RETRIEVER PUPS : THE FORMATIVE FIRST YEAR by Bill Tarrant

If you're looking to develop a top-flight retriever, look no further. 'Field and Stream' gun dog columnist Bill Tarrant covers everything you need to know to train your pup during the critical first year, including a dog's pack instinct and how you can use that "need to bond" to your advantage in training.

Table of Contents:

1. The Wolf that Came in from the Wild
2. Oh the Glory of a New Pup
3. House Fit for a Dog
4. Training Pup from Womb to One Year
5. The Power of Bonding
6. Yard Training Little, Field Training Lots
7. Birds
8. Training/Hunting/Training/Hunting
9. Hidden Balks
10. Hunting Pup Wet and Dry
11. Of the Hunt, By the Hunt, For the Hunt
12. The Bonded, or Imprinted Dog

Soft-cover (222 pages) Voyageur Press, A brand new item