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Retriever Training Drills for Marking [Paperback]

James B. Spencer (Author)
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January 2001
This book is a supplement to a complete training manual. It focuses on how to set up effective drills and why you should use them.

Here is the most comprehensive collection of drills ever compiled into book form—techniques that formerly have been spread primarily by word of mouth. Throughout Spencer keeps in mind the limitations under which most amateurs train. Each drill is diagramed, with a careful explanation of the purpose, prerequisites, necessary equipment, and pitfalls to avoid. The exercises herein are limited to field work and oriented to amateurs training their own dogs for hunting or hunt tests. Only you can turn them into drills—by running your dog through them repetitively!


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Retrievers mark falls and retrieve naturally. But useful as these instinctive behaviors are, they are not sufficient in themselves to produce finished workers. We must condition a dog through various training techniques.

About the Author

James B. Spencer is a well-known retriever trainer, clinician, hunting test judge, as well as an award winning and engaging writer.

Product Details

  • Paperback: 189 pages
  • Publisher: Alpine Blue Ribbon Books (January 2001)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1577790324
  • ISBN-13: 978-1577790327
  • Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.1 x 0.5 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #630,404 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars The best, May 30, 2004
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This book and it's companion (Blind drills) are my favorite retriever training books for the intermediate to advanced retriever. The books include endless drills to improve your dog's performance. With all these different drills, each training session can be unique and such keeps the trainer and the dog from getting bored.

Further, I have read nearly every retriever training book out there, and I think that Mr. Spencer's writing style is bar none the best.

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Marking and Retrieving, September 21, 2010
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Great book on what Marks are for Retriever Training. It has clear examples of what makes up a mark, and how to set them up on land and water. Good book for the begining trainer.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Retriever Training, May 13, 2010
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This is a well written, understandable book. I understand and appreciate the author's humor.

This book will not tell you how to train your dog. This book will not give you a framework or flowchart for training.

This book is a valuable aid, because when you have a dog at different stages of training, you are looking for ideas on other things you can add to the training. This book supplies that. You will need to know where your dog is at in its training to use this book. That is were the work of Lardy or Graham is helpful.

I could never read it cover to cover. It is a reference book that gets opened weekly to look for ideas on what can be added for training.
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