Dogalog

Rating:
Summary: Great for kids
Review: I bought this book for my 9 year old nephew who is very into dogs (right now). He is not a big book lover,much to my dismay and this book seemed good for him. I thought it had great pictures to keep his interest and not so much information/reading as to turn him off. This book introduced him to many breed most of which he would not see on a regular basis. I think it is a good intro to the dog world.

Rating:
Summary: Great for kids
Review: I bought this book for my 9 year old nephew who is very into dogs (right now). He is not a big book lover,much to my dismay and this book seemed good for him. I thought it had great pictures to keep his interest and not so much information/reading as to turn him off. This book introduced him to many breed most of which he would not see on a regular basis. I think it is a good intro to the dog world.

Rating:
Summary: Don't let the puppy dog eyes fool you!
Review: This is a great book if you want nice, attractive pictures of over 400 dog breeds but if you are looking for any deep info about the breeds than this is not the book for you! Due to the small physical size of this particular book Dr. Fogle was not able to fit much information into this pint size dog book. The descriptions of the breeds are very disjointed, leaping from idea to idea, never really explaining any one subject. The breed history that is included is really only a description of what other breeds were bred together in order to produce the certain breed. The little symbols accompyning each breed entry, in order to describe the characteristics, are a nice idea but are not very consistent. For examply for the breed entry on the Parsons Jack Russel terrier the symbols show that this terrier is a good apartment dog, hard to train, and needs lots of excercise. Out of the ten possible charecter symbols the Parson Jack Russel only gets three! The only redeeming features of this book, and the only reason that it recieves two stars, are the wonderful pictures of the breeds and the sheer number of breeds included in the book. Dr. Bruce Fogle has written many nice books about dog care but this is not his crowning glory. So unless you are simply looking for a nice visual dictionary of breeds, I would say don't waste your money.