Description
This is a bright breezy book about dogs. What’s not to like? It is fun to read and full of interesting facts about dogs, humorous rankings of “top” dogs and entertaining stories. In between, the author follows a dog handler to the Westminster Dog Show where she competes with a beautiful Samoyed named Striker.
There is only one complaint about this book and that I wished it had been illustrated. I spent so much time looking up pictures of different breeds and learning about their characteristics. I thought I knew what a Havanese looked like, but I certainly found many breeds previously unknown to me like the Coton du Tulear.
The author also takes a side trip to reflect personally on his pet to make the point that we all grow to love our dogs and become accustomed to having them as a constant and welcoming presence in our lives. The author travelled three years around the dog circuit and gives us a behind-the-scenes look at that world. It is a fun book to read.