Show Dog The Charmed Life and Trying Times of a near-Perfect Purebred

Name: Show Dog The Charmed Life and Trying Times of a near-Perfect Purebred
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ISBN: 9780062020499

ISBN-10: 0062020498

ISBN-13: 9780062020499

Edition: 2013

Authors: Josh Dean

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Journalist Josh Dean tells the story of a loveable Australian Shepherd, Jack, on his novice tour through the exciting world of professional dog showing, following Jack from his first competitions in local school gymnasiums all the way to the great granddaddy of them all, the Westminster Dog Show. A veteran journalist, Dean shines a warm, steady light on the trials that Jack and his plucky, dedicated owners come to face, and uses their story to explore the larger histories of dog shows themselves; the fascinating and sometimes bizarre history of purebred dogs; and our complex, heartfelt relationships to the pets we grow to love. For dog lovers, readers of Marley & Me, Merle’s Door, and Oogy,…

Book details

List price: $25.99
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date: 2/5/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 432
Size: 6.02" wide x 8.98" long x 0.87" tall
Weight: 1.034
Language: English

Josh Dean is a former deputy editor of Men's Journal and was one of the founding editors of PLAY , the New York Times sports magazine. His work has appeared in Rolling Stone , Outside , GQ , Popular Science , and many others. He lives in Brooklyn with his wife and son.



Preface



Wildwood



Hello, Jack, Meet the World



Jack's Mom, Human Variety



The Road to a Championship Starts with a Single Point



White Plains: Meeting the Menagerie



Heather and Jack



Fantastically Rich People Do the Darnedest Things: A Brief History of Dog Shows



Westminster: Welcome to the Big Time, Kid



How the Hell Does a Wolf Become a Pekingese? A Brief History of Purebreds



York



Pardon Me While I Fondle Your Dog's Testicles: Show-Dog Judging Explained



Edison



And Now a Brief Interlude Featuring the Perez Hilton of Dog Shows



The Campaign: I'll Take Thirty-four Consecutive Back Covers of Dog News, Please



Meet Ron Scott, Show-Dog Investor



Harrisonburg



Like Walking Energy on a Leash



Welcome, Halle B



Stayin' Alive (Often with Great Effort): Breeding Ain't Always Pretty



Delaware and Beyond: The Slump Begins



Oyster Bay



Freehold



Ludwigs Corner



Do Dogs Actually Like Dog Shows?



New Paltz



Jack and Summer



Bel Alton



Bloomsburg



August: All Is Not Lost (Yet)



Hey, Puppies!



Deep into the Heart of Texas



Bloomsburg (Again)



Philadelphia



A Quick Lesson in Poor Sportsmanship: The Battle for (and Insanity over) Number One



Go West, Young Jack



Wildwood: Once More, with Feeling



Last Stop, Westminster



The End. For Now. Maybe?


Afterword


Acknowledgments


Appendix: Finally, a Thoroughly Random Collection of Purebred-Dog Marginalia