Product Description: Seeing is learning with My First Picture Encyclopedias. This just-right reference book is full of fun dog facts like what dogs use their whiskers for and what colors dogs can see! Discover all you want to know about our furry four-legged friends.

With over 200,000 copies sold to date, everyone agrees that "the 'ultimate' in the subtitle is not an exaggeration" (Minneapolis Star Tribune). Legacy of the Dog has been established as the reference book for potential dog owners, breeders, and people who are just plain crazy for dogs. Revised and updated, with many new breeds rarely seen outside their country of origin, it is an invaluable reference. Seven standard categories are covered, with each breed shown alphabetically within, for a total of 195 breeds. Each breed's description includes a brief history, key characteristics, care and exercise requirements, and tips on training puppies. Tetsu Yamazaki's photographs are exceptional not only for their careful emphasis on the particularity of the different breeds, but also for capturing the individual spirit of each dog. A treasure trove of photography and a wealth of information, here's a book for canine owners guaranteed to be the most dog-eared one on the shelf.

Product Description: Presents a photographic guide to more than four hundred dog breeds, a history of dogs, an explanation of canine behavior, and advice on choosing the right type of dog.

Thoroughly revised and expanded, this canine reference contains the history of dogs; a photographic guide to more than four hundred breeds; illustrated information on the dog in folklore, art, literature, sports, and films; an explanation of canine behavior; and advice on choosing the right sort of dog. (view table of contents)

Discusses the various breeds of dogs, including the origins of the breed, personality, special characteristics, coat, and colors.

Profiles each AKC breed, covering breed history, physical traits, health, longevity, behavior, and exercise needs.

'Renowned animal behaviorist Desmond Morris has created an impressive guide to the history and variety of man's best friend. The entries are accompanied by over 500 line drawings, which express the character of the dogs represented in a way that photographs often fail to capture. Divided into four major categories -- Sporting Dogs, Livestock Dogs, Service Dogs, and Other Dogs -- each division is arranged by the specific purpose for which they were bred, and again by country of origin. For the reader interested in further research, many entries include extensive references. Morris also provides an annotated bibliography of the most important dog reference books from 1576 to the present, and two additional lists of reference books, arranged by region and by breed group. A must for dog lovers.'--'The Best of the Best Reference Sources,' American Libraries, May 2003.Looks at every recognized dog breed from the Affenpinscher to the Zanzibar Greyhound, discussing the behavior, origins, and qualities of each and offering a look at various theories of canine behavior. (view table of contents)

Offers information on history, health, temperament, feeding, and grooming, including a photograph of each breed helpful for identification.

Product Description: Fully illustrated with over 150 color photographs and illustrations, the Factfinder Guides offer a comprehensive reference tool, covering the subject matter at hand in a convenient, easy-to-use dictionary format. Each volume is devoted to a single subject from weather to warriors, cats to horses, and more...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Profiles each AKC breed, covering breed history, physical traits, health, longevity, behavior, and exercise needs

Discusses the various breeds of dogs, including the origins of the breed, personality, special characteristics, coat, and colors, with a special focus on dog training

A uniquely comprehensive photographic guide to dog breeds contains more than nine hundred full-color photographs of prize-winning dogs of every size, shape, and color, including all 134 breeds recognized by the American Kennel Club. Simultaneous. IP.

Contains the history of dogs; a photographic guide to more than four hundred breeds; illustrated information on the dog in folklore, art, literature, sports, and films; an explanation of canine behavior; and advice on choosing the right sort of dog.