Collins Dog Showing: From Beginners To Winners

Description: This is a practical guide to all aspects of dog showing. Learn how to play and hopefully to win at the showing game, with advice from an internationally-renowned expert on the breeds, the rules and the shows. There is detailed, up-to-date information and special features on types of shows and breed groups, preparation for the show, ringcraft classes, handling, judging, movement in the ring and nervous dogs. Winners of the Supreme Champion at Crufts always provoke tremendous interest and this book features interviews with some owners of past winners. In these illustrated features, they discuss how they started in dog showing and the secrets of their success.

Contents: Starting out; learning the ropes; the fit and healthy dog; preparing your dog; showing your dog; competing at major shows; travelling further afield; other activities; the kennel club and its rules and regulations.

Author Biography: Robert Killick is an internationally-known figure in the world of pedigree dogs, having bred and exhibited regularly and successfully for over 25 years. He writes a weekly column for Our Dogs, the leading canine newspaper in the UK, and a monthly feature in Dogs Today. In addition, he is a regular contributor to Sweden's Hundersport, the Australian National Dog, the Irish Heel and America's Dog World.