Rating: 
Summary: Great for the Novice dog owner
Review: This is the most down-to-earth, honest book on the subject I have ever read. Brian and Sarah are dog trainers who base the book's information on actuall experiences with the breeds. They also cover health screening, breed rescue, and tips to find the best breeder. Insted of putting breeds in the standard grouping (Sporting Group, Toy group, etc.) They had catagories for dogs that were good with kids,nine-to-five dogs, and active dogs. My only bone to pick (pardon the pun) is that they didn't do a review of every breed. They had one scetion of breeds that was made up of breeds that could be hard to handle (Like Jack Russels, Dalmations, Border Collies). For these breeds, they only did a paragraph or two on what put the breed in that catagory. What frusterated me was that Bulldogs and Shar-pei's were put in that section just because of their health problems. This is probably a good idea for first-time dog owners, but difficult if you have had plenty of experience (experience meaning you have successfuly controled over a number of dogs recently, not that you managed one golden retriever or had a dog growing up.) However, this is still a good book to bring along on your dog search. If you want info for the experienced, a good book would be "The Perfect Match: A dog Buyers Guide" by Chris Walkowicz. This Book has tons of breeds, and has activites the breed is well suited for (agility, compition obedience, etc.) However, for novices, "Paws to Consider" can't be beat.
Rating: 
Summary: Great book
Review: Very good book. A must read for anyone looking for a dog. I have trained dogs for 11 years and this was right on the money.
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