Loose Lead: The Life and Dog-Training Secrets of Texas Legend Adelene Pardo by Nancy Francis

Over four decades, Adelene Pardo has trained and showed dogs, and taught hundreds of others her proven training and handling techniques. As a licensed all-breed professional handler she was legendary and highly respected. Her students’ many accomplishments in the show ring attest to Mrs. Pardo’s success as a teacher. In this book, she shares her experiences in life, her adventures in dog training and showing, and her well-known expertise in the loose-lead style of conformation handling. The guidance she gives is valuable for any dog owner and her behind-the-scenes stories about life on the dog show circuit will entertain any reader. Illustrations detail her trademark loose lead handling technique and a special photo section highlights Adelene’s most memorable show successes.