Robert G. Wehle has line bred, developed and trained the premier shooting dogs in the country since 1938. Pointers...
Robert G. Wehle has line bred, developed and trained the premier shooting dogs in the country since 1938. Pointers from his famous Elhew Kennels are sought after by discriminating hunters, field trials, and dog breeders the world over. In Snakefoot: The Making of a Champion, Wehle not only chronicles the step-by-step development of National Champion Elhew Snakefoot, but outlines his now famous breeding program and shares his successful stress-free techniques of training that have produced so many generations of fine shooting dogs and national field trial champions.
Chapter | Page # |
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Chapter One: Breeding Background | 1 |
Chapter Two: Establishing a Pure Gene Pool | 11 |
Chapter Three: How it Started | 19 |
Chapter Four: Snakefoot's Pedigree | 31 |
Chapter Five: Breeding | 53 |
Chapter Six: Breeding Questions | 63 |
Chapter Seven: A Philosophy of Training | 85 |
Chapter Eight: Where It All Begins | 95 |
Chapter Nine: Walking Puppies | 103 |
Chapter Ten: Yard Training | 119 |
Chapter Eleven: The Final Development of Snakefoot | 131 |
Chapter Twelve: Field Trials | 153 |
Chapter Thirteen: What Have We Done? | 191 |
Chapter Fourteen: For The Record | 205 |
Chapter Fifteen: The Rewards of Maturity | 239 |
If you are taking multiple dogs with you on a hunt or to a field trial, one of the must-have gear is the LCS Chain Gang. The LCS Dog Chain Gang gives you the ability to chain your dogs out, providing them the freedom to move around, stand, sit, or laydown as they please. No need to carry multiple stakeouts and stake out each dog individually.