Table of Contents

Foreword 1. The Very Beginning 2. The Puppy up to 6 Months Old 3. Real Training Begins 4. Around 8 or 9 Months Old 5. More is Expected 6. The Halfway Stage of Training 7. Launchers and Advanced Dummy Work 8. Taking a Line 9. The End of Hand Training 10. First Season's Experience 11. Advanced Field Technique 12. Field Trials and Field Tests 13. Breeding 14. The Next Generation Index

About the Author

Joe Irving, a former child psychiatrist, discovered that his psychiatric training gave a unique perspective to gundog training. He used this method to great success as a professional trainer, winning the prestigious McNeil Professional Handlers' Cup. He was the author of a number of classic gundog training books.