Product Description: This essential guide covers all facets of dog shows -- choosing the right dog; training; tools for grooming; maintaining the show dog; and the show dog as a companion -- with special emphasis on defining goals and on the participation of amateurs and youngsters in the sport.

Amazon.com Review: Dreaming of dog-show greatness? Check out Connie Vanacore's Dog Showing: An Owner's Guide. With more than 1,800,000 dogs exhibiting in some 4,500 dog shows yearly in the United States alone, sound training and preparation goes a long way in separating the winners from the losers. Packed with loads of useful information on getting started in the sport--such as picking the right dog for you, grooming and training a show dog, preparing for the show ring, and sportsmanship--Vanacore's advice, coupled with helpful black-and-white photographs, is the perfect primer for the soon-to-be king, or queen, of the ring.