May 2010 On Sale: May 1, 2010 Featuring: Robert Rodi 288 pages ISBN: 0452296137 EAN: 9780452296138 Trade Size $15.00 Add to Wish List Non-Fiction Memoir Buy at Amazon.com Dogged Pursuit by Robert Rodi How a rescue dog rescued me “A charming, hilarious look at a little-documented world.” — People In dog years, Robert Rodi is 350. Age, however, couldn’t possibly have prepared him for his experience with canine agility-the athletic cousin to best-of-breed shows. Rodi, an epicure and urban intellectual, picks up agility with aspirations for blue ribbons. His dreams of glory quickly fade when faced with the competition: hearty Midwestern handlers and their ferociously fit pups, who annihilate scrawny, scruffy, Dusty, Rodi’s rescue dog and would-be champ, in the ring. The duo is utterly lost in the agility circles, but as in the best human/pet stories, they forge an everlasting bond to carry them through. Combining the wit of Christopher Guest’s Best in Show and the charm of Marley & Me, Dogged Pursuit is an uproarious account of a neophyte’s year in the dog show world that abounds in humor and warmth. Previous Picks

May 2010 On Sale: May 1, 2010 Featuring: Robert Rodi 288 pages ISBN: 0452296137 EAN: 9780452296138 Trade Size $15.00 Add to Wish List Non-Fiction Memoir Buy at Amazon.com Dogged Pursuit by Robert Rodi How a rescue dog rescued me “A charming, hilarious look at a little-documented world.” — People In dog years, Robert Rodi is 350. Age, however, couldn’t possibly have prepared him for his experience with canine agility-the athletic cousin to best-of-breed shows. Rodi, an epicure and urban intellectual, picks up agility with aspirations for blue ribbons. His dreams of glory quickly fade when faced with the competition: hearty Midwestern handlers and their ferociously fit pups, who annihilate scrawny, scruffy, Dusty, Rodi’s rescue dog and would-be champ, in the ring. The duo is utterly lost in the agility circles, but as in the best human/pet stories, they forge an everlasting bond to carry them through. Combining the wit of Christopher Guest’s Best in Show and the charm of Marley & Me, Dogged Pursuit is an uproarious account of a neophyte’s year in the dog show world that abounds in humor and warmth. Previous Picks