The Cocker Spaniel

The Cocker Spaniel
Care and training for home and sport

With many readers coming to cockers for the first time, this book offers complete guidance for their very earliest care and training at home, only then introducing both owner and dog to a range of different activities and competitions.
Drawing on more than a quarter of a century`s experience with cockers and five Field Trial Champions to her name, the author takes you on a wonderful journey from the moment your puppy arrives home to the day that you start enjoying sports and activities together.

Topics covered include:
Getting started at home
Basic Education
Cocker health
Training yout cocker to be a working dog
Agility and obedience activities
A-Å cocker problem solver
Useful contacts

"I would recommend this book to anyone who has recently acquired, or intends to acquire a Cocker Spaniel.
It is ideal for a person who is looking for guidance to take them through puppyhood, basic training and even on to the dizzy heights of advanced training, competitions and field trials."

— Lyn Randall (Field Trial Secretary, The Cocker Spaniel Club)

Product details:

Format: Paperback - 228 pages
Dimensions: 189 x 246 x 16mm - 736gr
Publication date: 16 April 2020
Publication Country: United Kingdom
Language: English

About Janet Menzies:

Janet Menzies is a professional author and journalist who breeds, trains and works cocker spaniels.
She is a gundog and shooting correspondent for The Field magazine and writes a monthly blog on gundog training for the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC).
She has had success with five Field Trial Champions, the majority of which she bred herself.
The best known is FTCh Gournaycourt Ginger, one of the most consistent cockers of recent years.
Although cockers are her first love, Janet writes about all the gundog breeds and enjoys a wide range of country sports.