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VIP Reading List
Bibliography for Owners of a Versatile Poodle
Suggested Study Materials to Learn About the Poodle:
1. Rules Applying to Registration and Dog Shows, at AKC RULES
2. AKC Gazette
3. Poodles in America, Volumes I-VIII, Poodle Club of America, Inc., Route 5, Box 32, Kaufman, Texas, 75142 (214) 932-3113
4. Illustrated Breed Standard of the Poodle (Single copies are free) Mr. Thomas Carneal, PCA Corresponding Secretary, 418 W 2nd. Maryville MO 64468-22333
5. 1990 Dog Judges Association Presentation on the Poodle (Video tape) $20.00, Mr. H. Gene Cozart, Rt. 5, Box 32, Kaufman, TX 75142
6. From Whelping Box to Show Ring (Video tape) $15.00, Mr. H. Gene Cozart, Rt. 5, Box 32, Kaufman, TX 75142
7. Preparing the Poodle for the Show Ring, Tapes 1,2,3 (Video tape) Mrs. Sue Henly, 6320 Gregory St. West, Tacoma, WA 98466 (206) 564-4567
8. Poodle Variety, (occassional magazine) P.O. Box 30430, Santa Barbara, CA 93130
(805) 966-7270
9. Hopkins, Lydia, (revised by Mackey J. Irick, Jr.); THE NEW COMPLETE POODLE, Howell Book House Inc., 730 Fifth Ave., New York, 10019, 1987
10. Kalstone, Shirlee; THE COMPLETE POODLE CLIPPING AND GROOMING BOOK, Howell Book House, Inc., 730 Fifth Avenue, New York, 10019, 1976
11. Monks of New Skete, HOW TO BE YOUR DOG'S BEST FRIEND, Little, Brown, and Co., Boston-Toronto, 1978
12. Pfaffenberger, Clarence; THE NEW KNOWLEDGE OF DOG BEHAVIOR, Howell Book House, Inc., 730 Fifth Ave., New York, 10019, 1977 (outstanding book on understanding developmental behavior)
13. Benjamin, Carol Lea; DOG PROBLEMS, Doubleday & Co., Inc., Garden City New York, 1981
14. Burnham, Patricia Gail; PLAYTRAINING YOUR DOG, St. Martin's Press, New York, 1980
15. Dahl, Del; The Complete Poodle, Howell Book House, 866 Third Ave., New York, NY 10022, 1994
Suggested Reading (agility):
1. Agility Training, the Fun Sport for All Dogs, Jane Simmons-Moake, New York, NY, Howell Book House, 1991
2. The Agility Dog International, Peter Lewis, Southampton, England, Canine Publications, 1988
3. Agility is Fun!, Ruth Hobday, Manchester, England, 'Our Dogs' Publishing Co., Ltd., 1989
4. Agility Dog Training For All Breeds, CASCADE Press; Charles L. Kramer, 401 Bluemont Circle, Manhattan, KS 66502 (h: 913-537-7022, w: 913-532-6652)
5. Don't Shoot the Dog, Karen Pryor, New York, Simon and Schuster, 1984 (a classic)
6. Mother Knows Best- The Natural Way to Train Your Dog, Carol Lee Benjamin, New York, Howell Book House, 1985.
Suggested Reading (working/field):
1. Retriever Puppy Training, The Right Start for Hunting, Loveland and Rutherford, Alpine Publications, Inc., P. O. Box 7027 Loveland, CO 80537, 1988
2. Retriever Working Certificate Training, Rutherford, Branstad and Whicker, Alpine Publications, Inc., P. O. Box 7027, Loveland, CO 80537, 1986
3. Total Retriever Training, by Mike Lardy, 1999, Whistle lake Productions, 2635 Thornbrier Ct., Lake Orion, Michigan 48360 (800-848-5963).
.4. "Training And Campaigning Retrievers, the Principles and Practice", by Jack M. Gwaltney, Jr., M.D., 4863 Wesley Chapel Road, Free Union, VA, 22940, 1995
5.Retriever Journal, (1-800-333-7646)
6. Retrievers-ONLINE, ed. Dennis and Fiona Voigt, 1457 Heights Rd., R R #3, Londsay, ON, CAN K9V 4R3 (705-793-3556)
7. Tri-Tronics Retriever Training, by Jim and Phyllis Dobbs, and Alice Woodyard. Published by Tri-Tronics, Inc. P.O. Box 17660, Tucson, AZ 85731, 1993
Suggested Reading (Junior Showmanship):
1. The New Complete Junior Showmanship Handbook, Marsha Hall Brown and Bethany Mason, 1978
2. Junior Showmanship, REGULATIONS, JUDGING GUIDELINES, and GUIDELINES FOR JUNIORS, AKC
3. Illustrated Breed Standard, Poodle Club of America
4. AKC GAZETTE
5 Dog News, Summer Semester Series, July, 1993
6 Junior Showmanship Video, AKC , available Nov. 1993
Suggested Reading (Obedience):
1. Obedience Regulations, AKC
2. Rules Applying to Registration and Dog Shows, AKC
3. Benjamin, Carol Lea; Dog Problems, Doubleday & Co., Inc., Garden City New York, 1981
4. No-Force Method of Dog Training, Berni Brown, Golrusk Pet Care Center, 1991 E. Allouez Ave., Green Bay, WI 54311 (1-800-669-2037) (Book one-Novice, Book two-Open and Utility, Video One- Novice)
5. Bauman, Diane L.: Beyond Basic Dog Training, Howell Book House, 230 Park Ave., New York, 10169, 1986
6. Front and Finish, The Dog Trainer's News, ($20.00 per year) P. O. Box 333, Galesburg, IL 61402-0333
7.Campaign Trail, ($26.00 per year, lists Northern Calif. regional shows, matches, workshops, seminars, etc.) P. O. Box 61689, Sunnyvale, CA 94088
Suggested Reading (tracking):
1. Tracking Dog, theory and methods, by Glen R. Johnson, 1977, Arner Publications, P. O. Box 307, Graves Road, Westmoreland, NY 13490 (a classic)
2. Tracking Dog eXcellent, a handbook, by Sandy Ganz and Susan Boyd, 1989, Show-Me Publications, Dept. F, 20 Steeplehill Lane, Ballwin, MO 63011 St. Louis, Mo.
3. Tracking From the Ground Up, by Sandy Ganz and Susan Boyd, Show-Me Publications- Dept. F, 20 Steeplehill Lane, Ballwin, MO 63011
4. Guidelines for Tracklayers, by Palo Alto Foothills Tracking Association, 1992. $3.00 from Miriam Hillier, 4 Emerald Ct., San Mateo, CA 94304
5. AKC Tracking Regulations
6. TRACKING FUNDAMENTALS (video) with Sandy Ganz ($50.00 each) ESGEE-Dept V, 20 Steeplehill Lane, Ballwin, MO 63011
7. Brown, Wentworth. Bring Your Nose Over Here; tracking Training
and Advanced Tracking Training One Step At a Time. Available
from Weimaraner Club of Northern Illinois Rescue, 6971 North
Tonty Ave., Chicago, IL 60646. (currently out of print)
8. Davis, L. Go Find! Training to Track. Howell.
Gives a program for teaching tracking including suggestions when
encountering problems.
9. Geier, Joyce. Training for Tracklayers. Bishop Printing Co.
An excellent manual explaining how to lay tracks for training and
tests.
10. Pearsall, Milo and Hugo Vergruggen, M.D. Scent;
A description of scent and how the dog actually uses its
nose as well as a training program.
11. Sanders, William (Sil). Enthusiastic Tracking. Rime
Publications, rev. ed.
A detailed program to prepare dogs for TD and TDX tests.
12. Tracking Club of Massachusetts. Tracking; a T.D. Field Guide and
Advanced Tracking; a T.D.X. Field Guide. Pocket©sized training
manuals. Available at 438 Lowell St., Wakefield, MA 01880.
13. The Tracking Page
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