upland/versatile dog training books

nrh0011

Senior Member
Anyone have any recommendations for dog training books? Some obedience, but mainly focusing on upland and versatile gun dogs. Thanks in advance.
 

Gaswamp

Senior Member
Bird dog training manual by Dave Walker
Gun Dog by Richard Wolters
 

patcavscout

Senior Member
I second anything by Richard Wolters. His stuff was and is really entertaining to read. He seemed like a good soul. My buddy used his books for his Lab. That dog picked it up quick. My buddy had both Gun Dog, Game Dog, and Water Dog. Those books are 50 years old and they still work for dogs and are great reading. I don't even have any sporting breed dogs and I enjoyed them.
 

Gaswamp

Senior Member
I need to get that one
 

ckasten2

New Member
Training the Versatile Hunting Dog by Chuck Johnson. Training is told in the form of stories sometimes.

Really takes the strategy of harnessing the dogs natural abilities. Not as step by step as the Wolters stuff, but I think it is great supplemental reading.

Another +1 on what patcavscout said. I know plenty of people that have trained even non-sporting dogs with Wolters' books because the guy just flat out knows dogs.
 
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