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Dog show enthusiasts are a breed of their own and don't look now, but they are everywhere: There are more than 11,000 American Kennel Club sanctioned shows and the dog walk industry brings in a third of a billion dollars each year. Journalist Josh Dean offers us a backstage pass to this exotic world in this new book, which focuses on a cute, intensely pampered canine champion. Jack, the exquisitely preened Australian Shepard who stars in a year of purebred competitions, beginning with small town preps and escalating rapidly towards the prestigious Westminster Dog Show. Whether your pet of preference is a self-willed mutt or a future blue ribbon winner, Show Dog will touch your heart and rouse your curiosity.
— Lisa Echenthal
Overview
Every weekend, tens of thousands of Americans pack up their SUVs and minivans with crates, dryers, treats, shampoos, and hairsprays and fan out for some of the two-thousand-plus dog shows held annually across the United States. More than two million pedigreed dogs, and exponentially more humans who care for them, will take part, and the world that has grown up to support them is massive and vibrant, and almost impossible to imagine unless you've seen it in person.
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