David Conrad Taylor, BVMS, FRCVS, FZS, was a British veterinary surgeon. He was the first veterinary surgeon to specialise in zoo and wildlife medicine. Taylor worked with zoo and wild animals from 1957, acting as a consultant on the treatment of some of the rarest species on Earth. He was world-renowned as an expert in marine mammal medicine.
In the mid-1970s and early 1980s, Taylor wrote a popular series of autobiographical books that charted his life and experiences as a "Zoo Vet". These books were adapted for Television in a drama series, One by One. He continued to be a prolific writer until his death. [wikipedia]
Tons of informations about dogs, the different breeds, how to train them, how to raise them, how to feed them etc.
My only complaints, back in 1986 when I first read this book, was that it didn't have enough colored pictures. In fact, I think I remember that the dogs in the breed section were drawn ratehr than photographed, which was really a rather unforgiveable flaw to my past self.
Oh, wouldn't it be nice to be have the carefree mind of an eight-year old again, where all you worry about are the pictures in your dog books?