Legacy of the Puppy, the Ultimate Illustrated Guide

by Hiromi Nakano

Organized by American Kennel Club group, this lavishly illustrated resource contains information about each breed' History and country of origin. Trainability. Exercise requirement. Energy level. Coat and grooming requirements. Full grown height and weight Personality traits.

223 pages, Hardcover

First published November 18, 2004

Reviews

[Kasey Fernandez]

Excellent resource for those exploring dog breeds with big, beautiful pictures of each breed. Each breed has a few paragraphs describing their temperament and tendencies. This is supplemented with a size and coat chart to provide additional information. Perfect for readers of all ages!

One more thing that I appreciate about this book... although the focus is on puppies they are sure to include an adult for each breed so you can see what they look like when they grow up.

[Maya]

"Fossil study shows that dogs were domesticated in Southeast Asia more than 20,000 years ago, and specialists have determined that these dogs were clearly different than wolves. In addition, about 10 years ago, a Japanese archaeological expedition unearthed dog fossils at the 35,000-year-old Palmyra ruins in Syria. Finally, carbon dating of wild-dog fossils found at aboriginal campsite ruins in Australia, which revealed the dogs to be similar to modern dingoes, determined the fossils to be about the same age as the Syrian ones.

Finnish vertebrate paleontologist Bjorn Kurten says dogs were domesticated about 35 centuries ago, which is consistent with the Palmyra findings. According to him, in the late Paleolithic period, early Cro-Magnon humans entered Europe after wandering through Africa, southern Asia, and Australia, accompanied by dogs. About 5,000 years later, Neanderthal humans that lived in Europe and most of Asia suddenly disappeared, most likely wiped out by the newcomers."

-- Tadaaki Imaizumi