Seattle Kennel Club and the Seattle Dog Show

By Ranny Green
Just about anyone who owns a dog or has been around the dog-show world has seen the quirky parody “Best in Show” (2000) and walked away roaring at the outrageous, neurotic and sometimes affectionate characters and scenarios. “Show Dog,” by Josh Dean (It Books, $24.99), while much more serious and gritty, ushers you behind the scenes while tracking the exploits of Jack, a challenging Australian shepherd, on his first year in all-breed competition.

Photos courtesy Jerry and Lois Photography
By Ranny Green
On a cold, damp early December evening they headed up the stairs of the Redmond Town Center, which was brightly accented with holiday décor, with a twinkle in their eyes and pleading with their parents to walk faster.

Mostly 4-to-8-year-olds, their destination wasn’t Santa Claus’ lap. It was a vacant store site, home to a nourishing Reading with Rover program…

By Ranny Green    Thirty years ago, Elena Landa experienced a dramatic change in her life and that love affair with a new fun-loving dog breed has continued to blossom ever since.  She and her parents, Jorge and Shirley Landa, of Bothell, owned Bouvier des Flandres for years. “I never read dog books,” she says, “since [...]

By Ranny Green It’s not too early to begin thinking about holiday shopping and what to get that friend who has everything. If he or she is a dog owner, a book is always a popular choice. Publishers gear many of their top releases each year to the holiday market and here are several worthy [...]