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| Tricks of the Trade: From Best Intentions to Best in Show, Revised Edition | 
 enlarge | Authors: Pat Hastings, Erin Ann Rouse
Publisher: Dogfolk Enterprises, Inc.
Category: Book
List Price: $31.95
Buy New: $24.70
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Avg. Customer Rating:  14 reviews
Sales Rank: 60365
Media: Paperback
Edition: Revised
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 192
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.3
Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 7.3 x 0.5
ISBN: 0967841437
Dewey Decimal Number: 636.70811
EAN: 9780967841434
ASIN: 0967841437
Publication Date: June 2005
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: Brand New. Thank you for your consideration.
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Product Description
In the show ring, judges assess the whole package, which is the sum of effective breeding, evaluating, rearing, teaching, conditioning, nutrition, grooming, care and presentation. Pat Hastings discusses all of these elements in this book and shares a variety of tips and tricks that she has found useful over her long career in the dog world. The revised edition is a significantly enhanced resource, with expanded text, more visuals and all-new illustrations.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 9 more reviews...
 WONDERFUL READ!!!! May 9, 2008
If you are new to the show world or have been showing for years, you will find this book an excellent read.. Lots of tips on showing and grooming.. You will feel like a pro in the ring after reading this book..
 Not as helpful as reviews suggest May 1, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I purchased this book based on reviews suggesting that this is the one book to get if you are a novice in the conformation ring. It is definitely not that. It is maybe a good book for a novice breeder who is intending to also show their first prospect - and who may be clueless about how to identify a good foundation stock puppy. Much of the book's substance is how to identify a prospect and then how to proceed as a breeder - like advertising, etc. Very little of the book helps a notive/intermediate handler actually do as the title suggests - from best intentions to best in show. It is not very helpful for people who already know how to get a good puppy, know the basics of stucture and how to do basic grooming and care, but would like to learn the basics of showing and the stepped up demands of grooming.
Tricks of the Trade January 9, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
"Tricks of the Trade" is definitely the best book I've read in a long time. This judge really knows her dogs and knows how to explain things in plain and simple terms for even the newest dog show enthusiast to enjoy. Even if you're not a dog show enthusiast, but are just looking to purchase a new puppy, you will benefit from reading this book first.
 Tricks of the Trade: From Best Intentions to Best in Show, Revised Edition August 26, 2007
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Good book, easy to read with plenty to learn for the beginner to the more advanced handler. This will be a book that I will read again, there is so much to get out of it that I expect to continue to pick up more each time I read it.
Wow!!! May 13, 2007
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
If you're interested in breeding quality dogs, you need this book!! This is a fantasic resource which includes everything from making unbiased decisions regarding your own litter right up to the Best In Show ring. Pat writes with an easy to read and often humerous style. I was surprised at how much I learnt from this book. I lent it to friends who all got a lot out of it. It's packed with " Tricks of the trade" (things that no one will ever tell you) and so much more. Again if you plan on breeding or even buying a show dog- read this first!!
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