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Authors: Richard A. Wolters, Art Smith
ISBN-13: 9780525247340, ISBN-10: 0525247343
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Penguin Group (USA)
Date Published: September 1964
Edition: (Non-applicable)

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Author Biography: Richard A. Wolters

Book Synopsis

Water Dog is the first book written for the person with limited time who wants to train a working retriever fast and who wants to train it himself.

The first book written in the retriever field with new scientific information on the mental development of the dog. It's a step by step training book with no extraneous material. It covers everything form the day you get your puppy to the finished dog.

The first book written about the retriever with new commands and using the Dummy-Launch, a new training device cc-developed by the author, making training easier for you and your dog.

The first book to show the complete training procedures step by step in picture sequence. It covers every facet of the training. It will show you not only what to expect of your dog but what your dog can expect of you. You will be able to see how to do it. It's written with humor--fun for you and your dog.

Table of Contents

Introduction2
Author's Note3
Part I
Chapter 1Why This Book?4
Chapter 2You Should Know That...13
Chapter 3The Dog's Mental Development (A New Training Method)19
Part II
Chapter 4Kindergarten - Molding the Retriever for Work42
Chapter 5School for Duck Dogs55
Chapter 6"No Name" Chapter... Just New Things68
Index178

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