Resources

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Discuss the bird dog training method made popular by Bill West. This is a closed group on yahoogroupsmoderated by Maurice Lindley.

A Kinder, Gentler, Quieter Way to Train Your Bird Dog: A Field Manual, by Maurice Lindley and John Rodgers
This handy manual has already been downloaded over 600 times!  It outlines Maurice Lindley’s quiet method of steadying dogs adapted from notable silent trainers such as Bill West.  Download it by filling in your email address in the form to the left and clicking submit.

What’s the Point? A Collection of Bird Dog Writings, by Martha Greenlee
Author Martha Greenlee who has written several books and articles on bird dog training collects her favorite articles in this ebook. With two NEW ARTICLES on early e-collar training and launchers versus releasers. Download here.

Training with Mo: How Maurice Lindley Trains Pointing Dogs, by Martha Greenlee
The book focuses on how to best train pointing dogs and how to do it with compassion. This book captures the West Method of training as applied and refined by Maurice. Purchase from Glade Run Press. (Please mention that you were referred from “SteadywithStyle.”  Thank you!)

Pointing Dogs, Volume One: The Continentals, by Craig Koshyk
With camera in tow, Craig spent over a decade hunting over every breed in this book. It is a definitive guide to the versatile gundog breeds and the ultimate in-depth study of the history, development and current status of the pointing dog. Written by a hunter for hunters, with over 500 stunning photographs, this is a limited edition collectible.  Purchase from Dog Willing Publications. (Please mention that you were referred from “SteadywithStyle.”  Thank you!)