Originally Posted by
dog1
I grew up hunting birddogs my father had (pointers) and bought my first dog in the sixties, a Britany. I bought the book by Richard A Wolters, Gun Dog. I have used that book for years to train pointers, flushers, retrievers, duck, quail, and doves. I truly believe in most of the techniques it talks about. I no longer quail hunt and have no bird dogs for that reason. I have a lab mix that retrieves doves and ducks. I honestly believe this is one of the best books on the market for training a dog. You might want to look into it.
dog1
Second that . It is a great book for any dog owner, not just a hunter. I used it for all my Shorthairs.