Brown working Cocker Spaniel

..the author's knowledge and experience at the highest level of the discipline comes across clearly in the detailed guidance and easy-to-follow explanations." Shooting Times "She [the author] is very good at recognising that all dogs are different and that you need to be aware of your own dogs' abilities. I like the fact that she emphasizes that when things start to go wrong, go back to basics and make sure that they are solid before pushing ahead. Each chapter has a useful troubleshooting section which covers problems that may arise. The book is well illustrated with colour photos. I thought it was an interesting book and should be very useful to those training their spaniels for the field. -Dog Training Weekly

While focussing on cockers and springers there is also plenty of information on rarer breeds, like clumbers and Brittanys. It is a thorough guide to getting the best from your spaniel and will be of great use to the existing or wannabe owner. -Shooting Gazette

About the Author

Janet Menzies is a professional author and journalist who works spaniels. She is a gundog correspondent for The Field and writes a monthly column on gundog training for the magazine. She has since made up three Field Trial Champions, notably with FTCh Gournaycourt Morag, placed twice at Cocker Championships. Author is a well-known trainer and winner of field trial championships Covers everything involved from training the puppy to field trial level As well as Cocker and English Springer Spaniels, it also includes the Irish Water, Clumber, Sussex, Welsh Springer, Field and Brittany Spaniels