An Amazing Resource for All Things Doggie!

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	• The Original Dog Bible: The Definitive Source to All Things Dog Kristin Mehus-Roe BowTie Press, 2005 - 752 pages average customer review:based on 35 reviews view larger image
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Wonderful

What a neat book...a great resource for people who want to learn more about their breed or who are thinking of getting a dog.

Shawn Messonnier DVM
author, 8 Weeks to a Healthy Dog, The Allergy Solution for Dogs, and the award-winning The Natural Health Bible for Dogs & Cats

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Until Something Better Comes Along

This is an excellent, wonderful, well organized book on almost everything you could want to know about dogs; breed types, history, veterinary advice, training, etc. The writing is clear and breezy, the graphics and photos are great, and the book is HUGE! However, like all books of this type, when you cover all the bases (which THE ORIGINAL DOG BIBLE does) you end up not being specific enough about certain topics. Since canine behavior and training is my area of expertise that's what I'm focusing on here.

For instance, in a section about how to stop your puppy from biting, the ORIGINAL DOG BIBLE says, "Do not allow your dog to nip or bite when playing." That's good advice, in a way, but how? By punishing the dog? Scolding him? Or by simply ending your playful interactions with the pup and not re-initiating them until he figures out how NOT to use his teeth in play. The author, Kristin Mehus-Roe, leaves it to the reader (and, I suppose, to the dog) to fill in the blanks. She also gives out the old advice about how to play tug-of-war; in other words, don't let the dog win. Actually, the opposite is the best way. You should always let the dog win and always praise him enthusiastically for winning. This increases the dog's interest in the game, builds confidence, curbs aggression, and has a tendency to increase his ability and desire to focus on you even when there are strong distractions around.

In the section on a dog's social behavior this book is also a little behind the curve. The author is half right, in that she says dogs are genetically engineered (my phrasing) to form close social bonds. That's good. I like that. It's accurate and it gives dog owners the right, loving frame of mind in dealing with their pups. But then she goes on to say that the pack is "a power hierarchy," and that a dog's "rank can rise and fall." This is outdated information, based on old research. In fact, when wolves live in the wild the packs are cooperative in nature, not antagonistic. And there is no hierarchy at all. Hierarchies only form when wolves live (stressfully) in captivity and are forced to form very unnatural groups. It's been my experience that dogs only exhibit these unnatural types of hierarchical behaviors when they're under stress as well.

Still, this is a must-have book. So if you feel the need for a compendium of dog "knowledge" always ready at your fingertips, THE ORIGINAL DOG BIBLE will do just fine until something better comes along. (But don't count on that happening; it must have been damn hard to get as much information into this one volume as Mehus-Roe already has).

Lots of kudos and four stars for the immense nature of the undertaking itself.

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MUST HAVE BOOK FOR ALL DOG OWNERS

This book was a gift for a friend and she feels that it is an excellent book! MUST HAVE BOOK for ALL DOG OWNERS! ATY

A Great Book for all Dog Owners

This book is great. It's a breed book, general care book, and health book all in one. Everyone who has a dog or is even planning on getting a dog, should get this handy reference.

An Amazing Resource for All Things Doggie!

The title says it all.

Everything you need to know: (condensed from the back cover.)

Section 1: Dogs, domestication and Developement: Dogs from the beginning to the present. The history of our canine friends.

Section 2: A New Dog: Finding the right dog and making a home for him. Breeders, Rescues and what to look for. Preparing for a new puppy.

Section 3: Life with a Dog: Making your dog a part of your family. What activities does your dog enjoy as much as you? What should you consider in planing a canine-friendly vacation?

Section 4: Breeds: Essential information on more than 250 breeds. (Done in categorical sense: herding, working, hound, gun, companion. Every dog breed that is AKC affliated.)

Section 5: Health: Diseases that can affect your dog and how to provide a life time of good health. What to look for in a vet. Preventative maintence you can do at your home.

Section 6: Care: Interperting your dog's body language and techiniques for training.

Section 7: Training and Behavior: Why dogs act the way they do and how we can teach them a better way.

Section 8: Dogs and jobs. From canine companions to search and rescue heroes.

Section 9: Resources: The one stop shop for all the canine particulars you need, including rescue organizations, pet loss hot lines & web sites, breed clubs, supplies and dog travel web sites.

I am a dog-nut person who has been doggie shopping for the last 3 years for the next addition to our family. (We have a lab.)who owns a variety of All-Breeds kinda books that I pretty much read on a weekly basis in my quest for the Ultimate Dog (tm) and though I love books like this, I pretty much am all about rescues and mutts.

I love dog books and getting the info on the breeds from the popular to the rare. This book is am amazing resource for anyone who is either dog crazy ( like me!) or doggie shopping ( like me!) or who wants to educate themselves on our canine friends ( like me!) And who wants to be a better dog owner. ( Like me!) or is happily enslaved by their dog ( like me!)

So, if you want to be more like me ( and really, who doesn't :) ) I cannot recommend this book any higher! The only thing that could make it better is if it came coated in chocolate.

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