The Atlas of Dog Breeds of the World

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Summary: Invalueable photos,but some text errors!
Review: Well,I can say that this is an over all excellent dog book.
It is from TFH Publishing,which makes many good pet books.
The book contains over 1200 color photographs of 400 dog breeds.
It often has many photos of the same breed,to show different color variations,as the case with the english buldog for example.
This isn`t just the simple dog guide you`re reading when you`re going to bed. This book is of molossus proportions,weighing 3 pounds!There are some breeds that can be found here which cannot be found in any other dog book,but there are also some breeds missing here - the Cane Corso for example.
Although I do not own any dog myself,I like them. And there is alot of usefull information on dog breeds. For example their
dimensions in inches & weight,typical behavior,suitability with children,country of origin,and much more.
But there are still some negative comments I have about this book. And the first is : there are some breeds treated here that are extinct (take the American Hairless Terrier for example)and therefore,the information on them is out of date.
The second errors are in the classification of breed groups. For example,the pyrenean dog is classified as a mastiff - it should be among the shepherd dogs. Mastiffs are the more bulldog like dogs,as the English Buldog. And the pitbull terrier should be classified as a terrier,not as a mastiff.
And yet,the book is a little pricy. It wasn`t really worth that much. Therefore,I would mostly like to recommend it to the real dog enthusiast,that can`t get enough of them. If you are one of those,then take it. If you want a cheaper guide,then Bruce Fogle`s "Dog Encyclopedia" is strongly recommended.

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Summary: Amazing!
Review: When looking for lots of information on a particular breed of dog, I always pull out this book. Sometimes it has pages of pictures on a single breed, and it has plenty of information on each one. It's also easy to find which breed you're looking for, since they are organized alphabetically and not by group. Although its size makes it difficult to house in some bookshelves, that has nothing to do with the wonderful quality of the book itself, and so it gets 5 stars from me. I definitely recommend this to any dog owner, whether novice or experienced.