Colonel David Hancock MBE has studied dogs for over half a century in more than twenty countries. In 2009 he won the annual award of the Dog Writers' Association of America, having been a runner-up two years earlier. David is the author of eleven previous books on dogs and over 750 articles published in natiional and international magazines. When reviewing one of his previous books, the revered writer on sporting dogs, the late Brian Plummer, described it as 'a masterpiece'.