Dogs - Non-Fiction from Gilt Edge Books

This wonderful puppy raising guide written by the same authors of How To Be Your Dog's Best Friend is such an important book to have when bringing home your new puppy. The Monks offer clear, compassionate guidelines for raising a puppy. Profuse illustrations will be found to be most helpful. An engaging read from cover to cover. The condition of… Read more

Ottawa: Cole Books, 1987. Signed by author to title page. A comprehensive illustrated explanation of the Basenji breed standards with 600 illustrations by the author. This book provides one of the most comprehensive, in-depth technical treatise ever written on a breed. Robert Cole is licensed to judge hound, working and herding groups and has exibited and bred Basenji's. The author's… Read more

New Jersey: T,F,H. Publications, Inc. Ltd, 1985. . Photo illustrated glossy hardboard covers. Lavishly illustrated with both black-and-white and more than thirty exciting full-color photos, this is truly the most complete and comprehensive book on the contemporary German Shepherd Dog ever written. The author is acclaimed for his experience and knowledge of the breed. The contents of this book provide… Read more

Simon and Schuster, UK Ltd. 1998 First Edition.First Printing. Book Near Fine in a Fine Dust Jacket. A touching hilarious, fact-filled book. Renouned dog expert Stanley Coren, a Professor of Psychology at UBC, lends his expertise to man's best friend. A book for everyone who loves dogs and wants to learn about their astounding, endearing, wonderful ways. This… Read more

New York: Howell Book House (1983) 11th Impression. Foreword by John L. Fuller, Ph.D. Drawings by Melissa Bartlet and photographs by Roder Greenwald. Joachim Volhard is an internationally known dog obedience instructor. Training methods in this book are based on well-established psychological principles and are adapted to the mind of the dog. Procedures are described in clear… Read more

New Jersey: Prentice-Hall A wise and witty guide to selecting, training, loving, and spoiling your dog. This book is guaranteed to prove helpful to every dog owner, whether he desires a more agreeable pet, a champion in the family, or an obedience degree winner. B/W photographs accompany the text. Gift inscription to ffep, also a Reg Kennels stamp. Deep… Read more

New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1991. Illustrated card covers. This book takes the guesswork out of choosing a dog. The authoritative guide profiles 175 different breeds and varieties of dogs including photographs of each, to help prospective buyers find one with the physical and behavioral characteristics that will suit them. How to decide on the right breed, locate… Read more

New York: Good Housekeeping Books 256pp. The basic guide for the family who wants to raise a healthy, well trained and properly socialized purebred dog. Over 100 photographs.. Half-Leather. Near Fine/Near Fine.

New Jersey: T.F.H. Publications, 1970. 240 pp includes first aid chart and index. Contents offer twelve chapters from the history, description, heredity, reproduction etc. through to diseases and first aid. The comprehensive text is profusely illustrated with a gallery of American and English champions, plus many general instructive photographs. Front board painting by Ernest H. Hart. White boards show… Read more

New York: Howell Book House, 1976. With special chapters by Dr. G. William Nixon, Jeanette W. Cross and Peggy Westphal. Illustrated with B/w photos. The emphasis has been on capturing the essence of the Dachshund - its tradition, its physical makeup, its character - and to explore the many interests and pleasures it offers owners. Green photo illustrated boards.… Read more

London: Popular Dogs, 1968. The book offers nineteen authoritative chapters, addenda, appendices, and index. It is lavishly illustrated with photographs on heavy glossy paper. Reg Kennel stamp to ffep, . Clean, tight and square.. 7th Edition Revised.. Near Fine/Very Good.

New York: The Pet Library Ltd. , 1969. Twelve informative chapters from the origin of the Dachshund to the aging. All subject matter of feeding, grooming and care, training, breeding, diseases, etc. is covered. Profusely illustrated in color and b/w. Ffep carries a Reg. Kennels stamp. Glossy cream-colored boards with a photo illustration on front. Spine wear to top… Read more

Boston/New York: Houghton,Mifflin Company, 1993. Sixth Printing. A beautiful account of thirty years of living with dogs, wolves, and dingoes and of the ways their lives intertwined with her own. This novelist and anthropologist brings us a completely new understanding of dogs by writing a sort of deeply truthful ethological poem, a loving yet absolutely unsentimental chronicle of… Read more

London: Popular Dogs, 1973. 252 pp including index. Illustrated with b/w photos and illustrations. Contents include origin and history of the breed, breeding, puppy rearing to showing. Appendix include post-war Challenge Certificate winners, list of breed clubs in Great Britain etc. Name to top of ffep. Photographic jacket.. 7th Ed Revised. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine.