Hi Julie
Put me down for a copy please. I will pick it up at the Lab Club trial.
For those who may be interested here is more background on Jack's book -
Training and Campaigning Retrievers - The Principles and Practice by Jack M Gwaltney, Jr. M.D. 1999. 3rd Edition. 171 pages. Softcover.
CONTENTS
Chapter 1 THE NATURE OF THE SPORT
Chapter 2 LEARNING ABILITY OF THE RETRIEVER
Chapter 3 INSIDE THE DOG'S HEAD
Chapter 4 BASIC ELEMENTS OF TRAINING Education Discipline Punishment Praise
Chapter 5 MARKING Marking Theory Factors Influencing the Difficulty of Marks
Chapter 6 HUNTING Hunting Theory Factors Influencing the Difficulty of Marks
Chapter 7 BLIND RETRIEVES
Chapter 8 MOMENTUM Assessing Momentum Problems
Chapter 9 TRAINING PRACTICE Training Schedule for Young Retrievers Training Program for Advanced Dogs
Chapter 10 CRITICAL EVENTS IN TRAINING
Chapter 11 HANDLING Handling Techniques Mind Set for Running Blinds Reading Multiple Marks and Selection
Chapter 12 BIRD PLACEMENT IN TRIALS AND TRAINING
Chapter 13 CAMPAIGNING The Will to Win Handling at Field Trials
Chapter 14 POLITICS
Chapter 15 EVALUATING QUALITIES AND PERFROMANCE Essential Qualities Charting Performance at Field Trials
Chapter 16 READING THE DOG AND CASE STUDIES
Case 1 Dense Cover/Failure to Go
Case 2 Miscommunication between Handler and Dog/Bird Thrower Error
Case 3 Forgotten Mark/Refusal to Go
Case 4 Shore Line Blind/Handling Error
Case 5 Breaking
Case 6 Failure to Hold Cross-wind Lines
Case 7 Dropping Bird
Case 8 Bank Running
Case 9 Creeping
Case 10 Returning to an Old Fall
Case 11 Failure to Remember Marks
Case 12 "Freezing" in the Field
Case 13 Out of Control on a Blind
Case 14 Hunting at the End of a Blind
Case 15 Bolting
Chapter 17 OTHER SOURCES OF INFORMATION