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| Dogs of Africa | 
 enlarge | Author: Sian Hall
Publisher: Alpine Blue Ribbon Books
Category: Book
List Price: $49.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 565975
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 366
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.4
Dimensions (in): 11 x 8.4 x 1
ISBN: 1577790391
Dewey Decimal Number: 636.71096
EAN: 9781577790396
ASIN: 1577790391
Publication Date: February 2003
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Book Description
Here's a fascinating resource for anyone interested in the African breeds, including those newly recognized by AKC. Hall delves deeply into the history, characteristics, similarities and dissimilarities of breeds in the seven basic Africa dog types. Maps illustrate where the dogs originated
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A comprehensive and fascinating digest for every dog lover February 18, 2008
Dogs of Africa documents the different breeds of dogs indigenous to Africa and the Middle East in an exhaustive and comprehensive study, where each breed is described in detail, from it's the history of breeding and it's physical and behavioural attributes in a way that only a dog lover could describe.
Illustrated with many beautiful black and white photographs.
Includes Pariah dogs, the Basenji, , the Israeli Canaan Dog, the Zulu Sicha, the Rhodesian Ridgeback, the Pharaoh Hound, the Boerboel, the Azawakh and Sloughi.
The history behind the breeds and the history of their breeding and origins are fascinating and describe much history of different parts of Africa and remarkable peoples such as the Zulu, Khoisan, Afrikaner and Israeli Jews, of which some of these breeds have been tied up with.
Learn of the loyal, gentle and protective nature of Boerboels, bred by the Trekboers in the 19th century, how when the Jews returned to the Land of Israel after two thousand years, their faithful old friend the Canaan Dog was waiting for them, and the ancient history of the Pharaoh Hound.
Find out about the good care taken by the San of their dogs and how on the other hand Muslims regard dogs as little better than filth, and for whom cruelty to animals is a way of life, and how this Islamic influence led to a drop in regard for dogs and a culture of cruelty in Southern Africa.
Great book! February 8, 2008
I really enjoyed this book. It is very interesting and well written. Lots of pictures.
Exhaustive and extensive descriptions July 26, 2003
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
Dogs Of Africa is an in-depth, 366-page encyclopedic study of those canine breeds that originated on the African continent. From pariahs, hounds, and southern African dogs, to sighthounds, mastiffs, and small pet dogs such as the Maltese Poodle, exhaustive and extensive descriptions are combined with black-and-white photographs, histories of the breed origins and their uses, and a wealth of information both practical and trivial, distinguish this unique and specialized guide which is especially recommended for dedicated dog breeders in general, and African canine enthusiasts in particular.
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