Retriever Pups : The Formative First Year

by Tarrant, Bill

• ISBN13: 9780896580121
• ISBN10: 0896580121
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-03-01
• Publisher: Motorbooks Intl

Summary

If you're looking to develop a top-flight retriever, look no further than "Retriever Pups: The Formative First Year." In the conversational, intelligent writing style he was known for, "Field & Stream" gun dog columnist Bill Tarrant covers everything you need to know to train your pup during the critical first year, including a dogs pack instinct and how you can use that "need to bond" to your advantage in training. You'll also learn the how-tos of: * choosing a puppy * introducing the pup to your home * "tinkling and dumping" * whistle training, hand signals, fetching, check cords, and much more.

Author Biography

The late Bill Tarrant created the Hunting Retriever Movement in America and founded the Hunting Retriever Club

Table of Contents

Prologue	9	(15)
The Wolf that Came in from the Wild	15	(14)
Oh The Glory of a New Pup	29	(16)
House Fit for a Dog	45	(24)
Training Pup From Womb to One Year	69	(16)
The Power of Bonding	85	(24)
Yard Training Little, Field Training Lots	109	(16)
Birds	125	(14)
Training/Hunting/Training/Hunting	139	(22)
Hidden Balks	161	(28)
Hunting Pup Wet and Dry	189	(8)
Of the Hunt, By the Hunt, For the Hunt	197	(16)
The Bonded, or Imprinted, Dog	213	(6)
Epilogue	219	(1)
Index	220	(4)
About the Author	224