| The Winning Edge: Show Ring Secrets (Howell Reference Books) |  | Manufacturer: Howell Book House
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Buy New: $2.79
Rating:  39 reviews
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Edition: 1
Pages: 160
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 9.5 x 6.2 x 0.7
Dewey Decimal Number: 636.70888
ASIN: B000GPP49G
Publication Date: May 16, 1992
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George Alston, an expert dog handler for more than 30 years, teams with author Connie Vanacore on The Winning Edge: Show Ring Secrets. Combining sports psychology and dog showing, topics include psychocybernetics, the making of a show dog, learning from the competition, and etiquette and sportmanship. The Winning Edge: Show Ring Secrets is "an essential for every dog exhibitor's bookshelf."
Product Description
George Alston has been one of the country's preeminent professional handlers for over thirty years. Now, the secrets of his success are shared with every dog fancier. The Winning Edge is the very first book to apply sports psychology to dog showing. Here, serious exhibitors, including the seasoned veteran, will have the opportunity to develop and polish the skills necessary to take a place in the winners' circle. With award-winning author Connie Vanacore, George Alston shows us all how to gain consistent success in the only sport in which amateurs compete directly with the professionals. Chapters focus on the advantages of being an amateur and underscore the necessity for the mental preparation and psychology that are essential to every exhibitor's success. 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 and how to focus when in the ring and learning from the competition. The Winning Edge, an essential for every dog exhibitor's bookshelf, now makes George Alston's professional know-how available to everyone with the desire to win.
A Howell Dog Book of Distinction
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| Customer Reviews: Read 34 more reviews...
 Well, DUH! November 1, 2008
hummerfriend (Sacramento, CA United States)
First of all I'd like to point out that in the introduction of this book it says exactly who it is aimed at: the owner-handler who already knows the basics of showing and wants to beat the pros.
I think that makes it fairly obvious that you will not be getting neophyte-level instruction and at the same time you will be getting a pro's perspective.
With that said I could not put this book down. It's the second one I've purchased (get Peter Green's "New Secrets of Successful Dog Showing" for a great entry-level book) and I have already gained innumerable tips and insight that I will be putting to immediate use. What I found most refreshing was the perspective that the owner-handler is actually at an ADVANTAGE over the pro because 1) he probably only has one dog to focus on and 2) all things being equal the pro is going to be held to a higher standard of performance in the ring. Makes sense to me!
I won't go into every detail of the book but I do have to say that what I appreciated the most was the admonishment to treat your dog as though they are a fine piece of art in the ring. Every touch, every motion on your part should give the impression that you are displaying a priceless Ming vase. So many times I've seen frustrated handlers (let's be honest here--I've BEEN one!) whose handling belays their frustration...particularly if the dog is getting wiggy in the ring. I am going to work on that illusion....that I am presenting a priceless china cup to the judge and they should feel honored to be allowed to handle it. My dog deserves that high respect regardless of whether or not he's the best specimen in the ring that day!
There is a lot of info on campaigning in the Specials that I probably won't use, however I still mined it for jewels.
 Check it out from the library. September 16, 2008
J. Filicetti
This book is definately for beginner show handlers. The book is an extremely quick read with very few "secrets". Anyone who has taken a beginning handling course from someone who has shown dogs would learn just as much or more than what this book offers.
The book is worth reading, but I would pick it up at your local library and read it in a night or two. Not worth adding this to your collection.
Helpful advice for a beginner May 31, 2008
Sheltie Devoted
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I went to my first show before reading this book - I would have avoided a couple of mistakes if I had read it first! Very helpful advice for a novice in the show ring.
FANTASTIC September 19, 2007
Margrét Inga Veigarsdóttir (Iceland)
This book is an absolute must have if you want to enter the wonderful world of dogshows!
I've been showing for some time, and this book tought me so much, made me think things differently and be a better handler.
I absolutely recommend it to everyone involved in showing!
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Diane Green (nashville)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
nicely put together also I would recemmend this book to people that are just starting in the breeding world.
For an experience breeder I would want more infos ans explainations.
But over all a great book
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