A Breed Apart: A Celebration of the New American Mutt

By Amanda Jones

Unfamiliar with the borgi? Never heard of the russenji? In spite of their strange names and unlikely lineage, the new American mutt is suddenly the dog of the moment. Amanda Jones captures their quirky appeal in A Breed Apart -a collection of stunning black-and-white portraits of these wildly popular and uniquely blended dogs.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0307346757
• ISBN13: 9780307346759
• Release Date: March 2007
• Publisher: Potter Style
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 7.7" x 0.6" x 7.7"

Customer Reviews

A Breed Apart

The book arrived in good condition, and in a timely fashoin. The dust cover had minor marks, but the pages were all pristine. Wonderful price for a wonderful product.

Beautiful Photography

For those of us that have beloved mutts, we are always at least just a wee bit curious to what comprises our dogs. This book spotlights a few of these wonderful dogs and just assigns names to them to satisfy that curiousity. Amanda has great people/dog skills and it shows in her photography.

Beautiful pictures from a beautiful person who loves ALL dogs.

Speaking as the owner of the "Piggie" in this book, I want to make it VERY clear that Amanda IS NOT promoting "designer mutts". We found Nita in a pet store when we went to find a Boston Terrier. But we fell in love with her spirit and uniqueness. She was not a pre-ordered "custom breed" and was probably just an accident. Nonetheless, we love her very much and have had many years of great times with her. Having spent a little time with Amanda after the photo shoot I can tell you she is a caring and thoughtful individual who loves ALL dogs. Her intention in this book was to shine the spotlight (for once) on non-purebred dogs. And as a member of a family of three of these so-called "mutts", I couldn't be happier.

Finding beauty in being different

I don't think the first reviewer of this book actually paid any attention to anything other than the "cutsie names." In the foreward of the book, the cofounder of The Bark magazine points out that "mutts have played second fiddle to their more high-bred brethren for too long now" and hopes that "if every dog has its day, let's hope that it's the mutt's turn now." The pictures of Amanda Jones capture the charms and uniqueness of several mutts - perhaps most of whom were obtained from "a shelter near you." The "cutsie" names were given to do nothing more than be cute and attempt to identify the breeds existing in these dogs. How seriously can you take names such as "jackodauzer, "goldennese," and "bullbrador"? Think Tiger Woods calling himself a "Cablinasian" - it's all in good fun. The pictures are gorgeous, the dogs are adorable, and the intent is to celebrate what many of us have at home: unique beautiful mutts with personalities all their own.