Dogland : passion, glory, and lots of slobber at the Westminster Dog Show /
Tomlinson, Tommy,
Dogland : passion, glory, and lots of slobber at the Westminster Dog Show / Dog land Tommy Tomlinson. - First Avid Reader Press hardcover edition. - xxii, 230 pages : illustration ; 22 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-230).
Prologue -- A word on bitches -- How a dog show works -- Show quality -- The fancy -- Riding Betty White -- Conformation 00 The trouble with Frenchies -- For your consideration -- They're all therapy dogs -- The heart-dog -- Somewhere in Michigan -- The magic trick -- Epilogue -- Acknowledgments -- Recommended reading.
"From Pulitzer Prize finalist and author of The Elephant in the Room comes the first inside account of the Westminster Dog Show--America's oldest and most beloved dog show--following one dog on his quest to become a champion"-- "Tommy Tomlinson was watching a dog show on television a few years ago when he had a sudden thought: Are those dogs happy? How about pet dogs--are they happy? Those questions sparked a quest to venture inside the dog-show world, in search of a deeper understanding of the relationship between dogs and humans that has endured for thousands of years. Dogland shares his surprising, entertaining, and moving adventures."--
9781982149321 1982149329 9781982149338 1982149337
2024000817
Tomlinson, Tommy.
Westminster Kennel Club. Dog Show.
Dog shows--New York (State)--New York.
Show dogs--United States.
Journalists--United States--Biography.
Autobiographies.
Dogland : passion, glory, and lots of slobber at the Westminster Dog Show / Dog land Tommy Tomlinson. - First Avid Reader Press hardcover edition. - xxii, 230 pages : illustration ; 22 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-230).
Prologue -- A word on bitches -- How a dog show works -- Show quality -- The fancy -- Riding Betty White -- Conformation 00 The trouble with Frenchies -- For your consideration -- They're all therapy dogs -- The heart-dog -- Somewhere in Michigan -- The magic trick -- Epilogue -- Acknowledgments -- Recommended reading.
"From Pulitzer Prize finalist and author of The Elephant in the Room comes the first inside account of the Westminster Dog Show--America's oldest and most beloved dog show--following one dog on his quest to become a champion"-- "Tommy Tomlinson was watching a dog show on television a few years ago when he had a sudden thought: Are those dogs happy? How about pet dogs--are they happy? Those questions sparked a quest to venture inside the dog-show world, in search of a deeper understanding of the relationship between dogs and humans that has endured for thousands of years. Dogland shares his surprising, entertaining, and moving adventures."--
9781982149321 1982149329 9781982149338 1982149337
2024000817
Tomlinson, Tommy.
Westminster Kennel Club. Dog Show.
Dog shows--New York (State)--New York.
Show dogs--United States.
Journalists--United States--Biography.
Autobiographies.