Best training literature

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Toad

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I used to have a copy of Wolters' Gun Dog somewhere in my piles of stuff, but can't seem to put my hand on it now. A thorough search uncovered many previously lost items, but not Wolters' book...:mad: Oh well, I'm sure I'll find it later during a futile search for something else...

Getting to the point, I am in the market for a new book on pointing dog training. Any suggestions for a clear, concise, effective training manual would be appreciated.:thumbsup:

We're planning to get a versatile breed puppy sometime between tomorrow and Spring 2013, so I thought this would be a good opportunity to read up and remind myself of all the stuff a good dog trainer would do. :laugh:

What book(s) do you fellas recommend?
 
Bob Whele's Wing and Shot, Books by Dave Duffey are great, but the titles escape me. Wolter's book was revolutionary and groundbreaking at the time.I consider a must, sometime later he went over to the darkside and started on retrievers. You might be dissapointed though, none of them used e-collars! NAVHDA has an excellent book by Bodo Weirtheimer, (sic), I probably butchered the guys name, but an excellent training guide for versatile dogs by the US founder and godfather of the NAVHDA movement.
 
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I can suggest three books that are good in that they cover all aspects of gun dog training. The first is Training Pointing Dogs, by Paul Long and the second is Pointing Dog Training, Especially The Continental Breeds, by Nicky Bissell. Long does not care to force break a dog to retrieve and gives his reasons. Bissell covers the complete training process. Training the Versatile Hunting Dog by Chuck Johnson is also good for the versatile dog trainer. Gun Dog by Wolters is another approach and offers interesting reading. I do not care to expose a pointing dog to the wing technique for an extended period of time. It offers something interesting, for a few days, when the pup is young. Following through as Wolters does may lead to other problems such as sight pointing. There are many other good books but the three I recommended are quick reads and get to the "point".
 
Training with Mo.

Good book, and he's a great trainer. I cannot speaking any more highly of him.

He's a gentleman who doesn't get rough with the dog, and honestly, one of TWO guys I would send a dog to. I'd trust him that much.
 
Wing and Shot

Wing and Shot by Mr. Wehle. Still a very effective method of pointer training. Plus its just a good read.
 
V-John said:
Training with Mo.

Good book, and he's a great trainer. I cannot speaking any more highly of him.

He's a gentleman who doesn't get rough with the dog, and honestly, one of TWO guys I would send a dog to. I'd trust him that much.
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I agree, the book and method are straight forward and effective.
 
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