No comments about Treasury of Great Dog Stories: A Collection of Tales That Celebrates Man's Best Friend.

4 comments about Dog Problems: The Gentle Modern Cure.

1. This book has a brisk, no nonsense attitude to encourage positive training. I like the easy references (and cross references), so that you can go directly to the behavior you're interested in right away, and also the insightful explanations. A very useful addition to the shelf. They do often proceed from the starting point and may not be able to solve deeply ingrained problems (and of course I disagree with their assertion that shelter dogs are a bad bet; quite the opposite!), but I find it helpful to consult a variety of books when sizing up a situation, and these writers present some original ideas and creative solutions (without clickers or "training" collars).



2. I have been a long-time dog owner. Despite what I thought was a fairly good grounding in dog behavior, I was recently confronted with a puppy who changed my attitudes about what I knew. In trying to train and work with my dog, Gizmo, I was looking for guidance and help from any source possible. I happened across this book at my local pet supply store. (In fact, I'm ordering another copy of the book because Gizmo ate the first one!) It turned out to be one of the most educational and helpful books I've ever chanced upon. I would highly recommend it to any dog lover who wants some greater insight into their dog's behavior and how to positively alter it with gentleness and understanding.



3. I have been a long-time dog owner. Despite what I thought was a fairly good grounding in dog behavior, I was recently confronted with a puppy who changed my attitudes about what I knew. In trying to train and work with my dog, Gizmo, I was looking for guidance and help from any source possible. I happened across this book at my local pet supply store. (In fact, I'm ordering another copy of the book because Gizmo ate the first one!) It turned out to be one of the most educational and helpful books I've ever chanced upon. I would highly recommend it to any dog lover who wants some greater insight into their dog's behavior and positively altering with gentleness and understanding.



4. If you have a dog who is already set in his "ways" this book is a waste of time. The emphasis is on how to prevent your dog from developing bad behavior. Some of the tips are not practical at all and did not work on my dog. The beginning of the book WAS informative, however, and might be useful to a puppy owner or buyer.

2 comments about A History of Dogs in the Early Americas.

1. Wonderfully researched, Marion Schwartz's book, A History of Dogs in the Early Americas, examines the relationship between dog and master in the pre-Columbian period. Following an anthropologic approach, the book is primarily concerned with dogs as beasts of burden, dogs in cosmology, and dogs as gastronomic delicacy.
   
   Schwartz's text surveys prehistoric archaeology in the Americas, noting occurrences of dogs as grave goods. Schwartz also draws on the accounts of colonial period missionaries and chroniclers who accompanied de Soto and Cortés. Schwartz's scope is overly broad and leaves the reader with repetitious gloss and little interpretation; a more thorough discussion of each early American societies' significance and worldview would lend a deeper understanding of the place of dogs within the culture.
   
   This book may be of interest to the backyard archaeologist; however, its lack of depth and poor organization make it of little use to the serious scholar. Given the book's wholistic nature, it is likely to alienate the general, dog-loving reader.



2. This is another boonie dog book review by Wolfie and Kansas. "A History of Dogs in the Early Americas" is an anthropological survey by Marion Schwartz, a research assistant at Yale. Despite numerous illustrations, this book is written more for academics than for dog lovers. One chapter, entitled "The Edible Dog", is particularly frightening.

   Other portions of this book, such as the sections noting the key roles played by dogs in creation myths, are inspirational. On the whole, though, the sections on dogs as cuisine and dogs as ritual sacrifices leave us with the perhaps politically incorrect impression that, puppy mills and leash laws notwithstanding, the Conquest did more good than harm for caninekind.

1 comments about Good Dogkeeping: Today's Guide To Caring For Your Best Friend.

1. Diane Morgan's Good Dogkeeping: Today's Guide To Caring For Your Best Friend from the premiere publisher of pet care books is an in-depth guide to caring for a dog written for pet owners of all ages and backgrounds. Chapters cover common topics such how to housebreak one's dog, how often one's dog needs to be vaccinated, what to look for when buying a puppy, and how to clean dog drool off the walls, as well as more unusual pet problems such as how to cure carsickness in dogs, how to help dogs who are afraid of thunder, and the straight scoop about so-called "doggie day-care". An extensive list of resources as well as a special appendix devoted to breed-specific legislation (and why simply banning certain dog breeds does not solve problems stemming from canine aggression) round out this all-around must-have guide for anyone contemplating becoming a dog owner.

No comments about Twilight Hunters: Wolves, Coyotes and Foxes.

1 comments about Pomeranians (Animal Planet Pet Care Library).

1. I've enjoyed this book a lot. Ive read several books over this breed and this book includes stuff that you always wondered about your pom. I highly recommend it.

5 comments about Labrador Tales: A Celebration of America's Favorite Dog.

1. This is a kind of book you'd want to take with you to work, and read a story on your break and at lunch. The stories are short, some funny such as the one where much researching was done to buy a pup and it happened the pup picked the owner instead. Some are sad. All are real. I have a lab, and have had other dogs. I identify with all the dogs I've had with this book. If you read this book away from your dog, you'll just want to go home, hug them all and thank them for being them.



2. Being a labrador retriever owner since 1997, I was toucbed at the authors depiction of the way an animal can become so much a part of an individual's life. The book spoke of the hardships of training a lab puppy, to the struggles of dealing with the loss of an old friend. Any lab owner can agree, most of the stories found in this particular book, their lab has done at one time or another. In this book a labrador is more than just a companion. Great Book! I would recommend to all lab owners..



3. A rewarding and wonderful book of tales that will touch anyone who loves dogs. Every tale will touch you with memories of a Labrador Retriever you once had or bring closer to your Labrador pal that you now share your heart with. a must gift for anyone who owns a Labrador Retriever!



4. I had the priviledge of reviewing the material in this book prior to it's publication. If you love Labrador Retrievers, this book is for you. It will make you laugh; it will make you cry; it will make you get down on the floor with your Lab and give him or her a big hug and a kiss! Walt, John and Terry are all to be commended on an extrordinary compilation.



5. John Arrington and Walt Zientek have touched the hearts of those who share Labrador related e-mail lists for quite a while! Their love of the Labrador Retriever is evident in every word and they have the amazing talent of making the reader feel each story.

   Everyone who has or had a pet can relate to the stories, essays and illustrations (Terry Albert has excelled). This is a must read! (Please Note: Kleenex are a necessary accessory!)

2 comments about The New Complete Lhasa Apso.

1. While the book does have some valuable information in it, I feel the author spent far too much time focusing on specific breeders and dogs. It is more of a "Who's Who" in the Lhasa world. Unless you are researching old breeders or lines..I would not recommend this book. I only found 4 out of 20 chapters helpful. A more beneficial book for new Lhasa owners would be Lhasa Lore by Sally Ann Helf (unfortunately out of print), or A New Owner's Guide to Lhasa Apsos by Nancy Plunkett.



2. THIS BOOK IS THE FINEST COMPILATION OF INFORMATION AVAILABLE ON THIS BREED. IT IS OBVIOUSLY THE RESULT OF YEARS OF RESEARCH MOTIVATED BY A LOVE OF THIS UNIQUE BREED.

1 comments about Clarence, The TV Dog.

1. I read this story over and over as a young girl and I saved my well-worn copy to pass along to my kids. I just recently read Clarence The TV Dog to my 8 year-old son and he enjoyed it just as much as I had. Clarence was a real dog and the book is about the fun little adventures he had in his home and neighborhood with his owners, a young boy and girl and their mother. The author wrote on the back, "All the adventures in the book are ones that either have happened to Clarence or might very well happen to him tomorrow." A sequel called "Clarence Goes to Town" is also very enjoyable.

No comments about Bob: the spaniel;: The true story of a springer,.