Bo Bengtson was working on a book when best-in-show-winning Champion Bohem's C'est La Vie bolted from her crate at JFK Airport after Westminster two years ago.
Of course, as he followed the search for the brindle-and-white whippet, his concentration was shattered, and he missed the book deadline, setting the project back almost a year.
It was worth the wait. This year, Bo returns to the Garden on the heels of the publication of "Best in Show: The World of Show Dogs and Dog Shows" (Kennel Club Books, $34.95).
He will be at the Borders bookstore at Penn Station/Madison Square Garden today between 4 and 6 p.m. to sign the book.
"Best in Show" is currently anchored on my night table, a tremendous compendium of all things dog show, from the big winners (both two- and four-legged) to the big shows, this one included.
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I bought a book from Bo, his last one when I coudln't find one in any of the book stores in my area...Bo had a few left from his last printing and i sent it to Valerie Barnard...My Satchel and Lilly Pearls father/grandfather were in the first book as were Lilly's grandfather, Reign On.........I'll be buying the second book...
PLEASE DON'T FORGET THE CANDLE SITE..I'M PLUGGING VIVI, DANTE AND LITTLE SARGE..LIGHT A CANDLE AND PRAY FOR THEM...XOXOROOBY/MARYL
Hi Ma ----- going to the candlesite right now.....
Thanks Kathy, our fur kids need all the prayers and candles they can get...Dante, because his only kidney has started acting up, Vivi, because we love her and want her rescued!
xxoxoxo
While sitting in Borders paging through Bo's new book I found a two-page story on pages 546-547 about Vivi. With tears streaming down my face I realized I couldn't finish the story there and had to buy the book. In the first couple of pages there's a picture of Bo in the early 2000's with several adorable whippet puppies. I wonder if one of them is Vivi. This is a fantastic book for any dog lover or anyone who just wants to become absorbed into a beautifully written, factual book.
Viva la Vivi! We will never give up our hope.
ONLY 2 PAGES on Vivi?? That's enough to make me cry without reading it.