Versatility In Poodles

VIP Suggested Reading List for Owners of a Versatile Poodle

Suggested Study Materials to Learn About the Poodle:

  • Rules Applying to Registration at AKC
  • AKC Gazette
  • Poodles in America,Volumes I-XI, Poodle Club of America, Inc., may be ordered directly from PCA's online store.
  • Illustrated Breed Standard of the Poodle (Free to download).
  • 1990 Dog Judges Association Presentation on the Poodle (Video tape) $20.00, Mr. H. Gene Cozart, Rt. 5, Box 32, Kaufman, TX 75142
  • From Whelping Box to Show Ring (Video tape) $15.00, Mr. H. Gene Cozart, Rt. 5, Box 32, Kaufman, TX 75142
  • 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
  • Poodle Variety, (occassional magazine) P.O. Box 30430, Santa Barbara, CA 93130  (805) 966-7270
  • Hopkins, Lydia, (revised by Mackey J. Irick, Jr.); THE NEW COMPLETE POODLE, Howell Book House Inc., 730 Fifth Ave., New York, 10019, 1987
  • Kalstone, Shirlee; THE COMPLETE POODLE CLIPPING AND GROOMING BOOK, Howell Book House, Inc., 730 Fifth Avenue, New York, 10019, 1976
  • Monks of New Skete, HOW TO BE YOUR DOG'S BEST FRIEND, Little, Brown, and Co., Boston-Toronto, 1978
  • Pfaffenberger, Clarence; THE NEW KNOWLEDGE OF DOG BEHAVIOR, Howell Book House, Inc., 730 Fifth Ave., New York, 10019, 1977
  • Benjamin, Carol Lea; DOG PROBLEMS, Doubleday & Co., Inc., Garden City New York, 1981
  • Burnham, Patricia Gail; PLAYTRAINING YOUR DOG, St. Martin's Press, New York, 1980
  • Dahl, Del; The Complete Poodle, Howell Book House, 866 Third Ave., New York, NY 10022, 1994

Suggested Reading for those interested in Agiltiy:

  • Agility Training, the Fun Sport for All Dogs, Jane Simmons-Moake, New York, NY, Howell Book House, 1991
  • The Agility Dog International, Peter Lewis, Southampton, England, Canine Publications, 1988
  • Agility is Fun!, Ruth Hobday, Manchester, England, 'Our Dogs' Publishing Co., Ltd., 1989
  • 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)
  • Don't Shoot the Dog, Karen Pryor, New York, Simon and Schuster, 1984
  • Mother Knows Best - The Natural Way to Train Your Dog, Carol Lee Benjamin, New York, Howell Book House, 1985.

Suggested Reading for those intereste in Working/Field work:

  • Retriever Puppy Training, The Right Start for Hunting, Loveland and Rutherford, Alpine Publications, Inc., P. O. Box 7027 Loveland, CO 80537, 1988
  • Retriever Working Certificate Training, Rutherford, Branstad and Whicker, Alpine Publications, Inc., P. O. Box 7027, Loveland, CO 80537, 1986
  • Total Retriever Training, by Mike Lardy, 1999, Whistle Lake Productions, 2635 Thornbrier Ct., Lake Orion, Michigan 48360 (800-848-5963).
  • Training And Campaigning Retrievers, the Principles and Practice, by Jack M. Gwaltney, Jr., M.D., 4863 Wesley Chapel Road, Free Union, VA, 22940, 1995
  • Retrievers-ONLINE, ed. Dennis and Fiona Voigt, 1457 Heights Rd., R R #3, Londsay, ON, CAN K9V 4R3 (705-793-3556)
  • 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 for those interested in Junior Showmanship:

Suggested Reading for those interested in Obedience:

  • AKC Obedience Regulations
  • AKC Rules Applying to Registration and Dog Shows
  • Benjamin, Carol Lea; Dog Problems, Doubleday & Co., Inc., Garden City New York, 1981
  • 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)
  • Bauman, Diane L.: Beyond Basic Dog Training, Howell Book House, 230 Park Ave., New York, 10169, 1986
  • Front and Finish, The Dog Trainer's News, ($20.00 per year) P. O. Box 333, Galesburg, IL 61402-0333
  • Campaign Trail, ($26.00 per year, lists Northern Calif. regional shows, matches, workshops, seminars, etc.) P. O. Box 61689, Sunnyvale, CA 94088

Suggested Reading for those interested in Tracking:

  • Tracking Dog, theory and methods, by Glen R. Johnson, 1977, Arner Publications, P. O. Box 307, Graves Road, Westmoreland, NY 13490
  • 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.
  • Tracking From the Ground Up, by Sandy Ganz and Susan Boyd, Show-Me Publications- Dept. F, 20 Steeplehill Lane, Ballwin, MO 63011
  • Guidelines for Tracklayers, by Palo Alto Foothills Tracking Association, 1992. $3.00 from Miriam Hillier, 4 Emerald Ct., San Mateo, CA 94304
  • AKC Tracking Regulations
  • TRACKING FUNDAMENTALS (video) with Sandy Ganz ($50.00 each) ESGEE-Dept V, 20 Steeplehill Lane, Ballwin, MO 63011
  • Brown, Wentworth. Bring Your Nose Over Here; Tracking Trainingand 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)
  • Davis, L. Go Find! Training to Track. Howell.
  • Geier, Joyce. Training for Tracklayers. Bishop Printing Co.
  • 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.
  • Sanders, William (Sil). Enthusiastic Tracking. Rime Publications, rev. ed. A detailed program to prepare dogs for TD and TDX tests.
  • 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.
  • The Tracking Page