The Encyclopedia of Dog Breeds

by Juliette Cunliffe

A highly informative, highly illustrated guide to the world of dogs. Text and illustrations

combine to provide a comprehensive look at all aspects of the dog.

A one-stop reference guide to the main breeds, illustrated with 1,000 photographs and line

drawings
Easy-to-use icons provice information on size, coat-hair, and feeding
Identification boxes list common name, other name, and color variations
Introductory sections give information about dog anatomy and history
Includes a fascinating glimpse into the life of rescue dogs, tracking dogs, and police

dogs.

Genres: Reference, Dogs, Animals, Nonfiction, Science

384 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2000

Reviews

[Stephen Wallace · Rating 4 out of 5]

My copy has copyright 1999 with this edition 2003. Big book with about half the book taken up with different topics like; anatomy of dogs, care and management, health and breeding, history of dogs, dogs in the arts, showing dogs, classifying dogs, and British Dog breeds. Very good and interesting reading in the first half. I remember reading it when I first got the book and could enjoyed looking through it again.

Half page given to each breed with all the info written together in text along with Breed Information box: Name, Other Names, Official Recognition, and Color Variations. Also has a Breed fact with a paragraph or two of interest, and 4 boxes to display Group, Coat Care, Size, and Feeding. It says it has descriptions for over 400 dog breeds, which I think is more than my other books, and it is where I go to find books that aren’t in my other encyclopedias.

I would recommend getting this book and reading it for the first half of the book, or maybe to have it for a breed you can’t find in another book. But there isn’t enough history or interesting facts on each breed specifically for me to recommend it if you want a book with more depth of information per dog.

[Ari · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book covers the history of dogs as companion animals, competitions, and breeds, focusing on the British Kennel Club breeds.

[Nichole Wallace · Rating 5 out of 5]

Pretty Cool

[Leigh · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not my very favorite dog breed guidebook, but it's the most up-to-date one I personally own (I know, even though it's TWELVE YEARS OLD), and the huge collection of photos is a really helpful tool.

[Hallie Huffman · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not actually Complete, but still quite informative.

[Gato Negro · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fabulous resource.

[Sophie · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book is so hard to sit through. The gammer is awful, the typos are frequent and hard to ignore. There's even a page where there is an entire paragraph that says dummytextdummytextdummytext over and over again instead of telling you about the dog. It has been written with love, but it has not been edited at all, I don't even think it was proof read and that really lowers the quality of the book. It's also irritating that it doesn't tell you which dogs are banned - you can choose a dog from the book, decide to look for a puppy and find out they aren't allowed in your country. It's heartbreaking to fall in love with a breed and then find out you can never own one, never even see one in real life.

[Dark-Draco · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was bought to help me set questions in a doggy quiz that I ran for charity. It is a much thumbed and much loved book, with loads of lovely photos of dogs of all shapes, sizes and breeds, but have to admit to enjoying the pictures rather than the words.

[Shirlsd]

Encyclopedia of Dog Breeds by Juliette Cunliffe (2005)