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TABLE OF CONTENTS |
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Preface |
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Acknowledgements |
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Foreword |
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Introduction |
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Section 1 : THE GOLDEN RETRIEVER IN THE SHOW RING |
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1.1 |
Structure of Shows by Country |
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1.2 |
Breed Standards by Country |
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1.3 |
Showing and Handling |
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1.4 |
The Divide |
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Section 2 : BREED DEVELOPMENT |
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Part A : The Early Years |
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2.1 |
The Guisachan Years 1865-1890 |
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2.2 |
The Opaque Period |
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Part B : The Show Ring |
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2.3 |
Breeders Historical Overview |
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2.4 |
1908-1919 |
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2.5 |
1920-1929 |
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2.6 |
1930-1939 |
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2.7 |
1940-1949 |
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2.8 |
1950-1959 |
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2.9 |
1960-1969 |
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2.1 |
1970-1979 |
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2.11 |
1980-1989 |
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2.12 |
1990-1999 |
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2.13 |
2000-2008 |
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2.14 |
Outstanding Golden Retrievers over time |
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Section 3 : THE TRIALS, TRIBULATONS, JOYS AND CELEBRATIONS |
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3.1 |
Brood Bitches and Puppies |
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3.2 |
White Christmas |
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3.3 |
The Retired Show Dog |
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3.4 |
Coping with Loss |
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Section 4 : GENETICS |
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4.1 |
Genetics Simplified |
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4.3 |
Major Inherited Diseases |
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4.4 |
Colour Inheritance in Golden Retrievers |
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4.5 |
Musings by Marcia |
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4.6 |
The Price of Popularity |
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PART 5 : CONCLUSION |
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5.1 |
The Future |
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5.2 |
Guisachan Re-Union |
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5.4 |
Collecting |
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5.5 |
Question and Answers |
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5.5 |
Brain Teasers |
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5.7 |
Silhouettes |
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5.8 |
Recommended Reading |
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APPENDICES |
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A1 |
Results |
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A2 |
Terminology |
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A3 |
Breed Extension |
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A4 |
Bibliography |
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Index |
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Roll of Honour |