The Dog Encyclopedia: The Definitive Visual Guide
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Exactly What I wanted.
This book provides clear photos and basic information on a few hundred breeds of dogs. I was worried that it would not represent enough of the breeds, perhaps only featuring one or another of the kennel clubs, but I'm glad to say that it is more than sufficient. Owners looking for a new dog may find the volume lacking in information on breed traits, but I really don't think that it's realistic to get all of that from an encyclopedia. Rather, this book excels at helping someone identify breeds, explore relationships among breeds, and such of that. There is an introduction with some neat information on dogs (their evolutionary journey, anatomy, etc.) and a concluding section on dog care (which I admittedly found unneccesary in an encyclopedia, but I won't take off for the filler pages). Also, very importantly, the index in the back is organized very well; looking up a dog breed there will find every reference to the breed listed in normal font, and the breed's main page listed in bold. This means that it is easy to find a breed by name, and also easy to find where that breed may be discussed in comparison to other breeds. Final note, this book is much larger than I thought it would be.
Beautiful pictures, lacking a bit of info
Beautiful book, especially because of the photos. It is lacking a bit in the info department, but you don't buy a photo book primarily for the info. We were a bit disappointed not to see much about the different "pit" breeds considering they are one of the most common in the US at pounds/rescues. (Not to mention a personal stake, because we have two of our own.) All in all this was purchased for my 14 year old dog lover daughter and she's plenty pleased with it.
A good book for any dog lover
Purchased this book to learn a bit more on different breeds of dogs. Now this book is obviously not google and you won't have pages of info for each individual breed, but at least you have an option to narrow down the breed of dog that is best suited for you.
Not bad but not amazing
This book is not bad...but it's not amazing either. For all of you who may not be aware, this is actually a newer "version" of The New Encyclopedia of the Dog: http://www.amazon.com/The-New-Encyclopedia-Dog/dp/B008GO071Y/ref=pd_cp_b_2
Great buy for dog lovers
I've always wanted an encyclopedia of dogs with lots of pretty pictures and this book pretty much fulfills my search criteria. Love to look at the many different breeds and learn a little bit of info about them. It's too bad that each breed couldn't have its own full size picture but with so many hundreds I guess they couldn't fit them all into the book. I like that the pages are large which makes the pictures even better. The last part about dog care seems out of place but the rest of the book was great.
Beautiful book with interesting factoids
Stumbled on this book at vet oncologist. After good diagnosis for my fur baby, came home and ordered one for myself. I like to know from where breeds originated and why a particular breed was developed - hunt small game, strictly companion, etc. this book provides a quick summary plus beautiful pics. I plan to get another as a gift for a relative.
Very Very Nice Book
I got this for my daughter for Christmas and she loves it. Well worth every penny, tons of information in this book about any dog breed you could think of.
Grandson Loves It
My grandson loves dogs - all kinds of dogs. He has read this book from front to back. If you have an animal lover, you need this book!
Great gift for a grammar school or grade school boy!
This book is a great easy-reading resource for kids who want to peruse the vast array of breeds included in the book. 4 stars given because for some reason, the pictures included are sometimes poorly chosen examples, and the authors several times chose to give rare breeds a full page spread with a giant picture, while including a small picture and brief write-up on popular breeds....But overall, a good solid choice and a well bound hardcover resource at a good price.
Dog Breeds Hardback
Worth the price. Hardback and plenty of information to gain knowledge of many different breeds of canine
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