The New Complete Dog Book, 22nd Edition: Official Breed Standards and Profiles for Over 200 Breeds (CompanionHouse Books) American Kennel Club's Bible of Dogs: 920 Pages, 7 Variety Groups, 800 Photos

Great book

The Official Breed Standards is the regularly-updated comprehensive dog breed book published by the American Kennel Club and it is all you could ask for in an overall dog breed book. There are more detailed books of each breed but can be used as a reference book when deciding on which dog may be right for you. In my experience, any dog that you give love to will love you back and if you can find a dog from the pound he/she may turn out to be your best friend!

I purchased this book for my granddaughter for Christmas. I was pleased with the detail, descriptions and color photos in the book. She is a professional dog groomer and this book has proven to be a helpful tool for her occupation.

Good

A greater than five pound book. It is best used for conformation. If you don't know what this means, don't get the book. I Initially had a defective book with many pages not completely cut so pages were connected together. A replacement arrived two days later. Well written first few chapters on dogs and showing them. I am just waiting to see genetic analysis and genetic diversity information to show up on any book. We are just not there yet. This is the 2017 publication so the name is not quite right as being " The New Complete Dog Book"

Amazing book but the cover is a little abused. Corner looks like it was dropped and sleeve has two small tears.

This book is fantastic! I'm so happy with my purchase. There is something for every dog lover in this book from sections on breeding, competition, the different AKC programs and funds, to finding and raising the perfect puppy and dog anatomy. There's so much info in this book I've started taking notes. The book is THICK, and even though other people posted pictures of its size, I was still surprised at how thick and heavy it was. It has a paper cover over the hard cover and has a ribbon in the binding as a book marker. The pages are high quality glossy paper that does not tear easily. Overall, very pleased with quality and content of purchase.

My sister is a knowledgeable and skilled dog trainer. I bought this book for her to use as a reference book. The book is comprehensive and she refers to it often. She said it is a really great resource. My husband saw the book before I gave it to my sister and he was totally enthralled by it, so I bought one for him too. He really enjoys looking through it and has learned a great deal about dogs. I plan to buy another of these books as a gift for a couple who rescues and adopts less fortunate dogs. I am sure they will really enjoy the book.