxon although that one is quite advanced iykwim. Martin Deeley also has a couple of good books which are quite easy to follow.

[Helen]

agree with Nicola, you can take the 'good' bits out of these books and leave the other stuff 

there is also 'Clicker Gundog training' by Helen Phillips 

[cazza]

there is also 'Clicker Gundog training' by Helen Phillips 

now that is the next one I want


Agree with Nic about the books - I like Eric begbie  and joe Irvinebooks

[Sarah.H]

Thanks guys  I'm making my Christmas wish list allready 

[stuffster]

there is also 'Clicker Gundog training' by Helen Phillips 

now that is the next one I want

Is that this one? http://www.learningaboutdogs.com/acatalog/gundogbk.html  I bought it a few months ago but it really assumed you had read her other books, so I found it really difficult to understand.

It will probably just end up at a charity shop so if anyone would like it, PM me, and they can have it for about £4 just to cover postage.

[stuffster]

Is that this one? http://www.learningaboutdogs.com/acatalog/gundogbk.html  I bought it a few months ago but it really assumed you had read her other books, so I found it really difficult to understand.

It will probably just end up at a charity shop so if anyone would like it, PM me, and they can have it for about £4 just to cover postage.

This has been taken now!  Phew - I wont have to keep looking at it and feeling guilty that I havent read it!