Training Retrievers for the Marshes and Meadows [Hardcover]

James B. Spencer (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1, 1998

As an amateur trainer, you have many advantages that a pro can envy. For example, the amateur can develop greater rapport with his or her dog. He has more time, so he does not need to use pressure techniques. He even has better access to the training grounds best suited to the initial stages of almost every phase of training. Spencer helps you make full use of them, and get top notch results with kinder, gentler training methods

Spencer guides you step-by-step through:

*Puppy Training *Basic Obedience *Single Marked Retrieves *Force-Breaking—why and how *Double Marked Retrieves *Basic Blind Retrieve Training *Advanced Marks and Blinds

Editorial Reviews

Review

I recommend this book for all libraries whose patrons have an interest in training their own retrievers. -- (Colorado Libraries)
A start-to-finish lesson on training your retriever puppy to become an accomplished retriever and reliable hunting companion. -- (Marilyn Miller, Dog-Gone-It)
Shows owners how to take advantage of the rapport they have with their dog and how to use gentler methods-- (Pet Business)

Will hold a specific appeal for hunters who use retriever dogs in their work --(ReviewerÂ’s Bookwatch)

From the Publisher

With the help of this book, your retriever, too, will become a great retriever.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 231 pages
• Publisher: Alpine Pubns; 2nd edition (May 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1577790073
• ISBN-13: 978-1577790075
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.4 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #512,054 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best I've read on training retrievers, December 6, 1999

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Debbie & Scott Tenney - See all my reviews

This review is from: Training Retrievers for the Marshes and Meadows (Hardcover)

Before, during and continuing with the training of my current yellow Lab, I have read quite a few books on the subject. I wish I would have had this one sooner! Easy to read and great instruction all in one book.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars If you can only buy one retriever training book, buy this!, November 25, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Training Retrievers for the Marshes and Meadows (Hardcover)

After 21 years training rare retrievers (The Curly Coated), I found this book to be the most helpful I've ever read. Spencer actually recognizes that there are differences not only in the retriever breeds but among individuals in those breeds. A very wonderful book full of practical, down-to-earth training methods written by an author who recognizes dog training is an art, not a science. Will someday be on the dog training classics shelf along with James Lamb Free and others.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best on the market for the amateur trainer!, May 20, 1998

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Alison Strang: [e-mail] (Surrey, British Columbia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Training Retrievers for the Marshes and Meadows (Hardcover)

Well thought-out, well presented and very comprehensive, this is a marvellous book for the owner-trainer of any breed of retriever who has the time and patience to work with his/her dog at their own speed. I have recommended this book to all my puppy buyers ever since I read it when it first came out. I am very glad that it is soon to available in a second, enhanced edition.