Hunt-Point-Retrieve Dogs for Work and Showing by Nigel Dear

Aimed at both the beginner and those with more experience, this invaluable book opens up all aspects of the fascinating Hunt, Point, Retrieve world for you and your dog to explore and enjoy.

• Describes the different breeds of HPR dogs and their history and development
• Considers how to choose an HPR dog that meets an individual’s needs
• Covers showing your dog, the HPR dog in the field and basic training
• Examines in detail the working tests, spring pointing and field trials
• Written by an acknowledged expert
• Beautifully illustrated with over seventy colour photographs and diagrams

The author has been working with dogs since the mid-1980s – his first dogs were Irish Setters. The arrival of a Hungarian Vizsla in 2003 heralded the move to the HPR group of gundogs with success in Field Trials and Working Tests and is an A Panel Field Trial Judge. As well as other Vizslas, he also owned and worked a German Shorthaired Pointer. He was the Field Trial Secretary for the Hungarian Vizsla Society prior to employment at The Royal Kennel Club as Field Trial Secretary for nearly 10 years.
He enjoys working and picking-up at a local shoot and is Chairman of the Hungarian Vizsla Society.

Width: 189mm

Height: 246mm

Pages: 160

Published: October 3, 2024

Format: Paperback