The Ultimate Hunting Dog Reference Book: A Comprehensive Guide to More Than 60 Sporting Breeds

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Find and train the perfect hunting dog with this expansive reference book. For centuries, man has hunted with dogs. Today there are dozens of purposefully bred sports dogs to choose from. The Ultimate Hunting Dog Reference Book delves into the various breeds that exist, offering information on their temperaments, skills, and looks. Included in The Ultimate Hunting Dog Reference Book is advice on: Choosing the perfect hunting dog Caring for your dog's health Training you dog Fun games to play with your dog The best hunting strategies With more than sixty breeds of hunting dogs to choose from, there is bound to be the perfect match for you and your hunting style. Skyhorse Publishing is proud to publish a broad range of books for hunters and firearms enthusiasts. We publish books about shotguns, rifles, handguns, target shooting, gun collecting, self-defense, archery, ammunition, knives, gunsmithing, gun repair, and wilderness survival. We publish books on deer hunting, big game hunting, small game hunting, wing shooting, turkey hunting, deer stands, duck blinds, bowhunting, wing shooting, hunting dogs, and more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to publishing books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked by other publishers and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.

Vickie Lamb has raised and trained her own dogs to top field titles and she has written for Retriever Journal, Just Labs, and other dog magazines. She lives in West Texas..

"I have seen Vickie Lamb's dogs work, I have seen the high regard in which she's held by her peers trainers, trailers, and trial judges and have been editing her copy at The Retriever Journal for going on a decade, and her depth of knowledge always pleases us at the magazine's editorial office . . . "If you read and follow her advice in this book, you'll end up with a trained dog, one that will hunt to your gun, one that will make you a fine companion at home, and on that will make you proud for years." Steve Smith, Editor, The Retriever Journal, The Pointing Dog Journal "I have seen Vickie Lamb's dogs work, I have seen the high regard in which she's held by her peers trainers, trailers, and trial judges and have been editing her copy at The Retriever Journal for going on a decade, and her depth of knowledge always pleases us at the magazine's editorial office . . . "If you read and follow her advice in this book, you'll end up with a trained dog, one that will hunt to your gun, one that will make you a fine companion at home, and on that will make you proud for years." Steve Smith, Editor, The Retriever Journal, The Pointing Dog Journal