Structure in Action

Product Description

Author - Pat Hastings - Publisher - Dogwise 2011

Many people probably think that all the fuss that breeders and fanciers make over their purebred dogs?how they look, how they move?is unnecessary. Why do the teeth need to be just so? Why does a judge do such a thorough hands-on evaluation of twenty dogs that to most of us look so much alike? The answer lies in the fact that purebred dogs are bred for a specific purpose and that the structure of the dog impacts its ability to do what it has been bred for be it retrieving game, guarding livestock, tracking lost people, or pulling sleds full of supplies to a snowed-in village.

In her latest book, renowned judge and evaluator of dogs Pat Hastings explores the dog from head to tail and examines in great detail how a dog's structure can enhance or inhibit its ability to perform.

While many books explain how dogs are supposed to look, Structure in Action takes the next step by explaining why it so important that breeds are built to perform the tasks for which they are designed.

Softback - 162 Pages