Here is an all-inclusive accurate pic-

ture of dog shows and the problems

of dog handling. Interestingly and

informatively written it shows the

reader how he can double the en-

joyment he gets out of placing his

dog in shows, by handling the dog

himself. How much more rewarding

it is to know that you have been a

part of making your dog a cham-

pion than merely to have been a

spectator.

In How To Show Your Own Dog

Mrs. Nichols covers the field step

by step from the early training that

a show animal should receive, down

to the day by day, hour by hour

procedure to be followed in all kinds

of dog shows, big and small. There

is even a chapter on equipment,

another on what to do and what not

to do when you re waiting for your

turn to show, another on how to be-

have in the ring and with the judges.

One of the best known breeders and

show ring personalities in the East,

Virginia Tuck Nichols is eminently

qualified to write a book on shows

and handling. In the years when she

helped to run the famous Silvermine

Kennels she did most of the showing

and made many champions. Aside

from the fabulous Silvermine Eng-

lish Setters she has shown Beagles

and English Cockers, here again

coming away with many honors. To

have the dog she is showing go Best

In Show has been an ordinary occur-

rence for her.

Mrs. Nichols has not only shown all

over the country, she has also lec-

tured and given live demonstrations

on the proper way to condition dogs

for the show ring. In HOW TO

SHOW YOUR OWN DOG she

brings to the reader a lifetime of

working with dogs and the experi-

ence of handling them in scores of

shows ranging from local sanctioned

affairs to Morris and Essex and the

Westminster Kennel Club show at

Madison Square Garden.