Training Books

The following are books on training to help better understand to train your dog. The Spaniel Journal has many excellent book reviews to futher your reading. These are some of our recomended ones:

• How to Help Gun Dogs Train Themselves by Joan Bailey - This book stresses proven methods emphasizing socialization, exposure and conditioning during the critical first 12 months of a dog's life. This will help make field training easier as your pup matures.
• Urban Gun Dogs: Training Flushing Dogs for Home and Field by Tony Roettger and Chip Schleider - For those owners that live in Urban environments and want a guide for how to keep your spaniel in shape for the field. Tony and Chip have complied alot of the methods many of us have run into over the years.