{"product_id":"retriever-game-paperback","title":"Retriever Game - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBoyd Gibbons\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWell before dawn on a mid-November morning, a caravan of customized pick-up trucks begins filing out of Duncan, Oklahoma. At that dark hour they appear to be nothing more than campers, but they are dog trucks. On straw and cedar shavings inside these mobile kennels are a half dozen Golden Retrievers, possibly a Chesapeake on vacation, and many, many Labradors. They are going to compete for six days in the most demanding trail of working retrievers--the National Championship Stake. \u003cbr\u003eThis destination is open to only the best dogs, champions like Hawkeye's Smokey Joe, B. B. Powder, Pot Pie's W. A. Mega, and Riggo. Boyd Gibbons has followed these dogs and their trainers on the circuit, capturing the lives they lead and the techniques they use on the road to the National Championship Stake. \u003ci\u003eThe Retriever Game\u003c\/i\u003e chronicles the lives and personalities of the men, women, and dogs chasing the Championship. \u003cbr\u003eFor anyone who loves retrievers, for anyone who enjoys a good dogs story, for anyone who knows a Labrador, Golden, or Chesapeake is an extension of the owner's personality, this look at the life on the field trial circuit will be informative and engaging reading.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBoyd Gibbons is the director of the California Department of Fish and Game. Prior to this appointment he worked on the senior editorial staff of \u003ci\u003eNational Geographic\u003c\/i\u003e for fifteen years, where his major articles took him across the world from Finland to Tanzania. Gibbons also served as secretary to the Council on Environmental Quality and deputy undersecretary in the Department of the Interior during the Nixon administrations. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eWye Island\u003c\/i\u003e. Gibbons lives in Sacramento, California.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 120\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 8.4 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 15, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48290144846073,"sku":"9780811737043","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/30yQeQVk9c9780811737043.webp?v=1776277446","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/retriever-game-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}