A Practical Guide To Preparing Utility Gundogs For Hunting and Competition: Training program

By Elio Colasimone

Utility gundogs, sometimes referred to as all-purpose gundogs, continental pointers or hunt, point and retrieve breeds are genetically predisposed to fulfil a range of hunting roles including pointing, retrieving and even tracking.Australian hunting and trialling opportunities are somewhat unique and are ideal for using multi-talented working gundogs.The information in this guide is useful to anyone wanting to use a Utility gundog for the first time, for Australian or international conditions.Elio Colasimone has been involved with German Shorthaired Pointers for over 30 years, both hunting extensively with them and also competing in both Utility Field Trials and Retrieving Trials (open to all gundog breeds).He is one of the leading Utility Gundog trainers in Australia, having trained multiple Field trial and Retrieving trial champions and has won the Australian National Utility Field Trial Championship on three occasions with two different dogs which he bred himself. He has also won five State Utility Field Trial Championships with his German Shorthaired Pointers. He has judged State and Australian National Championships events in both Retrieving Trials and Field Trials. To date he has made up three Field Trial Champions, one Field and Retrieving Trial Champion and two Retrieving Trial Champions. His SAETTA KENNEL has also bred multiple Field Trial and Retrieving Trial Champion German Shorthaired Pointer handled by others.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1520496028
• ISBN13: 9781520496023
• Release Date: February 2017
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 43 Pages
• Weight: 0.37 lbs.
• Dimensions: 11.0" x 0.1" x 8.5"