The Pointer and His Predecessors : An Illustrated History of the Pointing Dog from the Earliest Times
(2011)

Nonfiction

eBook

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PUBLISHED
[United States] : Read Books Ltd., 2011
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DESCRIPTION

1 online resource (340 pages)

ISBN/ISSN
9781446546727 MWT11566341, 1446546721 11566341
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES

Originally published in 1906. This is a reprint of the second revised edition. The author was a pointer fanatic who spent many years on research before writing this book. The well illustrated book contains a mass of detail and information which will be of great interest to the owner, trainer, or breeder of pointing dogs. It is a book of great importance to anyone interested in all aspects of our shooting culture. Contents include: Early History - Later History - Shows and Working Trials - Characteristics of the Pointer - Breeding and Selection - Alien Crosses - Shooting Over Dogs - Breaking and Training - Kennel Management. Etc

Mode of access: World Wide Web

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