Author was founder of the Hollywood Dog Training School, famous for training several film canines including the Cairn terrier who played Toto in the Wizard of Oz. The transition to sound films required Spitz to drop his verbal commands and develop a series of soundless visual hand signals. His first sound film was Big Boy (1930) starring Al Jolson in which he trained two Great Danes. This one was followed by the John Barrymore classic, Moby Dick (1930). Canine stars soon began to emerge such as Prince Carl, the Great Dane appearing in Wuthering Heights (1939). The first big dog star to appear from Spitz s stable was Buck the Saint Bernard who co-starred with Clark Gable and Loretta Young in 'Call of the Wild' (1935). Others included Musty (Swiss Family Robinson), Mr. Binkie (The Lights that Failed) and Promise (The Biscuit Eater). However, probably the best known dog star to emerge from the Spitz kennel that is known today is arguably Toto from The Wizard of Oz (1939), the same year this book was published. Introduction by Clark Gable, with photos of the St. Bernard from 'Call of the Wild' which starred Gable, as well as photos of other famous film canines trained by author. Provenance: Alvin Gibbs Fox. Inscription on ffep to "Alvin Gibbs Fox from mother august 1940." Alvin Gibbs Fox, a physicist in the neurological research laboratory of the New York University School of Medicine died at the early age of 36. His mother gifted this book when he was 12 years old. Dust jacket has edge-wear and closed tears, pages are very clean. First edition. Bestandsnummer des Verk�ufers 274479

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Titel: Training Your Dog

Verlag: Marshall Jones Company

Erscheinungsdatum: 1938

Einband: Hardcover

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Auflage: 1st Edition

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