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Positive Training for Show Dogs: Building a Relationship for Success

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New to showing dogs and want to do it positively? This is your book! If you're a cross-over trainer, and would like to have your dog sparkle in the show ring, this is your book to learn how to bring back the joy for your dog in the show ring.

All show behaviors are positively outlined. There's even steps on how to train for 'tail up' and for after you win your ribbon - getting the photo you want to highlight your success.

Those of you like me with a mixed breed dog, this book is also for you, to show in a Mixed Breed dog show.

Author Vicki Ronchette, CPDT has worked with dogs for over twenty-two years. She offers her experience as well as the latest scientific research to dog handlers of all skill and experience levels in Positive Training for Show Dogs: Building a Relationship for Success. A no-nonsense guide to teaching show dogs how to behave in the ring, from raising people-friendly animals from puppyhood to teaching one's dog how to stack or gait to which pieces of equipment to use and more, Positive Training for Show Dogs walks the reader through necessary steps and guidelines with detailed text and numerous black-and-white photographs. Clear enough for novices yet packed with so many tips, tricks, and techniques as to be useful to seasoned professionals, Positive Training for Show Dogs is enthusiastically recommended for show dog owners everywhere.

Vicki Ronchette's new book on positive training for show dogs simply works. I breed and show my dogs and have used her techniques in and out of the show ring - successfully!

Her book is clearly written, easy to follow and really is a step by step method to help anyone, from beginner on up - to win at dog shows.

Plus, your dog(s) will be happier if you use these steps!

This is a Really good instruction manual for solving problems associated with trainging and showing your "Show Dog". Shows situations you might be having and correcting these problems, which alot of these type of books do not address..Really worth the money and time to read..Great author and teacher.

This is a great book to anyone who has little knowledge about clicker training and/or little knowledge about showing dogs. It is simple nicely covering the basics of how to get your dog to perform for you in the conformation ring with confidence and joy.

I, however, am not a novice in neither clicker training nor showing and was expecting little more advanced tips that I, unfortunately, did not find. I have specific problems (associated with my dogs amazing eye contact and not being able to focus forward like the puppy on the cover of the book) and I did not get any information on that.

It will be a good book to lend out to puppy owners or friends who are thinking of showing their dog but I have to admit that I was expecting a little more.

Great book.. it is written in small snippets which I love. Easy to read and follow and with positive results. A must have for anyone who loves to do dog training.

It's hard to know how the author got so much information into a slender volume. I knew a bit about clicker training and a bit about conformation but never felt confident or natural with either. The author does a great job of explaining how to train to show and how to actually show all based on positive training. Five clicks on the clicker from me.

DVD arrived in excellent condition with no scratches. And in a timely manner. I would recommend this seller to anyone.

I have been training dogs over ten years now but I have never had a show dog so I decided to buy a few books at amazon. I found this book
Positive Training for Show Dogs: Building a Relationship for Success by Vicki Ronchette

This book is ok , I like how the author uses clicker training with dog showing ( never thought to use the two , then again never had a show dog lol) I think the book could have been better. She focuses on pre clicker training etc.. I felt this book was for people who do no know anything about dog training/clicker training. There where only 2 sections out of the book useful Which is the stacking and gating. It was also boring to me since I am a dog trainer already most of the stuff I knew already. Again its neat she uses clicker training to train the dogs for show my dog is already doing better with the 2 sections that where useful to me.

I have bought another handling book called new secrets of successful show dog handling by peter green & mario migliorini. I have skimmed through the book and this book is WAY better than Vicki's book. If you combined these two books you will have the best dog handling book ever lol.

I decided to give this book 2 stars because only 2 sections out of the book where useful. I like books that are useful from page one to the end sorry Vicki you need to make a more intermediate book.