The Right Dog for You: How to choose the perfect breed for you and your family Paperback – April 27, 2021

I've been considering whether I should have a dog or not, and this will help me decide what kind and if I should get a dog at all. If you're thinking of getting a dog, or if you're just interested in leaning about various breeds, this is one of the best books I've found on the topic. This is by no means a complete list. The focus is mainly on midsize and smaller breeds and doesn't include some of the larger breeds such as the Great Dane or a Russian Wolfhound, though the Saint Bernard is represented.The author provides all the essential basic information one would need to narrow the choice of breed or type of breed. The photography is clear and functional in terms of seeing a typical dog of each breed, generally giving enough information to know how each would fare in a family setting, ideal amount exercise, and of course typical size and weight. Each is shown in "mug shots"—one straight on and one in profile. The bigger question these days is where and how to find the dog of one's choice.

'The Right Dog for You' is a basic guide on what would be the best dog breed for you. I was not overall impressed and have read better alternatives. This book is paperback with decently thick pages. The text is small, in my opinion, and makes it difficult to read (I don't have vision issues). It was extremely difficult to read about the individual breeds as the small text is printed on a graph chart. The information provided is mostly true but lacks specific details. The layout is by the size of the dog starting with small going up to large. I did notice quite a few dog breeds that were not mentioned. I appreciated the real dog images, however, to give you an idea of what the specific breed normally looks like. Overall, it was okay to read once, but I would not fully rely on this guide.

Very informative book. I love the format of the book. It is composed in a way that you can easily compare different breeds quickly. It gives you a front and side view of each breed. It lets you know how good they are with kids, grooming requirements, how much food they eat. It gives a brief breed history, information about their personality, health issues, some breed tidbits, and breed standards. It shows a picture of the dog size beside a person for comparison as well. It’s a whole lot of information in a very organized manner. It’s a great book and very informative. We have a rare breed and she was in there as well. I am sure it’s not all the breeds and cross breeds, but I couldn’t pick one out that was missing. I would recommend the book.

I love this book. We have 3 different breeds of dogs at home and this is a great quick reference on breed types. Giving you a general information on personality, health care, and as an owner. My kids love to read through this book and identify different breeds of dogs and its amazing for them to come home after an outing seeing a dog and trying to find the breed in the book. I feel this would be a great book for someone that doesn't have an experience with a certain breed gather info for a choice to adopt or for someone just to learn the dog breeds.

This "The Right Dog for You" book is a good but basic overview of dog breeds book, but there is a serious issue that make it difficult for me to read and like this book. First of all, the background hashing/lines/color of each of the breed's page make it difficult to read. The dark hash background kind of fuse and interfere with the text, giving me a headache when I am trying to "read" the text. It is very difficult for me to enjoy the book.Now, onto the content, the information included are very basic, it is kind of nice for kids to flip thru the book, and look at all the different breeds. The organization is kind of confusing, I was expecting an alphabetical ordering of breeds, but it is not. It also missing quite some breeds too, for example, I couldn't find my favorite breed - the American Eskimo.It also lacks some important info too, like medical concerns or odor.Thank you for reading this review, I hoped that this review & the pictures are helpful to you in support of your purchase decision.

We used an earlier edition of this book to choose the breed of our last dog, and I'm really happy to see that it has been updated and republished. She was a breed none of us had ever heard of, and turned out to be absolutely the perfect dog for us in every way, suiting our lifestyle, personalities, and just a joy. Combine this with finding a responsible and knowledgeable breeder, and you should do well in your search for the right dog.Thank you for reading my review. I hope you found it helpful.

I have to like a book that is filled with pictures of beautiful and adorable dogs.There is basic info given for a great many dogs that seem to represent the most popular breeds. The breeds are arranged by size, so that helps if you know what size dog you are looking for. Child-friendliness, Grooming, Feeding and Exercise are shown in graph form to help narrow those preferences as well.But there are two very key aspects that have been important to me when looking for a dog that are all but missing from this book, and those are how much a dog sheds and which are considered hypoallergenic.Shedding and allergies are pretty big concerns for people when looking for dogs. While there is mention of coat maintenance for many of the dogs, there is little mention of shedding. There was only one mention of hypoallergenic that I came across and that was in the "As an Owner" section of the Labradoodle, but only to say there is no guarantee that one will be hypoallergenic. The Labradoodle also gets the rare mention of shedding.If you, like me, are looking for a hypoallergenic dog, you'll need to look at other sources for that information.If allergies and shedding are not concerns, then this book offers enough information to at least help narrow down your choices and is a good place to start.

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