YOU BE THE JUDGE - THE ITALIAN GREYHOUND

By Robert Cole

International judge Robert Cole's expert perspective on some of the important elements of judging the Italian Greyhound. You will "enter" a show ring and decide for yourself which is the best dog. After you have made your selection you will be walked through the process of judging step-by-step. It is an opportunity to test your knowledge and get a feel for some of the key points involved in judging this breed. The excellent graphics will help clarify what may appear to be a complex process. This is NOT a complete analysis of the Standard or of the judging points.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Dogwise Publishing
• Release date: Jan 1, 2002
• ISBN: 9781617810695

Robert Cole

Author Robert W. Cole was a noted international conformation judge, illustrator and author of dozens of articles on purebred dogs. His earlier achievements included illustrating the classic Dog Locomotion and Gait Analysis by Curtis Brown, writing and illustrating The Basenji Stacked and Moving and authoring the You Be the Judge series of breed-specific judging booklets. Bob was a regular columnist for Dogs in Canada, Dog News, Dog World (U.K.), Ilio & Popoki as well as dog magazines in Australia and New Zealand. Bob lived in Canada with his wife of 50 years, Louise, Bull Terriers and Basenjis. An Eye for a Dog was completed just prior to his death in March 2004.

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You Be The Judge, The Italian Greyhound

Robert Cole

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© 2002, Robert Cole

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording or by any information storage and retrieval system without permission in writing from the publisher.

Portions of the You Be The Judge series have appeared previously in Dog News and Dogs in Canada.

Publisher’s Note

Dogwise Publishing is pleased to present to the dog fancier the You Be The Judge series. You Be The Judge is not intended to be a complete analysis of the standard or judging points of the Italian Greyhound. Rather it is the author’s expert perspective on some of the important elements of judging the Italian Greyhound. We hope that this series benefits the exhibitor, breeder and judge by drawing attention to key points of the Italian Greyhound’s conformation.

Contents

A CHALLENGE

EVERYONE IS A JUDGE

THE ITALIAN GREYHOUND

JUDGING SCENARIO #1:

THE ITALIAN GREYHOUND AT THE TROT

Front Action - A Controversy

A Clock

Gait - What to Look For

Illustrated Sequence One - A Whippet

Illustrated Sequence Two - the Italian Greyhound

Judging Italian Greyhounds at the Trot

Gait Related Influences

Dog