Karen LeFrak Google “Karen LeFrak” and you will find her designated by that old-fashioned term “socialite,” which in this case simply indicates a woman of means who puts them to very good ends. For many years a successful standard poodle breeder (with Ellen Charles and handler Wendell Sammet) and a tireless supporter of charities and arts organizations around the city, LeFrak has in recent years become a successful children’s book author. (“Jake the Philharmonic Dog” and “Jake the Ballet Dog” were her first two efforts.) LeFrak’s most recent book, “Best in Show,” is especially close to her heart—it is a canine roman a clef whose dog “star” Gem is a composite of her champion sire, Ch. Ale Kai Mikimoto on Fifth (Miki), and his accomplished daughter, Gem (pictured here with LeFrak).
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