Customer Reviews:
 The Shiloh Experience December 26, 2005
12 out of 14 found this review helpful
After reviewing this insightful, informative book, I can appreciate the majestic Shiloh breed and the efforts behind making it a pure breed for all dog lovers around the world. If you love dogs, you must have this book.
Charles Lewis
President, America's Bluegrass, Inc.
Awesome book, awesome dogs December 26, 2005
10 out of 12 found this review helpful
At first I was planning to wait for the soft cover version of this book, but after reading several excerpts, I couldn't wait! I had to have the book as soon as possible, so I ordered my Limited Edtion hard cover copy. The Shiloh Shepherd Story promises to be a great read, hard to put down, full of real-life drama. It is exciting to see the birth and evolution of an awesome breed. The politics don't matter. These are awesome dogs, and the story of how they came to be. I'd recommend this book to all dog fanciers, not just Shiloh lovers.
Happy reading!
Susan
Great ! ! Read ! ! Can't Wait ! ! December 26, 2005
12 out of 14 found this review helpful
The excerpts that I have read should produce a great read.
Being a dog lover and having owned German Shepherds, I look forward to reading the authors struggles to develop a superior shepherd. From what I read the Shiloh ancestors were some great German Shepherds. The excerpts seem to suggest political warfare with this breed. I am familiar with politics within the AKC showring, and look forward to learning why the Shiloh is so controversial.
A real-life breed-development thriller! December 25, 2005
14 out of 17 found this review helpful
It's very seldom that canine fanciers ever get a look into the process of the development of a new dog breed. The evolution of dog breeds is obscure, arcane, fraught with genetic difficulties and political backbiting. Often attempted, it very seldom meets with actual success.
In spite of everything, the Shiloh Shepherd Dog is a success story, due primarily to the tenacity, fighting spirit, and never-say-die attitude of Tina Barber. In this book, Tina tells the story of the birth of a breed that is still evolving. The book's a real thriller -- that's what you'd have to call it. This is a unique book, one that stands out from the general run of canine-fancy literature. Truly a memorable story, and one that will be read with admiration and astonishment even twenty or thirty years from now.
Exciting Excerpts ! ! ! December 25, 2005
11 out of 14 found this review helpful
WOW ! ! Finally ! ! A book about how.....
I do not own a Shiloh Shepherd and this is my first exposure. A friend of mine asked me to read the Chapter Excerpts. I did and ordered the Limited Edition. From reading the excerpts and looking at all the controversy this book is stirring, I can't wait to read the entire book. The pictures in the excerpts seem to bring the book alive ! ! I have always wondered...what does it take to make a dog breed....This will answer my questions. Personally I like Designer Breeds or Unique Rare Dog Breeds. Maybe a Shiloh will be in my future. From what I have read they must be very special.
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