In 1882 Mr S. Hammond released a revolutionary manuel About ‘Fancy Training for Your Gun Dog’. When the book was released it was sneered upon. The popular thinking of the time was you beat a dog into submission. Hammond disagreed! It had very few sales because it was so radical to how everyone else trained their dog.
Hardly anybody alive has heard of this treasured book. And I only know two people who own original copy’s of it.
In 1901 another training manuel for gun dogs was released. This one was written by a highly experienced trainer called ‘Waters’. This Manuel was much more popular and a little more well known. I don’t agree with all the methods used in this book, but over half of the manual is about how dog’s minds work. It’s called, “Training Your Gun Dog for Shooting and Field Trials.” The techniques will put you ahead of 99% of the EXPERTS out there.
The original copies of these manuels are out of print. It took nearly a year of searching old book shops to find a copy of each. I found the first one ‘Training Your Gun Dog for Shooting and Field Trails' within the first month. Nearly a year passed when I found the second, so the cost did not matter. Now you can own both of these classic tomes.
Imagine your pride taking your dog on the shoot. Everyone is pointing and asking you which parents he comes from. They look with envy in their eye as you control your dog masterfully. Your dog fetches every bird you shoot. There is no need to shout at him as he seems to know what to do, and when to do it. Would you like to be this proud owner? Then just
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