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| The Perfect Match: A Dog Buyer's Guide (Howell Reference Books) | 
 enlarge | Author: Chris Walkowicz
Publisher: Howell Book House
Category: Book
List Price: $16.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  24 reviews
Sales Rank: 77973
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 272
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 6.1 x 0.7
ISBN: 0876057679
Dewey Decimal Number: 636.71
UPC: 021898057679
EAN: 9780876057674
ASIN: 0876057679
Publication Date: September 19, 1996
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| Customer Reviews:
 Buy the author's other book! August 27, 2003
17 out of 17 found this review helpful
I rated this book only three stars because the same information, expanded and updated, appears in "Choosing a Dog for Dummies," by the same author. The newer version is worth four or five stars, I believe. Both are easy to use, thanks to the telegraphic evaluations preceding each write-up. Despite there being no color pictures, this is a good reference for the price.
 The Indispnsable Book May 27, 2003
17 out of 17 found this review helpful
In my years as breeder referral chair for a local kennel club I just about wore out my copy of this book. It has all the pertinent information arranged in chart and narrative form for each breed.
The articles have the ring of veracity. Authors who really know the breeds are telling it like it really is. It is simply the most useful dog book I ever bought, and I have bought many.John Culleton
Wexford Irish Terriers
 This is all surface tension April 15, 2003
19 out of 20 found this review helpful
For years I have been trying to find a book to replace, The Right Dog for You, by Daniel F. Tortora, because his book now does not include an number of breeds. I thought The Perfect Match might be the one. What a disappointment. I wanted to learn about the breeds and how they react and interact in their environments. Some breeds have more information, but there are no cautions about puppy mills or the effect they have on the breed. There is no consistent information about heriditary defects, the life-span. This is not a buyers guide, it doesn't give you the information to make the educated decision a buyer of this book is hoping to make. I wish Tortora would write another book.
Ideal overview, with photos March 2, 2003
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Great encyclopedia, overview of 150 dog breeds, with B & W photos. Also includes the inherent traits and characteristics of each breed, to help the future owner match their personality to that of their dog. Wish everybody would read this before acquiring a new canine. Arlene Millman, author of BOOMERANG - A MIRACLE TRILOGY (The tale of a remarkable Boston Terrier).
Ideal overview, with photos March 2, 2003
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Great encyclopedia, overview of 150 dog breeds, with B & W photos. Also includes the inherent traits and characteristics of each breed, to help the future owner match their personality to that of their dog. Wish everybody would read this before acquiring a new canine. Arlene Millman, author of BOOMERANG - A MIRACLE TRILOGY (The tale of a remarkable Boston Terrier).
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