Dogs Pocket Companion

by Book Sales Inc. and Chartwell Books

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0785809643
• ISBN13: 9780785809647
• Release Date: January 1998
• Publisher: Booksales
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 0.48 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 7.6"

Customer Reviews

An excellent first dog book for children

This "pocket companion" dog book is not necessarily intended for children, but ours have almost worn it out with looking at the pictures--all in color--and reading the descriptions. Two caveats in using the book with children: (1) average lifespans are given for each breed, but nowhere is it said that these are just averages (our children think of these numbers as gospel); and (2) the helpful charts giving each breed's relative needs in exercise, food, grooming, and house space, rated from 1 (lowest) to 4 (highest) make children think that a dog with a 4 in, say, food, needs to be fed four times a day! These are minor issues, but because of the book's small size and convenient handling, it is especially attractive to children, so it is worth mentioning them. Overall this is a lovely little book and a great introduction to breeds.