Papillons: Everything About Purchase, Care, Nutrition, Behavior, and Training (Complete Pet Owner's Manual)

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Summary: it was okay...
Review: I found more information on papillions, specifically-online! I found most of the information to be general as opposed to specific about the papillion breed. I recently brought home my papillion puppy, three weeks ago and I am not impressed. It is definately not a "complete pet owners manual".

Rating:
Summary: it was okay...
Review: I found more information on papillions, specifically-online! I found most of the information to be general as opposed to specific about the papillion breed. I recently brought home my papillion puppy, three weeks ago and I am not impressed. It is definately not a "complete pet owners manual".

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Summary: Excellent Introduction to a Wonderful Breed
Review: Most people have only seen Papillons on television dog shows and never in person, a true shame as these little dogs are among the cutest and most wonderful of breeds. Although this book doesn't come with one of the furry-eared little pups, it is a great introduction to the breed.

The book covers the Papillon breed itself, giving a short history and breed standards, then goes on to discuss what to expect in a pet, delves into care and touches on grooming and showing, peppered throughout with color photos. Yes, the dearth of printed Papillon literature in the US does mean that this book is the choice by default for many wishing to learn more about Papillons, and some of its information is both dated or at times erroneous, but overall, it's a good introduction to those hoping to learn more about one of the cutest and most endearing breeds of toy dogs out there.

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Summary: Nice book but with some faulty data
Review: This is the first breed book on the Papillon in a long time, and one of the few to be written by an American author. Dr. Hungerland is an AKC obedience and conformation judge of many years' experience, and she offers excellent advice on how to decide whether the Papillon is the breed for you, and when and how to acquire one. The book's many photographs are another of the volume's strengths, depicting pet Paps as well as show dogs, in a variety of settings. Unfortunately, when she gets to the subject of health problems (relatively few of which exist in this breed), Hungerland produces some seriously flawed (and unsupported) statistics, which give a very misleading picture of the breed. This is the book's only fault, but it is a serious one, and the misinformation certainly warrants retracting. Hopefully future editions will be corrected so that this book can be useful to prospective pet-owners for years to come.