Show Dog, Josh Dean
Show Dog, Josh Dean
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Show Dog
The Charmed Life and Trying Times of a Near-Perfect Purebred

Author: Josh Dean

Narrator: Chris Sorensen

Unabridged: 13 hr 11 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 01/28/2020

Categories: Nonfiction, Pets


Synopsis

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, and fans of Best in Show, Dean's Show Dog is an irresistible instant classic.

About Josh Dean

Josh Dean is a correspondent for Outside; a regular contributor to many national magazines, including GQ, Bloomberg Businessweek, Fast Company, and Popular Science; and the author of Show Dog and The Life and Times of the Stopwatch Gang.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Ann on July 09, 2012

Since Tom and I and our current Best In Show Dog, Gr. Ch. CR Wicca's Trade Secret (Trader)and our handlers, Heather Bremmer and Kevin Bednar, are in this book, I have to give it 5 stars!!......more

Goodreads review by Ang on March 28, 2012

What an enjoyable read! Interspersed with chapters about the dog on the cover (Jack, an Australian Shepherd) and his quest to win Champion and then Grand Champion status (while remaining a pet, no less)are chapters about the history of dog shows, the history of dogs, and tidbits about dogs. It read......more

Goodreads review by Isaak on May 12, 2018

This book was AWESOME. It gave me a completely different perspective as to how the dog show world works for people who dont normally get to show. It also gave me a nice refresher as to what the breed standard is, as after a while a forgot a lot about it. Finally, gives a nice history of the breed, a......more

Goodreads review by Suzy on April 21, 2020

Every now and then I will Google "books about dogs"... I'm usually disappointed. I've read most of what looks interesting to me (not really looking for fiction) and it seems to be slow-growth genre. But about one year ago I entered the world of dog shows and when I saw this book (even though I have......more

Goodreads review by S. on July 27, 2012

This is a great book for anyone entertaining the idea of showing their dog and has very, very deep pockets. Having grown up spending just about every bloody weekend at a dog show from infancy to about age 12 - (my father bred herding/working dogs)...well let's just say this book offers the insight,......more