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The complete dog book

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The complete dog book

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Describes the official breed standards for the 153 different breeds recognized by the American Kennel Club, offering a history and photo of each breed, covering such topics as choosing the right dog, dog obedience, training, health care and first aid

The American Kennel Club -- Selecting the Right Purebred Dog -- The Breeds: Histories and Official Standards -- The AKC Breeds -- Disqualifications Applying to All Breeds -- How Height and Length Are Measured on a Dog -- Inaugural AKC Registrations -- The Groups -- Sporting Breeds -- Brittany -- Pointer -- German Shorthaired Pointer -- German Wirehaired Pointer -- Chesapeake Bay Retriever -- Curly-Coated Retriever -- Flat-Coated Retriever -- Golden Retriever -- Labrador Retriever -- Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever -- English Setter -- Gordon Setter -- Irish Setter -- American Water Spaniel -- Clumber Spaniel -- Cocker Spaniel -- English Cocker Spaniel -- English Springer Spaniel -- Field Spaniel -- Irish Water Spaniel -- Sussex Spaniel -- Welsh Springer Spaniel -- Spinone Italiano -- Vizsla -- Weimaraner -- Wirehaired Pointing Griffon -- Hound Breeds -- Afghan Hound -- Basenji -- Basset Hound -- Beagle -- Black and Tan Coonhound -- Bloodhound -- Borzoi -- Dachshund -- American Foxhound -- English Foxhound -- Greyhound -- Harrier -- Ibizan Hound -- Irish Wolfhound -- Norwegian Elkhound -- Otterhound -- Petit Basset Griffon Vendéen -- Pharaoh Hound -- Rhodesian Ridgeback -- Saluki -- Scottish Deerhound -- Whippet -- Working Breeds -- Akita -- Alaskan Malamute -- Anatolian Shepherd Dog -- Bernese Mountain Dog -- Black Russian Terrier -- Boxer -- Bullmastiff -- Doberman Pinscher -- German Pinscher -- Giant Schnauzer -- Great Dane -- Great Pyrenees -- Greater Swiss Mountain Dog -- Komondor -- Kuvasz -- Mastiff -- Neapolitan Mastiff -- Newfoundland -- Portuguese Water Dog -- Rottweiler -- Saint Bernard -- Samoyed -- Siberian Husky -- Standard Schnauzer -- Terrier Breeds -- Airedale Terrier -- American Staffordshire Terrier -- Australian Terrier -- Bedlington Terrier -- Border Terrier -- Bull Terrier -- Cairn Terrier -- Dandie Dinmont Terrier -- Smooth Fox Terrier -- Wire Fox Terrier -- Glen of Imaal Terrier -- Irish Terrier -- Kerry Blue Terrier -- Lakeland Terrier -- Manchester Terrier -- Miniature Bull Terrier -- Miniature Schnauzer -- Norfolk Terrier -- Norwich Terrier -- Parson Russell Terrier -- Scottish Terrier -- Sealyham Terrier -- Skye Terrier -- Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier -- Staffordshire Bull Terrier -- Welsh Terrier -- West Highland White Terrier -- Toy Breeds -- Affenpinscher -- Brussels Griffon -- Cavalier King Charles Spaniel -- Chihuahua -- Chinese Crested -- English Toy Spaniel -- Havanese -- Italian Greyhound -- Japanese Chin -- Maltese -- Manchester Terrier (Toy) -- Miniature Pinscher -- Papillon -- Pekingese -- Pomeranian -- Poodle (Toy) -- Pug -- Shih Tzu -- Silky Terrier -- Toy Fox Terrier -- Yorkshire Terrier -- Non-Sporting Breeds -- American Eskimo Dog -- Bichon Frise -- Boston Terrier -- Bulldog -- Chinese Shar-Pei -- Chow Chow -- Dalmatian -- Finnish Spitz -- French Bulldog -- Keeshond -- Lhasa Apso -- Löwchen -- Poodle (Miniature and Standard) -- Schipperke -- Shiba Inu -- Tibetan Spaniel -- Tibetan Terrier -- Herding Breeds -- Australian Cattle Dog -- Australian Shepherd -- Bearded Collie -- Belgian Malinois -- Belgian Sheepdog -- Belgian Tervuren -- Border Collie -- Bouvier des Flandres -- Briard -- Canaan Dog -- Cardigan Welsh Corgi -- Collie -- German Shepherd Dog -- Old English Sheepdog -- Pembroke Welsh Corgi -- Polish Lowland Sheepdog -- Puli -- Shetland Sheepdog -- The Miscellaneous Class -- Beauceron -- Plott -- Redbone Coonhound -- Swedish Vallhund -- Tibetan Mastiff -- Living With Your Dog -- Joining a Dog Club -- The Sport of Dogs -- Training -- Grooming -- Responsible Breeding -- Canine Health and First Aid -- A Healthy Dog -- Nutrition -- Common Illnesses -- Canine First Aid