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Title: Recommended reading
Post by: Nicola on December 04, 2006, 10:38:01 PM: Does anyone have any recommendations for good books on gundog training or spaniel training in specific?

I have a couple of books by Joe Irving (Training Spaniels and Professional Gundog Training) and also one called Gundog Training Made Easy ( ph34r) by Eric Begbie which is great as it uses totally positive methods and is very easy to understand for raw novices like me.

Just wondering if anyone had come across anything else or any other authors they like?
Title: Re: Recommended reading
Post by: spanielcrazy on December 04, 2006, 11:32:13 PM: A couple from my library:

Working Gundogs by Martin Deeley

Hup! Training Flushing Spaniels by James B. Spencer
Title: Re: Recommended reading
Post by: Millomite on December 05, 2006, 08:19:29 AM: The Keith Erlandon (I think thats his name) book is a good one. Also the broadsheets by Eric Begbie which follow a simple structure
Title: Re: Recommended reading
Post by: flozac on December 05, 2006, 09:11:30 AM: The gundog club has some good training guides that you can buy.

just google gundog club.
Title: Re: Recommended reading
Post by: Millomite on December 05, 2006, 09:33:35 AM: If anyone would like the broadsheets pm me
Title: Re: Recommended reading
Post by: anita96 on December 05, 2006, 01:00:49 PM: Santa is hopefully bringing me 'Clicker Gundog' by Helen Phillips

http://www.learningaboutdogs.com/acatalog/Gundog_Contents.pdf

Our baby is due at the beginning of march so I will be a little more house bound than usual, so I am hoping to use the clicker stuff in the house and garden to help stimulate him a bit while we aren't out so much. Thats the plan anyway.
Title: Re: Recommended reading
Post by: Wendy G on December 05, 2006, 01:20:24 PM: I would also recommend Working Gundogs by Martin Deeley

I trained my 1st cocker using this book
Title: Re: Recommended reading
Post by: crazyspaniels on December 05, 2006, 02:19:45 PM: I have clicker gundog, its good, but I find it a bit HPRey.
I like the new book produced by sporting shooter, lots of nice pictures :D
Also save all the sporting shooter mags and file the training articles as they are very clear
Title: Re: Recommended reading
Post by: spanielcrazy on December 05, 2006, 02:31:19 PM: Quote from: Wendy G on December 05, 2006, 01:20:24 PM
I would also recommend Working Gundogs by Martin Deeley

I trained my 1st cocker using this book

Quite a few years ago I was very fortunate to attend a shoot/seminar with Martin Deeley. He is very good, and very kind with the dogs, and also with dummies like me!