Globe-trotting canine is king of the schnauzer world

Oakland Tribune | January 29, 2009| | Copyright

LIVERMORE -- In these dog times of lost jobs, lost houses and lost dreams, Livermore resident Bob Bedford has found something to make him smile -- his championship schnauzer, Toby.

Toby, whose full name is Charisma Utopia Von Rocky, isn't just any show dog, either. At the moment, this white-bearded, 4-and-a- half-year-old prizewinner is the No. 1 standard schnauzer in the country. It's a fact people are always surprised to learn when they meet the Bedfords and one that Bob, 75, a retired Sandia/California National Laboratories technician, has no trouble sharing.

"I get a great delight in ...

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