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Summary: Complete Guide to Dogs
Review: They tell you exactly what this book is on the cover... " Everything You Need to Know About Choosing and Caring for Your pet. " I love the ASPCA and this book is a great resource. They take you through the breeds of many dogs, showing size, exercise needs, grooming needs, behavior, and more. Giving you tips on everday care for your dog, to how to look out for serious medical problems. I suggest this book for any and every dog
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Summary: Complete Guide to Dogs
Review: They tell you exactly what this book is on the cover... " Everything You Need to Know About Choosing and Caring for Your pet. " I love the ASPCA and this book is a great resource. They take you through the breeds of many dogs, showing size, exercise needs, grooming needs, behavior, and more. Giving you tips on everday care for your dog, to how to look out for serious medical problems. I suggest this book for any and every dog
lover!
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Summary: Important information incorrect
Review: This book has a problem with accuracy and because of its popularity, the misinformation keeps getting spread. For example, the Bernese Mountain Dog is listed as a weight of 80-90 lbs and a life-span of 10-12 years. Typically, the female BMD weighs 70-90 lbs and the boys 80-120 lbs. -- I've seen one at 162 lbs as well and another close to 30" at the withers. The average life span is sadly 6-7 years, but a lot of that is bi-modal -- a lot of dogs are lost at 4 to cancers, as well as a peak at 7 and most of the rest around 10. Every year, the Alpenhorn celebrates all dogs who have reached the age of 10 by publishing their picture. That's not something you do if the average lifespan is 10-12. If you are looking at dog breeds, don't use this as your solo or principal guide.
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Summary: Best Dog Book Yet
Review: This book has everything you should know about dogs. It is great for anyone wanting to buy a dog because it helps you realize the responsibility, the breed traits, and what is right for you. It covers dog history, health, behavior--everything! It is also good for dog enthusiasts that enjoy looking at all of the breeds out there. Great section on each breeds profile. I read the entire thing, even all of the dog breeds simply because I love dogs. Very interesting, and covers all the basics. Must buy!
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Summary: an excellent book for new dog owners
Review: This book is an excellent reference book and as a new dog owner I have found myself coming back to it several times a week to answer my questions. The book contains information on all aspects of raising a dog, and I found the guide to breeds especially helpful when I was choosing a dog. Additionally, the section on dog heath has been a tremendous resource in dealing with my first few months of dog ownership. A final note: there are many excellent photographs in this book which add to its overall quality.
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Summary: This is a pretty good book, just inaccurate at some points..
Review: This book is magnificent! It lists every AKC breed that exists, complete with pictures of each one and detailed explanations of each. It tells the readers which ones are good guard dogs, which ones are good with kids, and which ones are high maintenance (grooming, exercise, etc). Easy to read, wonderful reference that you'll use repeatedly. Highly recommend!
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Summary: Most comprehensive book on dogs yet!
Review: This book is magnificent! It lists every AKC breed that exists, complete with pictures of each one and detailed explanations of each. It tells the readers which ones are good guard dogs, which ones are good with kids, and which ones are high maintenance (grooming, exercise, etc). Easy to read, wonderful reference that you'll use repeatedly. Highly recommend!
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Summary: Very neat
Review: This guide provides an excellent, comprehensive, step by step review of being a dog owner. It covers deciding if a dog is the right pet for you, deciding which kind of dog fits your lifestyle, preparing your home, buying food and supplies, introducing the dog to the family and other pets, nutrition, health, training, behavior, older pets, legal pet ownership issues, and many other topics. Although the breed descriptions are somewhat brief for a detail fanatic like myself, the pictures are nice, and it's a good starting point for researching specific breeds more in depth. The breed descriptions strive to remain positive, while indicating that there may be some less than desirable and/or difficult to manage tendencies in some breeds. I look at this book all the time even though I already have 2 dogs.
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Summary: BEST ALL BREED BOOK
Review: Wonderful Book. A must for anyone considering any dog or a new breed. Also contains excellent care and training chapters. Also consider "The Perfect Match" another excellent guide to the different breeds.
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