Litter Evaluations: The Planning, the Process, the Picks - Paperback

by Andrea Stone (Author), Vicki Ronchette (Author)

Whether you're a first-time breeder getting ready to make your picks or have years of experience, Evaluating Litters - The Planning, the Process, the Picksis for you.Discover a thought out, deliberate approach to evaluating litters.- Topics covered include: What you can gain from an outsider's evaluation.- How to analyze your standard.- The value of articulating specific goals in each litter and in your program.- Taking an objective look at structure.- Looking at puppy movement - what might change and what probably won't.- Why structure matters to performance people too. And much more Vicki Ronchette is the author of such books as Positive Training for Show Dogs, From Shy to Showy and Ready? Set. SHOW Her SF Bay Area dog training business focuses on show dog training and handling. Vicki travels all over the country teaching workshops on training and handling show dogs. She is the founder and lead trainer at Show Dog Prep School, the first online school dedicated to conformation training. Vicki is a breeder-owner-handler of her Sugar Plum Lowchen and Braveheart Dachshunds and competes in a variety of dog sports in addition to conformation. Andrea Stone is a professional dog trainer, and began her journey in conformation showing in 1993. Though her breeding program has been limited her dogs have achieve breed wins at her national specialty, she has bred multiple specialty winning dogs as well as those with top rankings in breed, field and performance. Andrea also teaches conformation handling and show ring skills for dogs.