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Border Collies (Complete Pet Owner's Manual) | 
 enlarge | Author: Michael Devine
Publisher: Barron's Educational Series
Category: Book
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Rating:  17 reviews
Sales Rank: 50003
Media: Paperback
Edition: 2nd
Pages: 96
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.8 x 6.3 x 0.4
ISBN: 0764136445
Dewey Decimal Number: 636.7374
EAN: 9780764136443
ASIN: 0764136445
Publication Date: March 16, 2007
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Product Description
This energetic, intelligent working dog attained AKC recognition only in recent decades. Although an outdoors dog, it also makes a good family pet. This book is a brand-new title in Barron s extensive line of Complete Pet Owner s Manuals. They advise current and soon-to-be pet owners on the care of dogs and cats of virtually all recognized breeds, as well as on birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish, small mammals, and even exotic creatures like tarantulas and sugar gliders. The information in each book is authoritative but the language is non-technical and easy for every pet owner to understand. Every title in this series is individually written from first page to last by a breeder, trainer, veterinarian, or other animal specialist. All Complete Pet Owner s Manuals are filled with high-quality color photos and instructive line art.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 12 more reviews...
 Get's Down To Business December 8, 2008
R. McRae (Saugus, CA)
Most of what you need to know about this super intelligent and energetic dog. Covers the breed's history and information on whether or not this is the dog for you. Not your everyday family dog, but just right for households with more mature children. The right owner's manual for getting started with the Border Collie, and probably best read before ever bringing one home. I'm now better learning how to keep this super dog stimulated both mentally and physically after a year of ownership. I can attribute most of that to this book.
 Great reference July 17, 2008
Miss B
This book is a concise little reference book and a quick read. It's not very detailed but for that I'd recommend "Your Border Collie's Life" by Kim Dearth. What I like about this book are the nice quality pictures of Border Collies and the easy-to-find topics.
 Why should I buy this? April 29, 2007
Robin J. Baker (Rome, NY United States)
5 out of 8 found this review helpful
Like many breeds, the Border Collie deserves understanding by potential and current owners. I don't feel however this book was intended to do that. A basic dog care book would suffice for most of it and in spending too much time on this, diminishes the challenge and understanding this breed demands of its owners.
The contention of the author that the Border Collie is relatively a new breed is, in my mind patently dishonest. Border Collie records are well documented and go back well over a hundred years, but for the AKC, that decided to recognize the breed recently, it is "recent" and, I presume that is the authors perspective in writing this.
On this point, it should also be noted by the author (but is not) that registered AKC Border Collies were created based on "looks like" and not on herding or intelligence or even the historical records for the breed.
Today, there are two registries that exist competing with each other. Those that are recognized to be Border Collie workding dogs and those that are recognized by the AKC.
New Border Collie Owner March 14, 2007
N. Compton (Wilmington, OH)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This is a very interesting book with a lot of specific information about Border Collies. I have found it to be very helpful, and refer to it on a daily basis regarding the many questions I, as new owner of a BC, encounter when dealing with my young BC. These are very complex dogs, not to be taken on casually, and this book acknowledges their potential difficulties, but also their extreme intelligence and need to work.
affectionate discussion of border collies February 23, 2007
Elissa A. Kinch (Platteville, WI United States)
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
This book is clearly written by a border collie lover. The photographs are good and have cute captions, there are a number of drawings of the dogs, and the issues of living with a border collie are straight-forward and informative. I loved this book. I keep returning to some of the pictures I enjoyed most.
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