Below please find info I recently received - flyers are available at the OKC
club house for those interested. Beth

Frank Sabella and Shirlee Kalstone are planning to organize educational courses
for dog show exhibitors and breeders. The first event in the series "Show Ring
Seminars," will be an all day
program focusing on show ring handling and grooming that will take place at
Groom Expo in Hershey, PA, on Saturday, September 19, 2009. Participants
include: Frank Sabella, Peter Green, Margery Good, and Sasha Reiss.

They will be joined by breeder/handler/grooming specialists Sarah Hawks, Loretta
Marchese, Mario DiFante, Sue Zecco and others.

Live-action subjects to be covered in the morning session: Formula for success
in the show ring; Know your breed: Table and lead training puppies;
Conditioning; Showing your dog in the ring; How styles of presentation vary
slightly depending on the breed; Stacking your dog on the ground or on the
table; Gaiting your dog; Baiting; The judge's examination and what to do as the
judge goes over your dog, and Patterns of movement in the ring.

To be covered in the afternoon session: All phases of coat care and grooming
techniques for Poodles, Bichons Frises, Portuguese Water Dogs, Kerry Blue
Terriers and several wire-coated terriers that are stripped or pulled.

If you're seriously interesting in becoming more professional and expanding your
knowledge about showing dogs in the breed ring, this program is for you!

For more information or to be put on our mailing list, go to
www.showringseminars.com. Contact kalstones@...,(212) 628-3537; or
info@..., (717) 691-3388.