This was exciting at times and redundant at others. The last half of the book is a list of all the tournaments they went to and how well they did. Roo was out to prove something and Roo has a large chip on his shoulder. Roo is a driven competitor who seemed to push the dog, when all the dog wanted to do was play.
It also seemed to be more about Roo, the owner, then about the dog. Matter of fact this book seems to be more about competitions then anything else. If you like reading about competitions, then you will like this book. Marley and Me is a funny book as well as a tear jerker, and should appeal to a larger audience. Marley and Me is still the best book in this genre. It is just not that compelling of a story the way it is written. I do not believe that non dog lovers will like the book. It is terrible that we have turned this breed's reputation around through dog fighting. That the dog in Little Rascals was a Pit, picked because of his ability to get along with kids. Did you know that in the early 1900's Pit Bulls were nicknamed Nanny Dogs in Britain. All the dogs I have owned are mixed with the exception of one Wired Haired Fox Terrier. Of all the dogs I have owned those two are in the top three with a Great Dane mix I owned.
I love dogs and I have owned two dogs who were mixed breeds that had Pit Bull in them.
Put a dog in a story and I will automatically give it an extra star. He is also the author of The New York Times best seller The Lost Dogs. His work has appeared in such magazines as Men’s Health, GQ, and Outside. Movingly told by best-selling author Jim Gorant, Wallace will capture the hearts of animal lovers everywhere - and help rescue this popular breed’s unfairly tarnished reputation.Ībout the author: Jim Gorant has worked as a magazine editor and writer for 20 years and is currently a senior editor at Sports Illustrated. Overcoming everything from injuries to prejudice against the breed, the unlikely pair persevered to become world champions. But that was fine with Roo - because part of his mission was to change people’s minds about pit bulls. It seemed like a terrible idea large and heavy with thick muscles that can make them look less than graceful, pit bulls are everything that most Frisbee dogs aren’t. Once Wallace made it home, Roo knew the dog needed a mission, and serendipity led them to the world of competitive dog Frisbee. Roo and his wife franticly fought to keep Wallace alive until they could return home to adopt him - even though they already had two dogs. While on his honeymoon, Roo learned that Wallace was about to be put down. A scientist and shelter volunteer, Roo could immediately see that Wallace was something special. Then Andrew “Roo” Yori entered the picture. Today, Wallace is a champion but in the summer of 2005, he was living in a shelter, a refugee from a suspicious pit bull-breeding operation.
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