Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: 0446519499
Manufacturer: Grand Central Publishing
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Well worth checking out by Steve Dufour
The authors clearly love dogs. Some of the stories and testimonies left me in tears. However, as others have noted, some of the material in this book is not to be taken 100% seriously. Looking beyond that, they do make a great case for the mixed-breed dog — a case that needs to be made at this time.
One of my favorite books about dogs by
I’ve read this book cover to cover more than once, and laughed out loud each time. The authors’ love of dogs shines through every page, and the humor is razor sharp and based on experience. For anyone researching dogs as a first step toward bringing home a canine companion — purebred or mixed — this book is a great resource (and great entertainment too).
Some good points but didn’t care for it by Cat
I like the point made that non-pure bred dogs are wonderful and worth saving. However some of the “catalogue” of mixes was ridiculous. Example: comments on “chow-sharpei” mix and “chow” mixes was obviously due to the fact that the author does not like either breed. I have a chow/samoyed mix who is absolutely wonderful - got the best of both breeds. It would have been more fair to catalogue as well the good points of the breed and perhaps explain more as to why certain breeds can have negative points (poor breeding, socialization & training for example).
Mutt pride, but in a nasty way by
This was an enjoyable book, but not completely a positive experience. I currently have three dogs (two mutts, one purebred), and have fostered many - all different kinds, both mixed and pure. I’ve loved all of them dearly, but books like “Mutts” imply that one can only love one or the other - purebred or mutt. They’re all dogs, all individuals. I don’t own a breed, I own my Beau, a collie - a breed that gets a lot of negative attention in this book.
Some of the passages about purebred dogs were downright offensive. A Golden/collie mix is described as “Valley girl meets Forrest Gump” in a section discussing temperaments of mixed breed dogs. There was much space wasted dissing purebreds in like fashion. I guess it’s supposed to be humorous, but I found it nasty-tempered and alienating.
Yes, there are German Shepherds that are skittish and shelties that are hyperactive yappers, but this book makes it sound like every purebred dog is a degenerate freak and only mutts are “real” dogs. While I understand the need for a book that promotes mutts as the great pets they are, I wish it didn’t have to be at the expense of purebred dogs and those who choose to own them.
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