| Here is an all-inclusive accurate pic-ture of dog shows and the problemsof dog handling. Interestingly andinformatively written it shows thereader how he can double the en-joyment he gets out of placing hisdog in shows, by handling the doghimself. How much more rewardingit is to know that you have been apart of making your dog a cham-pion than merely to have been aspectator. In How To Show Your Own DogMrs. Nichols covers the field stepby step from the early training thata show animal should receive, downto the day by day, hour by hourprocedure to be followed in all kindsof dog shows, big and small. Thereis even a chapter on equipment,another on what to do and what notto do when you re waiting for yourturn to show, another on how to be-have in the ring and with the judges.One of the best known breeders andshow ring personalities in the East,Virginia Tuck Nichols is eminentlyqualified to write a book on showsand handling. In the years when shehelped to run the famous SilvermineKennels she did most of the showingand made many champions. Asidefrom the fabulous Silvermine Eng-lish Setters she has shown Beaglesand English Cockers, here againcoming away with many honors. Tohave the dog she is showing go BestIn Show has been an ordinary occur-rence for her.Mrs. Nichols has not only shown allover the country, she has also lec-tured and given live demonstrationson the proper way to condition dogsfor the show ring. In HOW TOSHOW YOUR OWN DOG shebrings to the reader a lifetime ofworking with dogs and the experi-ence of handling them in scores ofshows ranging from local sanctionedaffairs to Morris and Essex and theWestminster Kennel Club show atMadison Square Garden. |
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