Looking for information on the rare 1895 book "Fetch and Carry" by B. Waters?

Click HERE to download an informational brochure in Adobe PDF format.

Now available in print once again!  Order a bound paperback version at Cafe Press:

FETCH AND CARRY, New Millennium Edition, Blue Cover

FETCH AND CARRY, New Millennium Edition, Brown-Gold Cover

FETCH AND CARRY, New Millennium Edition, Gray Cover

FETCH AND CARRY, New Millennium Edition, Green Cover

Own a paperback reproduction of FETCH AND CARRY, the rare, landmark book on retriever training, written in 1894 by B. Waters, and published in 1895 by Forest and Stream.

The year was 1895...
...Grover Cleveland was President
...The Wright brothers were still eight years away from their historic first flight
...The Labrador and Golden retriever breeds did not exist in the 44 states that comprised the United States of America
...Women could not vote
...The American Kennel Club was ten years old
...Babe Ruth was born
...Frederick Douglass, American ex-slave and author, died
...Buckminster Fuller, American architect, was born
...The first professional football game was played in Latrobe, Pennsylvania
...George B. Selden was granted the first U.S. patent for an automobile
...Wilhelm Röntgen discovered a type of radiation later known as X-rays
...1st intercollegiate basketball game (Minnesota Agricultural beat Hamline, 9-3)
...Volleyball was invented by W G Morgan in Massachusetts
...Katherine Lee Bates published "America the Beautiful"
...Horace Rawlins won the 1st US Open golf tournament
...Bread cost $0.03/loaf
...Milk cost $0.20/gal
...Average house cost was $4,850
...Average income was $640/yr
...There was no National Guard
...The Federal Reserve did not exist
...Forest and Stream published FETCH AND CARRY, the first retriever training book ever written!

Over one hundred years after it was first published, original copies of FETCH AND CARRY are very rare, and surviving copies are frequently in poor condition. For the retriever trainer, whether pro or amateur, the book is an absolute treasure. It was the first book ever published specifically dealing with training retrievers. It's all here: marking, memory, force-fetching, blind retrieves using hand signals, field trials, and more. This milestone book is now available in print once again! FETCH AND CARRY is a must for every retriever trainers library!

Unsolicited Testimonials of the Digital Version of Fetch and Carry:
"I have to tell you all --- I bought Fetch and Carry and it is a pleasure. First, it is amazing how little training philosophy has changed... It is a wonderful work and Kevin has made it available to us at an extremely reasonable price." -Don Smith

"It would seem that any book written 112 years ago is unlikely to be very relevant today, considering how advanced we retriever trainers like to think we’ve become. Well, surprise, surprise, this book is a gem…If you have a "retriever" library, this is a must have…Unfortunately, copies are extremely rare and often in poor condition…All that has now changed...-Dennis Voigt, editor, Retrievers Online www.retrieversonline.com
 

Who was B. Waters?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_Waters

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=flr&GRid=32435232&FLid=19720151&FLgrid=32435232&
 

If you have any more information regarding Bernard Waters, please send it to me, along with your source.

COMING SOON- The reproduction of Bernard Waters book "Modern Training and Handling" written in 1894 is almost finished.  This book will be of great interest to pointer, setter and spaniel enthusiasts.  Stay tuned for details.

Champion Golden Retriever HRCH Grand Chien Full Metal Jacket WCX CGC

DOB: April 21, 2000

HRCH = Hunting Retriever Champion
WCX = Working Certificate Excellent (Handled by Aubrey Fitz-Gerald)
CGC = Canine Good Citizen

Accomplishments
Cover Dog for Hunting Retriever Magazine June/July 2001
First Ohio Hunting Retriever Club dog to earn a Hunting Retriever title (2 years old)
Ohio Hunting Retriever Club High Point Dog 2002
First Ohio Hunting Retriever Club dog to earn a Finished pass
First Ohio Hunting Retriever Club dog to earn a Hunting Retriever Champion title (Under 2 1/2 years old)
Ohio Hunting Retriever Club High Point Dog 2003
Professional pheasant hunting guide dog
Retrieving demonstrations all over Ohio for sportsman's groups, waterfowl festivals, etc.
All-around gentleman; lives in the house with our family, does not chew, does not destroy
Canine ambassador; demonstrates how nice a well-trained dog can be, loves everyone he meets
And most importantly, he is NOT a Lab!

Health
Hips OFA GR-77444G30M-PI (Good)
Elbows OFA GR-EL6672M30-PI (Normal)
Eyes CERF GR-27003/2005--59 (Clear) March 26, 2005
Thyroid Normal
Big-boned, solid structure, muscular, 75 lbs.
Perfect structure
Calm, sweet, loving temperament
Dark red, short field coat
Jack has been DNA profiled by MMI Genomics
Raw food diet since October 2002

"Beautiful!" "Handsome!" "Magnificent!" "Stunning!"  Wherever we go, we hear these comments about Jack .  He is all those things, but he is also so much more than good looking.  Jack is simply the nicest dog I have ever owned.  He is gentle, calm, sweet, loving, and a true canine gentleman.  Jack also has performance, as evidenced by his hunt test pass record.  Jacks father, UH HRCH Grand Chien Or' Rouille SH ("Rusty"), is the all-time high point Golden Retriever in the history of the Hunting Retriever Club. Jacks mother, Grand Chien Wolf River Rose ("Rosie") is a Speaker daughter.

Click HERE to see Jack's pedigree.

UKC Hunting Retriever Club Hunt Test Pass Record (185 points as of 5/22/04):

1.  Handled by 7 year-old Aubrey Fitz-Gerald
2.  Handled by Jack's breeder, Andre Fendlason

Jack also has two AKC Master Hunter legs:
1st Leg; Golden Retriever Club of America National Specialty, September 13-14, 2003
2nd Leg; Marshbanks Golden Retriever Club of South Central Michigan, September 3-4, 2005

NOTE: Jack has never been bred and is not available at stud.

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