How To Learn More About Pointing Dogs:: Organizations

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How to learn more about Pointing Dogs:


Organizations
Here are links to some of the excellent organizations that promote the breeding and testing of
quality bird dogs. Many of them have regional or local chapters.

American Brittany Club NAVHDA - Pacific Northwest


American Pointer Club, Inc. NAVHDA – Willamette Valley
English Setter Association of America North American Deutsch Kurzhaar Club
German Shorthaired Pointer Club of America North American Deutsch Kurzhaar Club - West
German Shorthaired Pointer Club of Oregon North American Pudelpointer Alliance
German Versatile Hunting Dog Assoc. (JGV-USA) Oregon German Wirehaired Pointer Club
German Wirehaired Pointer Club of America Pudelpointer Club of North America
National Llewellin Gun Dog Club Verein Deutsch Drathaar Group - North America
National Shoot-to-Retrieve Association Vizla Club of America
National Shoot-to-Retrieve Association-NW Weimaraner Club of America
NAVHDA - National Wirehaired Pointing Griffon Club of America

Magazines
There is a very good magazine, Pointing Dog Journal, published six times a year.
www.pointingdogjournal.com, 1-800-447-7367. It costs about $25/year. Barnes & Noble carries it.

Gun Dog Magazine is also sometimes useful. It covers flushing and retrieving breeds, with some pointing
dog information. www.gundogmag.com, 1-800-829-3340, it also costs about $25/year.

Videos and DVDs


Pointing Dog training videos or DVDs are available from, www.georgehickox.com, www.huntsmith.com,
www.perfectionkennel.com, and www.higginsgundogs.com. For free training videos, take a look at
www.willowcreekkennels.net; they’re also on YouTube.

Recommended Books on Pointing Dog Training


1) “Best Way To Train Your Gun Dog - The Delmar Smith Method” by Bill Tarrant
2) “The Training and Care of the Versatile Hunting Dog” - by Sigbot Winterhelt and Dr. Edward D.
Bailey. This is sold by NAVHDA, www.navhda.com. They also have a good magazine.
3) “Training the Versatile Hunting Dog: A new approach to training your dog for field and water.” By
Chuck Johnson
4) “Training with Mo: How Maurice Lindley Trains Pointing Dogs” by Martha Greenlee
5) “Wing and Shot” by Robert Wehle
6) “The Bird Dog Training Manual” by Dave Walker
7) "BIRD DOG - The Instinctive Training Method" by Ben O. Williams
8) “POINT! Training the All-Seasons Birddog” by James Spencer

Recommended Books for Upland Bird Hunters


¾ “Hunting Chukar” by Richard O'Toole
¾ “A Chukar Hunter's Companion” by Pat Wray
¾ “Hunting Upland Birds” by Charles F. Waterman
¾ “Gun Dogs & Bird Guns” by Charles F. Waterman
¾ “Modern Pheasant Hunting” by Steve Grooms
¾ “Western Wings: Hunting Upland Birds on the Northern Plains” by Ben. O. Williams
¾ “Huns and Hun Hunting” by Ben. O. Williams
¾ “Hunting the Quails of North America” by Ben O. Williams
¾ “Western Skies” by John Barsness
¾ “Kicking Up Trouble: Upland Bird Hunting in the West” by John Holt
¾ “For a Handful of Feathers” by Guy de la Valdene
¾ “Grouse of North America: A Cross Continental Hunting Guide” by Tom Huggler
¾ “Field Guide to Dog First Aid” By Randy Acker, DVM
Any of these books can be found though online book sellers such as www.abebooks.com or
www.amazon.com. “Training with Mo” is available from www.gladerunpress.com.

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