Best Junior Handler!: A Guide to Showing Successfully in Junior Showmanship

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Summary: Helpful to the Novice
Review: Although I find Connie Vanacore's book more helpful and informative, this book was alright as far as Junior Handler books go. I found that her stories tended to end with her winning, which is not how juniors always is. I'm not saying she sounded arrogant or anything, but I think maybe she could have been a bit more realistic sometimes. Some of the information was dated, but so it is in many other books. Overall, it was ok. I am a junior right now, and although it didn't seem to offer much to the more experienced junior, it could definitely offer something to the novice in the field. It was a tie between 2 and 3 stars, they just don't offer half-stars on here.

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Summary: Best Junior Handler is the ''Best''!!!
Review: I found this book very uninformative. There was some good information for beginners but thats it. Most of the information is very outdated and should never be used. The stories were quite entertaining but seemed very self-absorbed. All and all it was quite a bad book the subject. If you really want a good one get "The Winning Edge".

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Summary: If you've ever showed, trained--or just loved a dog--read on
Review: Junior Handlers, who read this book, will learn the most important handling lesson of all: that the love and respect you share with your dog will make you a winner--no matter the outcome of the competition. This easy-to-understand, carefully-written guide for junior handlers was just as much fun to read for even the non-professional, but dog-loving character, like me. For a few hours, I was well into the world of Jr. Showmanship. And I enjoyed every minute in the ring with Anne Olejniczak!

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Summary: A great book on the subject
Review: The book, Best Junior Handler, states in it's preface that it is basically a text book for the junior handler. The subject matter covers everything from choosing a breed to competing at Westminster as well as history on the event. There is a chapter with information for the more experienced handler. The manner in which Ms. Olejniczak handles the the subject is very relaxed and talks to you rather than at you. She tries to encourage juniors with anecdotes of her own experiences (especially negative ones) during her career, to not only provide comfort to those who have bad days when they or their dogs didn't do well, but also to encourage them to keep on trying when it seems the odds are against them. Junior Handling is just that, HANDLING the dog. This book stresses the importance of the relationship between a handler and his or her dog. However, it also provides information for the handler on how to succeed and comport themselves properly in this sport. No one enters to lose, they want to win. Ms. Olejniczak has provided helpful tips in this book for that purpose. Read it for yourself and find out.

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Summary: Buy this one!
Review: This is a great book, I recommed it to anyone who wants to learn how to compete in Jr. Show or just wants to learn to handle! This book is written by a past winner in Jr. Showsmanship, so you really get the scoop on the judges and what they want to see. This book is also great for someone who is already showing in Jr. Showsmanship (like me) and wants some great tips!- buy this one!