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 enlarge | Author: D. Caroline Coile
Publisher: For Dummies
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  13 reviews
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Media: Paperback
Edition: 1
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Pages: 288
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Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 7.3 x 0.7
ISBN: 0764552805
Dewey Decimal Number: 636.7376
EAN: 9780764552809
ASIN: 0764552805
Publication Date: September 15, 2000
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 Reasons Not to Buy this Book May 7, 2006
12 out of 13 found this review helpful
I have great respect for most "For Dummies" books, but the publishers really messed up with this one. It should not be sold in bookstores.
The information presented in this book is so general, the title of the book should not say, "German Shepherds for Dummies." It should say, "general advice any idiot could figure out on his own." Why am I so harsh?
-the author demonstrates no breed-specific knowledge of German Shepherds.
-furthermore, the author only offers the most general advice about dogs, such as "buy high-quality food" (but the author has no suggestions on which ones), and "pick the dog with the coat you like best," and "make sure to train your dog."
-the author knows only 3 things:
A) Dog breeders are immoral (hence, there is no section included on how to breed)
B) Dog owners are immoral (because they do not exercise their dogs enough)
C) You, the reader, are immoral (for thinking about getting a dog you will abuse and/or neglect).
Thus, if you want an earfull (eyefull?) of venom, and not much else, buy this book.
THE WORST BOOK ON GERMAN SHEPHERDS....EVER !!!!!!!!!!!! January 29, 2006
23 out of 24 found this review helpful
I'll tell you why.:
Little story, my husband surprised me with a GS puppy last year when I came back from a weeklong vacation. I did not want a puppy yet because I've never owned a dog before and I wanted to do some reading on the subject, especially with a GS. It's not the kind of breed that you can just buy and say "ok, we have a cute puppy" and that's it. Every dog deserves a well informed owner. But I ended up using my intuition and common sense to do the majority of training for my dog (who I now love dearly). This book taught me nothing that I hadn't already figured out on my own. And I must add that there is only about 10% of this book that is actually geared towards GS's. It's a very broad based book on how to train a dog, not just a GS. There are many other books out there that will tell you about the breed and what to expect about there intelligience, personality and the AKC standards for this breed. I learned more things browsing through GS magazines at PetSmart. DO NOT BUY THIS BOOK !!!! There are MUCH better books about German Shepherds !!!!!!!
 Hell, Fire, and Brimstone December 13, 2005
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
I am well aware that owning a pet of any kind is a HUGE responsibility, I don't need it shoved down my throat every other paragraph. Furthermore, the author had a grim way of reinforcing the fact that neglected Shepherds would indeed be problematic...well, duh! Sardonic predictions and lack luster descriptions of this beautiful animal made me doubt if indeed the author had ever actually owned a German Shepherd.
That being said, if there are individuals out there that don't know that a dog of any kind is a huge undertaking, this wouldn't be such a bad read.
 A Champion Read ! December 13, 2003
11 out of 13 found this review helpful
= A Champion ReadAs a German Shepherd owner in northern Ontario, Canada, I found this book of valuable assistance. There is little help in a practical sense for animals in this part of the world, but this book has really helped. Chapters 12 and 13 on pet care are the best chapters in the book: they help you to dedect ailments early on and so you can avoid expensive trips to vets or even losing your loved animal.
Each chapter is clearly set out and has spacing between main paragraphs and sections. It is obvious that this book is written by a true professional: it is thorough, yet not boringly over detailed. It mentions in one chapter about dominant aggression of the dog, but also, as always, goes to the root cause of the problem , which, of course, helps the breeder or owner alike, to be beware and maybe prevent such behaviour from happening in public. As I say, it is a very practical book. It starts with a practical plan of how much it would cost to keep a German Shepherd at your home and then goes on to point out how it would fit in the family, how to house it etc. In another chapter, it gives really good advice on what to do with the "undesirables" such as how to remove a stink from your home to removing ticks from the dog. Beautiful black & white as well as colour photos accompany the chapters. Only a dummie would skip buying this book ! Glen M Darlow
The best!!! March 19, 2003
7 out of 10 found this review helpful
This is the most useful and user friendly of all the GSD books I have in my library! It has a lot of information none of the other books have.
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