Dog's best friend : Will Judy, founder of National Dog Week and Dog world publisher / Lisa Begin-Kruysman ; foreword by Jane Miller.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Begin-Kruysman, Lisa, 1959-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Judy, Will, 1891-1973.

Judy, Will.

Dogs--United States--Authorship.

Dogs.

Authors and publishers--United States--Biography.

Authors and publishers.

Authorship.

United States.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

x, 211 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2014]

Summary:

"William Lewis Judy was trained in the ministry. His accomplishments in "dogdom" included his contributions as a prolific dog show judge and breeder and expert on dog law in America. He had a vision that dogs would serve humans in ways most had not imagined. In 1928, he launched the National Dog Week Movement"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

The man who went to the dogs

From scientific to soulful : Will Judy's ultimate work

On the physical and emotional lives of dogs

Will Judy's writing on dog obedience training

The handy dog booklet series : advice on every aspect of the canine

Will Judy's writings on the nature of mankind

Will Judy's world of the dog

The enduring influence of Dog world

When every dog had its week : seven days to honor the American dog

Captain Arthur J. Haggerty shares Will Judy's mission of national dog week with a new generation.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780786471201

0786471204

OCLC:

862101929