Dog Eat DogDog Eat Dog
a Very Human Book About Dogs and Dog Shows
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Book, 1997
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Current format, Book, 1997, , No Longer Available. Offered in 0 more formatsIn Dog Eat Dog, Jane and Michael Stern follow one kennel's dogs - Mimi Einstein's Allstar Bullmastiffs - through a tumultuous year on the circuit, from the opening weekend show in Princeton, New Jersey, to the nerve-racking season finale ten months later at the Super Bowl of dog shows: the Westminster Kennel Club show at Madison Square Garden.
Along the way they explore a wide world of dogs: tiny, hairless polka-dotted ones like Randall, a Chinese Crested; giant, hirsute ones like the leonine Leonberger, Koko von der Heckenrose; and an assortment of Poodles, Cocker Spaniels, Afghans, and more. At all-breed shows in Providence, Rhode Island, and Greenwich, Connecticut, and a best-in-breed specialty event in Plano, Texas, they put the reader in the crossfire of competition and explain the politics, tonsorial tricks, and gritty ambition that can make a show dog a champion and its handler a star.
Written with genuine affection for dogs and spirited enthusiasm for the equally entertaining people and rituals of the show world, Dog Eat Dog is a must-read for anyone who has ever owned a dog, showed a dog, or wondered what could possibly motivate those who do.
A proud owners of two bullmastiffs bring the lively world of dog breeding and dog shows to life, offering an engaging portrait of the canine show circuit and its quirky inhabitants while following one kennel's dogs through a year's worth of contests. 35,000 first printing. Tour.
The owners of two bullmastiffs bring the world of dog breeding and dog shows to life, offering a portrait of the canine show circuit and following one kennel's dogs through a year's worth of contests
Along the way they explore a wide world of dogs: tiny, hairless polka-dotted ones like Randall, a Chinese Crested; giant, hirsute ones like the leonine Leonberger, Koko von der Heckenrose; and an assortment of Poodles, Cocker Spaniels, Afghans, and more. At all-breed shows in Providence, Rhode Island, and Greenwich, Connecticut, and a best-in-breed specialty event in Plano, Texas, they put the reader in the crossfire of competition and explain the politics, tonsorial tricks, and gritty ambition that can make a show dog a champion and its handler a star.
Written with genuine affection for dogs and spirited enthusiasm for the equally entertaining people and rituals of the show world, Dog Eat Dog is a must-read for anyone who has ever owned a dog, showed a dog, or wondered what could possibly motivate those who do.
A proud owners of two bullmastiffs bring the lively world of dog breeding and dog shows to life, offering an engaging portrait of the canine show circuit and its quirky inhabitants while following one kennel's dogs through a year's worth of contests. 35,000 first printing. Tour.
The owners of two bullmastiffs bring the world of dog breeding and dog shows to life, offering a portrait of the canine show circuit and following one kennel's dogs through a year's worth of contests
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- New York : Scribner, c1997.
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