The colourful early history of the breed is here vividly told, while in
the chapters dealing with breeding, rearing, exhibiting, field trials
and police work the comments of leading fanciers will be found of great
value to the novice owner and indeed to labrador lovers of longer
standing. The book is well illustrated with photographs and it contains
some striking and hitherto unrecorded instances of Labrador intelligence
and sagacity. "The Labrador owes its renown not to any passing whim of
fashion. It has come about through the gradual realisation by dog-lovers
of the high endowment of brains, beauty and honest-to-goodness desire to
please, which has been increasingly shown through several decades by
this grand companion of field and fireside, who has so convincingly
demonstrated his right to be acknowledged as the prince of gun-dog, and
first-rate friend and guard into the bargain." Contents Include: The
History of the Labrador; Hints on Breeding Labradors; The Labrador
Puppy; The Labrador Retriever; Training to Retrieve; Preparation for
Show and Field Trial; The Labrador Retriever Club's Rules for Field
Trial; Meetings; The Labrador as Police Dog; First Aid; Hints; A
Labrador Glossary.