Dog Breeds Dutchbound Cover

I love it! I would love to see even MORE info on each breed, but then the book would be huge. It even covers dogs like Sarplanics & Ovcharks.

I found this book fascinating. I am not a dog person so I don't know a lot about dogs. I have the cat encyclopedia in my classroom but students have asked me about dogs and since they come from other countries, it is nice to look at the dogs they are talking about in their country. I learned from this book and was fascinated by the history of dogs. I still am confused about dog breeding and will never understand until I see it and discuss it with a dog breeder. It's just totally confusing to me.

With over 400 dog breeds, I'd have to say this is a 5. Nice photographs, interesting info on history and breeds, with lots of sections: Anatomy, terminology, care and managment, health and breeding, history, arts, the human world/dogs, showing dogs, classifying dogs, British dog breeds (including sections gundog group, hound group, pastoral group, terrier group, toy group, utility group, and working group) and other breeds sorted by country. If you are looking for a book with a list of dog breeds and history altogether, then this is the book for you. I think it is very helpful in making a dog website like me.

This book contained some very interesting facts concerning the history of dogs, along with facts about the differences in their anatomy, care of the dog, brief descriptions of nearly 400 breeds, along with about 1000 nice pictures. I enjoyed the book, especially some of the poems in the book and I found many of the historical facts fascinating.

Even though I'm a kid, I usually do better with "adult" formated books. This one is one of my favorites. I can go to it over and over again and NEVER get bored of it. Friends beg me to let them borrow it or look at it. Wether you're a doggy novice, A skilled and seasoned canine expert with lots of experience, or just a dog info "hound", never having had a dog (like me), this book is the one for you!