Basset Hound University
"Preserving Our Past and Educating Our Future"
 

Course #601:
Basset Hound School of Judging
This program combines courses #501, #103, #104
and #302 and includes Flashcards.

Number of pages: 354

Cost for Hardcopy Only: $65 (includes S&H) 

Cost for Hardcopy plus CD Template: $95 (Includes S&H)

DESCRIPTION: The Basset Hound University School of Judging has been developed by the Basset Hound Club of America as an educational program for prospective or new judges of Basset Hounds as well as for Basset Hound breeders. The goal of the program is three fold: (1) it is intended to provide important information about judging and breeding the Basset and how to prioritize conformation virtues and weaknesses along with offering a key foundation course in canine anatomy; (2) it gathers together the classic interpretative works in Basset Hound breed literature; and (3) it is designed as a home study workbook program to guide judges and breeders through the learning process.

     The BHU School of Judging consists of 4 courses, each of which includes a series of workbook exercises. The workbook program uses a traditional correspondence school format which allows judges or breeders to work at home and complete the program at their own pace.  Some may complete the workbook exercises in several weeks; others may take longer.  The emphasis is on convenience and flexibility.   In its on-going support of judges’ and breeder education, the Basset Hound Club of America will send a Certificate of Completion to those who mail their completed written exercises to the BHCA Judges’ Education Department.

      This is the ultimate course for any judge who wishes to develop a deeper understanding of the Basset Hound.  It is also a must program for breeders of Bassets.
 

TABLE OF CONTENTS: The BHU School of Judging includes the following 4 courses.:

Course #501: BHCA Judges’ Education CD Workbook Program.  This course is based on the official BHCA Judges’ Education Seminar CD.  Workbook exercises are designed to help judges learn and remember the information presented in the breed seminar and how to understand and prioritize conformation features in the Basset Hound.

Course #103: The Basset Hound Breed Standard and Terminology.   A series of workbook exercises designed to help judges familiarize themselves with the Basset Hound Breed standard, Basset Hound terminology and important parts of the Basset.

Course #104: Survey of Basset Hound Breed Literature.  A workbook program that is designed around key interpretative articles on the Basset Hound written by breeders, judges and canine experts.

Course #302: Practical Canine Anatomy. The Practical Canine Anatomy textbook discusses key skeletal and surface parts of the dog that judges and breeders should know and approaches the topic of canine anatomy from the point of view of evaluating a dog’s structural balance based on 4 important elements, which include (1) size, (2) substance, (3) stance and (4) proportions. This course is applicable to all breeds of dog.
 

CD TEMPLATE: The CD Template for course #601 (BHU School of Judging) is in Powerpoint and is designed to provide guidelines for a School of Judging Program for any breed. Questions in the workbook programs can also be easily modified for use with other breeds. Because it is designed for all breeds, there is no CD template for Course #302, Practical Canine Anatomy.