Gordon Setter (Comprehensive Owner's Guide) - Hardcover

Bauer, Nona Kilgore

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1593782802 ISBN 13: 9781593782801

Publisher: CompanionHouse Books, 2005

Synopsis

<div><br>The regal and stylish Gordon Setter began as Scotland&#8217;s original &#147;black and fallow setter,&#8221; a handsome sporting dog whose dignified and intelligent bearing continues to attract hunters, show fanciers, and pet owners alike. Among the largest of the gundog breeds, the Gordon Setter, colored in its classic black and tan pattern, possesses a bold, outgoing personality and a kind disposition, offering the right owner brains and beauty and a bit of brawn too. This Comprehensive Owner&#8217;s Guide, written by sporting-dog authority, author, and breeder Nona Kilgore Bauer, offers a complete history of the breed from the corridors of Gordon Castle in eighteenth-century Scotland to the homes, fields, and show rings of the United States. The author&#8217;s chapter on the breed&#8217;s characteristics encapsulates the Gordon&#8217;s personality and offers information about potential health concerns that all potential owners should be aware of.<br><br>New owners will welcome the well-prepared chapter on finding a reputable breeder and selecting a healthy, sound puppy. Chapters on puppy-proofing the home and yard, purchasing the right supplies for the puppy as well as house-training, feeding, and grooming are illustrated with photographs of handsome adults and puppies. In all, there are over 135 full-color photographs in this useful and reliable volume. The author&#8217;s advice on obedience training will help the reader better mold and train into the most well-mannered dog in the neighborhood. The extensive and lavishly illustrated chapter on healthcare provides up-to-date detailed information on selecting a qualified veterinarian, vaccinations, preventing and dealing with parasites, infectious diseases, and more. Sidebars throughout the text offer helpful hints, covering topics as diverse as historical dogs, breeders, or kennels, toxic plants, first aid, crate training, carsickness, fussy eaters, and parasite control. Fully indexed.<br></div>

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The original ‘black and fallow setter’ that has become known as the Gordon Setter is a stylish hunting dog, whose dignified and intelligent bearing has attracted Gundog aficionados and pet lovers alike. Among the largest of the Gundog breeds, the Gordon Setter possesses a bold, outgoing personality and a kind disposition that distinguish him among pure-bred dogs. Known for his distinctive black and tan coat pattern and his proudly carried head, the Gordon Setter offers an owner both brains and beauty, and no small amount of brawn. This book provides the much-needed information about the Gordon Setter, its history, an insightful look at the breed’s characteristics and standard, as well as the proper selection of a puppy, feeding, training and preventative health care. In addition to an authoritative text, this book presents over 135 photographs in full colour, which prove to be as informative as they are attractive. Helpful hints and important information are!
highlighted to provide easy access to everything the reader needs to know about his new Gordon Setter. Whether it’s basic obedience training, toileting or hunting, flea prevention, coat care or nutritional requirements, this book is the way to proper care and prevention of common problems, providing the reader with the necessary guidance from puppyhood through the senior years. Recommended by top breeders and trainers, this book is the responsible first choice of every new owner of a Gordon Setter. Topics discussed include: History of the Gordon Setter; Characteristics of the Gordon Setter; Breed Standard for the Gordon Setter; Your Gordon Setter puppy; Everyday care of the Gordon Setter; Training your Gordon Setter; Your senior Gordon Setter; Showing your Gordon Setter.

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Beauty, brains and bird sense. These glowing accolades describe the modern Gordon Setter as accurately as they did the 'setting' dog that roamed the highland moors centuries ago. Those who own the Gordon Setter would heartily agree. Although originally developed as a superior working dog with a distinct tri-colour coat, over the years the Gordon has typically been kept as a dual-purpose personal gundog and family companion. It is said that once you live with a Gordon, you would own no other breed. History records the origins of the Gordon Setter very simply: he is a native of the hills of bonny Scotland. Beyond that singular fact, specific details of his origin lie hidden in the rolling mists of his ancestral birthplace. Early literature suggests the existence of black-and-tan setters as far back as the 15th century in Scotland and England. The early setter breeds are believed to have evolved from the first spaniel dogs whose name reflects their own country of origin. Spaniels (or 'Spanyells' as they were called during the era of Henry VIII) took their name from Spain, long considered the homeland of the spaniel that later found its way to England, France and Ireland.

Edition details

• Publisher: CompanionHouse Books
• Publication date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1593782802
• ISBN 13: 9781593782801
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 155