The winning edge show ring secrets

        1. The winning edge show ring secrets

          2. The Winning Edge is the very first book to apply sports psychology to dog showing....

          Publication date: 1992.

          The Winning Edge: Show Ring Secrets - Hardcover

          From Library Journal

          An experienced professional dog handler, Alston offers tips on showing in either conformation or obedience rings. His advice on canine health, training, etiquette, and ring preparation is sound, helpful, and very concise.

          While much of this information is covered in other books, Alston's handbook provides quick reference and some new ideas; his frank discussions of campaigning and the psychology of showing also help make this a unique and contemporary addition to collections needing a book on handling.

          Beginners looking for basic "secrets" on training, grooming, breeds, or special handling situations won't find them here.

          George Alston has been one of the country's preeminent professional handlers for over thirty years.

        2. Designed to help dog show enthusiasts succeed, this book guides the amateur exhibitor who needs to develop and continue to hone the skills needed to reach.
        3. The Winning Edge is the very first book to apply sports psychology to dog showing.
        4. The authors cover every ingredient in the recipe for show ring success, with chapters on the perfect handler, the making of a show dog, psychocybernetics, where.
        5. Summary: Designed to help dog show enthusiasts succeed, this book guides the amateur exhibitor who needs to develop and continue to hone the skills needed.

          6. Instead they should turn to Mario Migliorini's more basic Secrets of Dog Show Handling (Prentice-Hall Pr., 1982. 2d ed.), which this complements. The Winning Edge has value as a specialized guide to showing and should be considered for patron audiences that include large numbers of dog show exhibitors.
          - Carolyn Alexander, Technical Information Ctr., Ft.

          Hunter Liggett, Cal.
          Copyright 1992 R