This book describes in detail all the excitement behind the 2001 Westminster Kennel Club dog show. Get ready for a suspenseful telling of the events leading up to the big, two day spectacular that is Westminster—culminating in thefamous Best in Show broadcast. You'll find personal accounts of triumph over tragedy—for both humans and canines.
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Welcome to the Westminster Kennel Club Dog show, where looks matter, but where canine charisma also counts. Here, dogs are valued not just for their ability to retrieve, sit, or stay, but for their topline (the silhouette presented by their back) and gait (their movement as they trot in the ring). Westminster is where amateur owner-breeders compete in the show ring alongside paid, professional handlers, and where, in a single moment, somebody's pet can be elevated to international celebrity. In Top Dogs, journalist Deborah Wood chronicles one wacky year of dog shows as competitors plan strategies, stage campaigns, and just plain slug it out for the honor of winning Best in Show at Westminster.
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"Finally, a Westminster book for the rest of us! If you ever wondered what makes the dogs at Westminster so special, read this book. Wood exposes top dogs' daily routines?training, grooming?and points out the exceptional qualities that make judges point and say, 'You're a winner!'" ?Steven Biller, Editor, Dog Fancy
From Brush Prairie, Washington, to Madison Square Garden, author Deborah Wood takes readers behind the fur and makeup, the liver bits and hairspray, on a humorous, whirlwind tour of the kooky and caring, exacting and exciting world of dog shows and show dog people. You'll have a front-row seat as dog handlers and their tail-wagging charges vie for Best in Show at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show.
"Deborah Wood explains what dog shows are all about. After reading this book, you'll never watch any dog show the same way again." ?Steve Dale, Columnist, Tribune Media Services, Host of Pet Central WGN Radio, syndicated Animal Planet Radio, and The Pet News with Steve Dale
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Almost as good as being there!,
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Deborah Wood's *Top Dogs* is a great read for anyone who has ever been intrigued by the mystique of Westminster...experienced dog person or interested channel surfer...I came to love the dogs, owners and handlers whose journey to Westminster Wood chronicles, because she deftly captures the soul of each one.Wood obviously LOVES and knows dogs and respects the tradition of Westminster...but her keen, and often iconoclastic, humor also gives us a knowing and warm wink at the eccentric, passionate world of dog shows. She's the one you want to go to the Garden with...she's funny, wise and generous.
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Interesting, well-paced examination of the dog show world, spotlighting the best-known show in the US. I liked the author's focus on several "top dogs" from the 2001 show -- I really got involved in their stories, and appreciated the updates at the end (love Henry the Field Spaniel!). The book is basic enough to explain the intricacies of showing to novices, yet manages to still be interesting to those involved in showing. I recommend this book highly -- hope this author writes more on the subject!
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All FOUR PAWS UP for this humorous, knowledgable book!,
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This book leads you from start to finish on the road to Westminster. Along the way you learn what it takes in time, money and fortitude to even be invited to enter you precious 'furkid'. Deborah writes with a wonderful sense of humor and knowledge of the show dog world.We are waiting with liver 'baited breath' for her next doggie book!
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benching area, junior handler, breed ring, winning dog, dog fancy, junior showmanship, group judging, professional handlers, showing dogs, dog art, dog show, show dogs, ten dogs Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Shih Tzu, Westminster Kennel Club, Best of Breed, Brush Prairie, Kerry Blue, Madison Square Garden, New York, English Toy Spaniel, Hotel Pennsylvania, Scott Sommer, Susan Hamil, Kent Delaney, Del Deo, Working Group, Toy Group, Standard Poodle, United States, American Kennel Club, Field Spaniel, Saint Bernard, Standard Schnauzer, The Canine Chronicle, Bichon Frise, Cocker Spaniel, Doberman Pinscher New!
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benching area, junior handler, breed ring, winning dog, dog fancy, junior showmanship, group judging, professional handlers, showing dogs, dog art, dog show, show dogs, ten dogs Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Shih Tzu, Westminster Kennel Club, Best of Breed, Brush Prairie, Kerry Blue, Madison Square Garden, New York, English Toy Spaniel, Hotel Pennsylvania, Scott Sommer, Susan Hamil, Kent Delaney, Del Deo, Working Group, Toy Group, Standard Poodle, United States, American Kennel Club, Field Spaniel, Saint Bernard, Standard Schnauzer, The Canine Chronicle, Bichon Frise, Cocker Spaniel, Doberman Pinscher New!
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- The Shih Tzu (Terra Nova Series) by Deborah Wood on page 5, and page 55
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- Golden Girl (Harlequin Superromance No. 269) by Vicki Lewis Thompson in Front Matter
- BORDER TERRIER (Pet Owner's Guide) by Betty Judge on page 118
- The Last Indian War: The Nez Perce Story (Pivotal Moments in American History) by Elliott West on page 100
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