{"product_id":"9781618565822","title":"The Show Judge","description":"Curtis Edwards, a young boy from Gary, Indiana scraps most of anything that interests him in favor of salvaging the life of a stray dog that he finds at a local junk yard. Curtis' interest is piqued one evening as he stumbles across a televised dog show in progress. He decides to learn how to show dogs like the professionals and uses his junk yard pal, \"Hubcap\", as his learning mate.\u003cp\u003eCurtis becomes a \"child prodigy\" dog handler and later in life, while working as an administrator for a large animal hospital in Chicago, goes on to become a famous dog handler, and ultimately becomes a top level show judge. Curtis develops a love interest with a flight attendant, Cyndi, who has visited his animal hospital with her ailing dog. The love affair eventually comes apart as a result of Curtis' vast schedule of work and show handling commitments.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn New York a young girl, Stephanie, convinces her mother and father to buy a Golden Retriever as a pet. Through a series of coincidences, her dog, \"Dusty\", becomes a handsome show dog. Unbeknownst to Stephanie, her father is a small time racketeer who only has a peripheral interest in Stephanie's love for her dog.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe story reaches a climax at the \"big dog show\" at Madison Square Garden in New York City where Curtis and \"Dusty\" meet as a result of a series of unusual events.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BookWhirl.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47037941612784,"sku":"9781618565822","price":11.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781618565822_p0.jpg?v=1763854194","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781618565822","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}