Dogged Pursuit

Read Robert Rodi's posts on the Penguin Blog. . 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.