Uncle John's Bathroom Reader Dog Lover's Companion (Uncle John's Bathroom Readers)

Uncle John's Bathroom Reader Dog Lover's Companion (Uncle John's Bathroom Readers)

Bathroom Readers' Institute

Language: English

Pages: 240

ISBN: 1592238238

Format: PDF / Kindle (mobi) / ePub


This fascinating collection is sure to bowl over fans of the king of pets, the humble and charming dog. Uncle John helps readers decode their dog’s behavior; reveals backstage secrets from the famed Westminster Dog Show; profiles famous folk and their canine companions, as well as daring dog heroes and cartoon-pooch favorites; lists record-breaking mutts from largest and fastest to smartest and oldest; explains how to train a puppy for a career in TV; and even gives the scoop on poop!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

beige mutt while he was stationed in Afghanistan. He called the dog Cinnamon, and she became well known (and well liked) among the soldiers in his unit. Six months later, when Feffer’s tour in Afghanistan was over, he made arrangements to take Cinnamon home with him to Cape St. Claire, Maryland. Because he wasn’t a military dog handler, Feffer wasn’t allowed to transport Cinnamon himself. But he found a civilian who was willing to check Cinnamon as baggage at the Manas International Airport in

B orn in Massachusetts in 1943, William Wegman grew up in the small town of East Longmeadow, the son of a factory worker. He loved painting and art and went to college at the University of Illinois, earning a master of fine arts degree. He then began teaching art at the college level. Wegman gave up painting early on, believing there was no longer a market for it, and in 1970 took up conceptual art, a style in which the work’s concept takes precedence over its beauty. The story goes that he was

strenuous Olympic workouts. Their chef will spoil these prized guests with his gourmet menu and can tailor meals to suit special diets. Pets have the freedom to roam in and out of their luxury rooms, and each decorated suite, complete with a cozy bed, is warmed in the winter and cooled in the summer. Soothing music plays throughout Club Pet to keep pets relaxed. If your dog prefers movies to music, he can go back to his suite where a TV and DVD player await. When he’s ready to jump back into

entombed with their royal masters. One doggy grave at Giza (the site of the Pyramids) even has an inscription naming the pet: Abuwitiyuw. The pharaoh in the tomb remains unnamed, but the ruler loved his dog Abuwitiyuw so much that he had the animal 23 buried in a royal coffin filled with luxuries: linen, incense, and perfumed ointment. Of course, it wasn’t just pharaohs who were buried with their pets. A museum at the University of Pennsylvania displays the mummy of a dog next to that of a

the winners. 1888 Year that Anna Whitney, the first woman to serve as a 34 judge in an American dog show, participated at Westminster. In 1933, M. Hartley Dodge was the first woman to judge Best in Show. 2,632 Contestants in the 2007 show. There were 2,500 dogs entered in the breed competition and 132 in Junior Showmanship, where young dog handlers compete on their ability to show—or “handle”—their dogs. $100,000 Estimated average cost to purchase, raise, and train a show-quality dog. 10

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