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| Encyclopedia of Dog Breeds | 
 enlarge | Author: D. Caroline Coile Ph.d.
Publisher: Barron''s Educational Series
Category: Book
List Price: $29.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  50 reviews
Sales Rank: 16152
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 2
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 368
Shipping Weight (lbs): 4.1
Dimensions (in): 11.3 x 9.5 x 1.2
ISBN: 0764157000
Dewey Decimal Number: 636.7103
EAN: 9780764157004
ASIN: 0764157000
Publication Date: April 1, 2005
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 Great Reference March 1, 2006
This book is a really good reference for people that want to learn about different dog breeds. It is a basic, easy-to-understand book, that provides a quite impressive summary on each breed - referencing to temperment, maintenance and even affection level of each breed based on a 1-5 scale. I would definitely recommend this book - especially for first-time dog owners.
 A dog gone good book! January 9, 2006
0 out of 10 found this review helpful
As an avid fan of dogs and other things related to general caninery, I have found this book an absolute joy as both a research companion, and a flotation device.
I have a mixed breed daschund/pomeranian, and he's quite the fetcher! This book gives him something fantastic to chase, and if and when I choose to stud my dog, I'm sure the nice pictures of bitches in this book will get him ready to reproduce.
An excellent read all around.
Excellent source of information September 5, 2005
4 out of 9 found this review helpful
I really enjoyed going thru this encyclopedia. It helped me judge which dog was right for my family.
Great Reference Book on Dog Breeds July 1, 2005
14 out of 14 found this review helpful
This book features profiles and beautiful color photographs of more than 150 dog breeds, including information about AKC standards. The book also rates the different breeds for such tendencies as energy level, playfulness, ease of training, watchdog capabilities, heat tolerance, etc. (summary by South Texas Library System)
You may not need this on your bookshelf at home, but do consult it at your public library before choosing a dog. It's sad to see the wrong breed suffering because it's too active, not good with children, etc. Many behaviors are inherent in a breed and it's a mistake to ignore that.
Best dog breed book ever May 16, 2005
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
If you just want to read about different dog breeds, or if you want to know which breed is best suited to you and your lifestyle, this is the book to buy. This book is an ocean of information. You can find out the history of the breeds, the difficulty or ease of maintaining a specific breed, the personality of a specific breed. The pictures are beautiful. The information is concise and easy to read and understand, even for the person like myself, who knows nothing about dog breeds. I couldn't put this book down. It's one of the favorite books for our whole family in our library (this one and the cat breeds book).
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