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Knowledge
is power! I aim to
breed healthy, sound and beautiful dogs so I am
constantly researching and studying. The path to success
is to never stop learning! My book and VHS/DVD collection is a priceless
possession that I am constantly referring back to and
learning from.
The
following are books (and videos/DVDs) in my
personal library that I have read (or watched) at least
once and I highly recommend to aspiring
breeder/exhibitors. I have put stars next
to the "must-haves":
Showing
*Raising a Champion- A Beginner's Guide to Showing Dogs,
by A. Meredith John & Carole L. Richards (The best book
out there for beginners to learn how showing works.)
*Winning With Purebred Dogs,
Success By Design, by Al and Beverly Grossman
*Tricks
of the Trade- From best Intentions to Best in Show, 2005
revised edition, by
Pat Hastings (also has priceless information on
structure and evaluation) (MUST-HAVE!)
*Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show
2004, 2005 and 2007 on DVD (have great examples of
correct movement and good handling!)
Annie on
Dogs!, by Anne Rogers Clark
Show
Handling I- Basic (Video), by Sonnen Productions
The
Winning Edge: Show Ring Secrets, by George Alston
Top
Dogs: Making it to Westminster, by Deborah Wood
Dog
Eat Dog: A Very Human Book about Dogs and Dog Shows, by
Jane and Michael Stern
Preparation
and Presentation of the Show Dog (DVD), by Jeffery
Brucker
New Secrets of Successful Dog Show Handling, by Peter
Green and Mario Migliorini
Structure,
movement
and evaluation
*An Eye
For a Dog- Illustrated Guide to Judging Purebred Dogs,
by Robert W. Cole
*Puppy Puzzle: Evaluating
Structural Quality (DVD), by Pat & Bob Hastings
(Invaluable!)
*Canine
Terminology, by Harold Spira
*Solving the Mysteries of Breed Type, by Richard G.
Beauchamp (2002, out of print)
*Dogsteps (DVD), by Rachel Page Elliot (Must-have!)
*Dogsteps,
A New Look (book), by Rachel
Page Elliot
*A
Key To Movement (video) by Karen Armistead (VERY
helpful!)
*K-9
Structure and terminology, by Edward M. Gilbert, Jr. and
Thelma R. Brown (excellent!)
The Dog in
Action, by McDowell Lyon (originally published in 1950,
reprinted in 2002)
The Dynamics of Canine Gait, by
Leon Hollenbeck (1971, out of print)
The Dog-
Structure and Movement, by R.H. Smythe M.R.C.V.S. (1970,
out of print)
Dog
Locomotion and Gait Analysis, by Curtis Brown (very
in-depth and informative! For the intermediate
to advanced student)
The Art and Science of
Judging Dogs, by Curtis & Thelma Brown (1976, out of
print)
The
Dog Judge's Handbook, by Sari Brewster Tietjen
Canine
Cineradiography DVD: A Study of Bone and Joint Motion As
Seen Through Moving X-rays, by Rachel Paige Elliot
Breed
specific
*The Chihuahua Club of America Handbooks
(1988,1992,1996, 2000, 2005- the complete collection!
INVALUABLE!)
*Who's Who in Chihuahuas, by Dick
Dickerson
(out of print)
*Chihuahua
Champions 1984-2004, published by Camino Books
*2007
Dallas Chihuahua Club rotating spring specialty show on
DVD (MUST-HAVE!)
*AKC
Chihuahua standard (video) (must-have for beginners!)
*The New
Chihuahua, by Ruth Terry (1990)
*The
Chihuahua, by Anna Katherine Nicholas (1988, out of print)
Chihuahua
Textbook for Breeders, Judges and Owners, compiled by
Colleen T Mitchell
Your
Chihuahua, by Ruth L. Murray (1966, out of print)
This is the
Chihuahua, by Maxwell Riddle (1959, out of print)
The
Complete Chihuahua Encyclopedia, by Hillary Harmar (1972, out
of print)
The
Chihuahua (1952), by Russell E Kauffman (out
of print)
The
Complete Chihuahua (1950), by Milo Denlinger (out
of print)
The
Chihuahua, by Thelma Gray (1970, out of print)
The
Complete Chihuahua (1971), by Rosina Casseli, Milo
Denlinger, Elsworth Howell, Rev. Russell E. Kauffman,
Dr. A.C. Merrick, Mrs. Anna B. Vineyard, and James
Watson. (out of print)
Chihuahua,
by Barbara Andrews
Living
with a Chihuahua, by Margaret Greening
Chihuahuas, by Beverly Pisano (1988)
The
Irrepressible Toy Dog, by Darlene Arden
The
Complete Dog Book, American Kennel Club
The
AKC Blue Book of Dogs 1938 edition (First edition, out
of print)
Genetics
*Genetics- An Introduction for Dog Breeders, by
Jackie Isabell
*Control
of Canine Genetic Diseases, by George A. Padgett, DVM
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