Wallace : the underdog who conquered a sport, saved a marriage, and championed pit bulls one flying disc at a time
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Location | Call Number | Status |
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Southeast - Adult Non-Fiction | 636.7559 G6612w | On Shelf |
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Published
New York : Gotham Books, 2013, ©2012.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
267 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 21 cm
Language
English
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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. Then Andrew "Roo" Yori entered the picture. A scientist and shelter volunteer, Roo could immediately see that Wallace was something special. When Roo learned that Wallace was about to be put down, he and his wife frantically fought to keep Wallace alive until they could adopt him, even though they already had two dogs. Once Wallace made it home, Roo knew the dog needed a mission, and serendipity led them to the world of competitive dog Frisbee. Pit bulls are everything that most Frisbee dogs are not, but that was fine with Roo because part of his mission was to change people's minds about pit bulls. Overcoming everything from injuries to prejudice against the breed, the unlikely pair persevered to become world champions.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Gorant, J. (20132012). Wallace: the underdog who conquered a sport, saved a marriage, and championed pit bulls one flying disc at a time (1st trade pbk ed.). Gotham Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Gorant, Jim. 20132012. Wallace: The Underdog Who Conquered a Sport, Saved a Marriage, and Championed Pit Bulls One Flying Disc At a Time. Gotham Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Gorant, Jim. Wallace: The Underdog Who Conquered a Sport, Saved a Marriage, and Championed Pit Bulls One Flying Disc At a Time Gotham Books, 20132012.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Gorant, Jim. Wallace: The Underdog Who Conquered a Sport, Saved a Marriage, and Championed Pit Bulls One Flying Disc At a Time 1st trade pbk ed., Gotham Books, 20132012.
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