Our Favorite Books

September 19, 2002

The BEST in Dog Books and Gifts!!

Books
About the English Springer Spaniel...

• "The NEW Complete English Springer Spaniel" by Julia Gasow and Edd Roggenkamp.
• "The English Springer Spaniel in North America" by Beatrice Smith Brown. $15 (includes shipping). Available from the ESSFTA, c/o Julie Hogan, 9929 Lake Jackson Drive, Manassas, VA 22111.
• "The Book of the English Springer Spaniel." by Anna Katherine Nicholas. T.F.H. Publications, 211 West Sylvania Ave, Neptune City, NJ 07753.

Hunting with the English Springer Spaniel ...

• "Spaniels for Sport" by Talbot Radcliffe. The Boydell Press, PO Box 9, Woodbridge, Suffolk, UK 1P123DF.
• "Gundog Training" by Keith Erlandson. 1994. Swan Hill Press, 101 Longden Road, Shrewsbury SY3 9EB, England. ISBN 1 85310 498 1.
• "The Working Springer Spaniel" How to choose, train, work, breed and trial the world's most popular sporting spaniel, including a section on the working cocker. 1195. Flycatcher, Robinson Publishing, 7 Kensington Church Road, London W8 4SP, ISBN 1 85487 312 1.
• "Hup! Training Flushing Spaniels the American Way" by Jim Spencer. Howell Book House, Inc., 230 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10169. Out of print, but is supposed to be in revision and re-issued soon.
• "Gun-Dog Training Spaniels and Retrievers" by Kenneth Roebuck. Stackpole Books, PO Box 1831, Harrisburg, PA 17105.

Magazines

• Spaniels In The Field (Published quarterly ) Home page for the magazine.
• Springer ExprESS : Quarterly magazine for Show Springers
• The Springer Showcase: (Published quarterly) sales@SpringerShowcase.com
• The Sporting Dog electronic magazine.
• Dog Fancy: The magazine's home pages.
• Dog World:  The magazine's home pages.

Videos

"The Springer Event of the Century" $30.00 (includes shipping). Available from the ESSFTA, c/o Julie Hogan, 9929 Lake Jackson Drive, Manassas, VA 22111

This fascinating video, an excellent introduction to the English Springer Spaniel, contains highlights of the ESSFTA's historic 1993 event in Rochester, MN. During one memorable week in October, the best of our breed were brought together in a showcase of Springer versatility. Under the auspices of the National Specialty Show and ESSFTA-sponsored Licensed Field Trial, Springers from across the U.S. and Canada competed in conformation, obedience, field and tracking events.

"On The Line with English Springer Spaniels" 22.95 (includes shipping) Available from the ESSFTA, c/o Julie Hogan 9929 Lake Jackson Drive, Manassas, Va22111

Designed as an instructional tool for field trial judges (senior, junior and apprentice), this video provides rare insight into the conduct of field trials and offers an up-close perspective on Springer performance in the field.

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