Pure Dog Talk

Pat Hastings Wants to Make YOU a Winner With New Book Pat Hastings awarding Best of Breed at one of four Doberman Pinscher Club of America national specialties she has judged. Author, breeder, handler, judge. Pat Hastings has worn an array of hats in the dog world. Her new book “Let’s Make You a Winner: A Judge’s Perspective on Showing Dogs” is the most recent offering in what she calls a sort of accidental journey. "Puppy Puzzle," Hastings first and most well-known project, started with structural engineers. Separating hearts from minds enables people to see the structure. It isn’t difficult to understand, Hastings said, but dog people have failed to see the obvious. “Whether it’s dog breeding or bridges, if you don’t build them for the purpose you use them, they break.” The more we learn, the more our dogs benefit Pat Hastings' new book, "Let's Make You a Winner" is available for purchase at her website. Hastings noted that one critical “engineering” concept that made an impact on her was that a majority