Suggested Reading and Learning

Items You Must Read/See

Puppy Training and Beyond

Straight from the horse's mouth

Amelia Kinkade

Drawing on years of experience working with pet owners and rescue services, Amelia Kinkade shares the program she developed to foster interspecies communication. She offers guided meditations and other accessible exercises designed to increase intuition, teaching readers that they really can "talk with the animals," share memories and make plans, negotiate the house rules, diagnose illness, accept one another's differences, and find each other again. The book is also peppered with heartwarming and often fascinating stories from her own practice, making it a sure bet for animal lovers of all types interested in enriching the bond with their pet.

Pat Hastings' Pieces Box Set

Pat Hastings' Puzzle Pieces Box Set is available exclusively at Dogfolk Enterprises. The set includes: The Puppy Puzzle DVD: The Hastings Approach to Evaluteating the Structural Quality of Puppies, Tricks of the Trade: From Best Intentions to Best in Show, Another Piece of the Puzzle: Puppy Development and Structure in Action: The Makings of a Durable Dog.

Competition

Born To Win

Patricia Craige

The most comprehensive dog book of our time. Who but Pat Craige, winner of 10 Hound Groups at the Westminster show, could write the definitive dog book that explores every facet of breeding and exhibiting top winning Pure Bred Dogs. This is an extraordinary book that defies categorization. It is unique in the depth that treats each topic and the insights gained from many years at the top of the Dog Game. Over 250 photos in color and black and white.

The Winning Edge Show Ring Secrets

by George G. Alston with Connie Vanacore

A must-read for all owner handlers!

Essential Learning

Structure and Movement In The Pembroke Welsh Corgi

by Stephanie Seabrook Hedgepath

"A complete seminar over 2 hours in length on the Pembroke Welsh Corgi (most of the film also pertains to the Cardigan Welsh Corgi) by breeder/judge Stephanie Seabrook Hedgepath. This DVD covers: The history of the breed, Welsh geography, drovers and drovers roads, how to visually examine a Corgi, how to go over a Corgi "feeling" for structure, how to identify correct structure. Also, there is a complete section on movement including coming, going and side gait. The movement section has lots of videos showing both correct movement and also faults in movement. Videos are shown at regular speed, in slow motion and some actually step by step. This video will teach you how to "see"structure and how to "feel" structure and instructs you on the way to learn to see and understand movement. There are many photographs of dogs from the 1930s with videos of some of the greats of the mid-1980s, too. Entire video is narrated by the author, Stephanie Seabrook Hedgepath Will play in all regions." from Amazon.com

Best In Show

Bo Bengtson

Bo Bengtson is regarded today as the foremost international authority on dog shows past and present, and his definitive volume Best in Show: The World of Show Dogs and Dog Shows has become an “instant classic,” hailed by critics around the world as the most important book ever written about the sport of dogs. Richard G. Beauchamp, a revered judge and author, praises Best in Show: “At long last a factual and meticulously researched history of the purebred dog scene.

Annie On...Dogs!

by Anne Rogers Clark

"All-breed AKC judge Anne Rogers Clark has a background and a depth of experience in dogs which is unparalleled. In this book Mrs. Clark shares her personal experiences, advice, and stories from a lifetime in dogs." from Amazon.com

Canine Terminology

Harold R. Spira

"You can't be into dogs without learning the language of the sport. Full of incredible scientific illustrations and definitions of important terms and concepts in an A-Z format. You'll be able to speak the language of the sport with ease." From Amazon.com

Solving The Mysteries of a Breed Type

by Richard G. Beauchamp

Mindset

This is original thinking in 1997 that is still relevant today. Use these techniques to enhance your mindset in preparation for the ring, and IN the ring!