All About Aussies: The Australian Shepherd From A To Z [ILLUSTRATED] (Hardcover)

by Jeanne Joy Hartnagle-Taylor (Author) "THE BREED WE KNOW AS THE AUSTRALIAN SHEPHERD was first used first to herd sheep in the Basque region of the Pyrenees mountains..." (more)
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"The ultimate reference for new owners, exhibitors, and breeders of Australian Shepherds" -- BJ McKinney, Alpine Publications

Product Description
The definitive guide to the Australian Shepherd dog. Includes updated information on selection, care, training, grooming, health, herding, agility, showing, other activities, genetics and breeding, as well as a detailed history of the breed. This enormous 3rd edition also includes information on Miniature Australian Shepherds. Hardcover, heavily illustrated, including a color section.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 366 pages
• Publisher: Alpine Blue Ribbon Books; 3 edition (April 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 157779074X
• ISBN-13: 978-1577790747
• Product Dimensions: 11.6 x 8.6 x 1.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (28 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #76,505 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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44 of 46 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Don't get an Aussie with out first purchasing this book!!, October 24, 2000

By	john everett (LaPlata, MD USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: All About Aussies: The Australian Shepherd from A to Z (Hardcover)

The information in this book is vital to enjoying life with your Aussie. This book has helped our family through the purchasing, raising and breeding of our Aussies. Whenever our dogs have been sick, hurt, trained or bred... this book was open. All of the experiences we have had were discussed in detail throughout this book. When we have questions the first thing asked is, "What does "The Book" say?".

We recently had an emergency of our favorite Aussie going through extremely hard labor which was complicated by a very large, breech stillborn. We had this book open the entire time. There were pictures and desciptions of exactly what we were going through! My wife was able to deliver every puppy in the backseat of our car while we rushed to the emergency vet hospital. The first was stillborn, the rest survived. She had to resuscitate each one and was able to save the rest of the litter thanks to the guidance and information in this book!

If not for this book we may have lost the entire litter as well as their mother. This book is priceless. There aren't enough stars to give this book or it's author!

26 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars THE book on Australian shepherds, July 3, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: All About Aussies: The Australian Shepherd from A to Z (Hardcover)

If you want to know anything about Aussies, this is it. There are numerous books out there, but Mrs. Hartnagle-Taylor's is the book to have. While it is a little pricey, it contains everything you'll need. Grooming tips, first-aid, training, genetics, disease information, aussie specifics, chapters on aging, children, if you want to know it, AAA can tell you.

29 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is the Bible of the breed, May 28, 2001

By	Kristin T. Mcnamara "maculated" (San Luis Obispo, CA United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: All About Aussies: The Australian Shepherd from A to Z (Hardcover)

If you are going to buy one book on this breed, this is the one. Covers everything you've ever wanted to know. Genetics, training, working, indepth standard analysis, breeding, has photos of past and current greats. A masterpiece.