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Title: An Identification Guide to Dog Breeds by Don Harper ISBN: 1-57215-148-X Publisher: Jerome Goldstein Press Pub. Date: June, 1998 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $12.99

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Average Customer Rating: 1 (1 review)

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Summary: There are better books on dog breeds out there.
Comment: I own a lot of dog books, and frankly, this is the one I use the least. The short few pages in the beginning are about choosing a breed, choosing a puppy, and the history of dogs. But if it's this information you want, I'd suggest a book that explains it in-depth. Then the breed section starts. What turns me off right away is that they are drawings and not actual photos. It's better to look at what the dogs really look like than a person's attempt at drawing them. It's not like they're rare breeds and pictures of them are scarce, either. Very few breeds in this book not recognized by the AKC. And then, not even all AKC breeds are in here! My breed, the maltese, is omitted, while the wire-haired pointing griffon-obviously less popular-is included! Somebody explain that to me? Secondly, why settle for four or five paragraphs about the breed-at the MOST-when others offer 2 full pages about each breed for around the same price? Then there are the little quick-reference tables that include country of origin, coat color, height, weight, group, and temperament. These are not very accurate. False information is given in two cases that I remember. It says Rottweilers are unsuitable as family companions. As if! Then how did a good friend of mine have a Rottie in her family with two kids and they all got along just wonderfully? There are countless families who own Rotties, so there is no question that they make great family pets. This book should be changed to say, "They do not make good family pets without proper socialization and training as puppies." Also, it says that Welsh Springer Spaniels are difficult to train. It has been my personal experience that the Welshies are easier to train than the Englishes.

So if you're looking for a really good book that covers hundreds of dog breeds reliably, look for the Encyclopedia of Dog Breeds, the Atlas of Dog Breeds, Encyclopedia of the Dog, or others along those lines. But I really didn't find this to be much of a help in any way. It seems I know more about dogs than it does. And though it may be intended for identification rather than as an encylopedia, how are you to identify dog breeds with only pictures and no photos? Some are not very good drawings at all. In short, this would need a great deal of improvement before it got higher ratings on my list.