The Cocker Spaniel : Care And Training For Home And Sport

The Cocker Spaniel is the only book you will ever need! With many readers coming to cockers for the first time, this book offers complete guidance for their very earliest care and training at home, and then introduces both cockers and their owners to a range of different activities and competitions. Drawing on more than a quarter of a century s experience with cockers, the author takes you on a wonderful journey from the moment your puppy arrives home to the day that you start enjoying sport and activities together. Topics covered include: . Getting started at home . Basic education . Cocker health . Training your cocker as a gundog . Agility and obedience activities . A-Z cocker problem solver Useful contacts Many cocker owners want to work their dog as a gundog in country sports, including field trials and working tests. With The Cocker Spaniel the transition from family dog at home to elite performance dog in the field is seamless and easy to achieve. There is plenty of technical instruction on how to work your cocker in the field, as the author has done, successfully, with five Field Trial Champions to her name. AUTHOR: Janet Menzies is a professional author and journalist who trains, works and breeds cocker spaniels. She is a gundog and shooting correspondent for The Field magazine and writes a monthly blog on gundog training for the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC). She has made up five Field Trial Champions, most of whom she bred herself. Best-known is FTCh Gournaycourt Ginger, one of the most consistent cockers of recent years. Although cockers are her first love, Janet writes about all the gundog breeds and enjoys all her country sports. 40 colour images