Customer Reviews

The Beagle

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Of the four major Beagle books I've read ("The New Beagle" by Judith Musladin; "Beagles" by Beverly Pisano; and "The Beagle: An Owner's Guide to a Happy Healthy Pet" by Richard Roth) this one is clearly the worst. There is nothing of relevance to a pet owner in the "real world" - for someone who is looking for some common sense tips on how to care for and understand their pet. Chapters include such useless topics as@"Beagles in Hawaii," Hound Shows and National Beagle Club Recognized Packs," and "Gun Dog Trials." The countless dated black and white photos are all nearly identical - the usual champion's pose on the winner's podium - page after page of them. I don't think there's a photo taken after 1950 in the entire book. If you're just a regular pet owner who would like to learn more about where your Beagle is coming from and how to take the best, most practical care of it - read Richard Roth's book "The Beagle: An Owner's Guide to a Happy Healthy Pet."

I Read this book when it was published and over the years lost my copy.This book is for the exibitor,I believe,specifically for those who look at pedigrees and like to match photos to names of dogs you were not able to see personally either because you were not exibiting at the time the dog was shown,or were not in the same geographic area... I would also recommend their previous book Beagles and Beagling....jfahrlen@bellsouth.net

I, too, was a little disappointed in this book. Although I loved the photographs of the beautiful little hounds, I was dismayed that the book contained nothing recent. The book was little more than a step-by-step manifesto on how you, too, can enter your beagle in a show and the issues concerning dog shows. I was disappointed that very little was offered in the way of the care of the hound and that the book was really directed towards showing the hounds as opposed to regular owners. Although information about showing beagles is all very well and good, I did not feel this work did a good job in presenting that information.

I gave this an extra star because the photographs (although dated) of the hounds were very appealing.

One of the best beagle books ever! I have read and refer to it daily.

This is an excellent book for those who have loved beagles for years, and for those who are just finding out how great beagles can be! Here is a small testimony to the research involved with this book. Imagine our surprise when we found out that our female has a living legend for a great-grandfather!!! You would never know from just the Pedigrees from the American and Australian Kennel Clubs!!! It's a pleasure to see the authors make so much effort to produce very intelligent and informed material to the public.