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Dogged Pursuit: My Year of Competing Dusty, the World's Least Likely Agility Dog

by Robert Rodi

Dogged Pursuit: My Year of Competing Dusty, the World's Least Likely Agility Dog Cover

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Synopsis:

Best in Show meets Marley and Me in the hilarious (mis)adventures of an unlikely duo competing for glory on the pro dog circuit

An urban intellectual and a scruffy, disobedient Sheltie team up to conquer the Canine Agility pro-circuit in this hysterical account of the quest for glory in the competitive dog world. A cousin to the popular best-in-breed show, agility competitions resemble doggie boot camp: dogs scamper across teeter-totters, jump tires, and scoot down tunnels-without leashed guidance from a human. Taking home ribbons requires a focused handler and a cooperative dog.

Robert Rodi is a self-proclaimed Blue-stater who prefers fine wine and Italian literature (in Italian) to SUVs and suburban sprawl. His dog Dusty's scrawny build and skittish personality make him an unnatural competitor. Nevertheless, Rodi recounts a year filled with victories, failures, and hysterical personalities, and the loving bond between one man and his bug-eyed dog.

Synopsis:

An urban intellectual and a scruffy, disobedient Sheltie team up to conquer the Canine Agility pro-circuit in this hysterical account of the quest for glory in the competitive dog world.

Product Details

ISBN:
9781594630545
Subtitle:
My Year of Competing Dusty, the World's Least Likely Agility Dog
Author:
Rodi, Robert
Publisher:
Hudson Street Press
Subject:
Dogs - General
Subject:
Personal Memoirs
Subject:
Dogs
Subject:
Training
Subject:
Essays
Subject:
Dogs -- Agility trials.
Subject:
Shetland sheepdog - Training
Publication Date:
June 2009
Binding:
Hardcover
Language:
English
Pages:
273
Dimensions:
9.30x6.44x1.09 in. 1.17 lbs.
Age Level:
13-13

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