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The Whippet
Author(s): Bo Bengtson (Author)
- Publisher: Kennel Club Books Llc
- Publication Date: 4 Jan. 2011
- Language: English
- Print length: 208 pages
- ISBN-10: 1593786883
- ISBN-13: 9781593786885
Book Description
A Whippet breeder and former dog-show official details everything from the history of the Whippet to the breed’s accomplishments in dog shows around the world to the Whippet’s participation in racing and coursing events, in a book augmented by full-color photos.
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About the Author
Author of the award-winning, critically acclaimed volume, Best in Show: The World of Show Dogs and Dog Shows, Bo Bengtson is regarded as the foremost international authority on show dogs both past and present. Born and educated in Sweden, he has spent the past 50-plus years studying dogs worldwide as a breeder, owner-handler, and judge for the worlds top dog shows?Westminster, Crufts, the World Show?and in many different countries. He is the recipient of the American Whippet Clubs Certificate of Achievement, the Swedish Kennel Clubs Hamilton plaquette, and the Dog Writers Association of Americas Maxwell and Elsworth S. Howell award. Bengtson is the author of several critically acclaimed books about besides his most recent Best in Show, including Dogs of the World, and Dogs and Dog Shows Around the World. He founded and published award-winning publications, including Sighthound Review and Dogs in Review. He currently lives in California.
