The Book of the Chow Chow [Hardcover]

Samuel Draper (Author), Joan M. Brearley (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 576 pages
• Publisher: TFH Publications; Library edition edition (March 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0866227113
• ISBN-13: 978-0866227117
• Product Dimensions: 11.3 x 8.8 x 2.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,757,100 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Chow Chow Book For The Serious Fancier, April 19, 2001

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Susanne Cruey (Knoxville, TN.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Book of the Chow Chow (Hardcover)

I've owned this book for 15 years and refer to it often. This is a wonderful book for the person who wants to understand where our breed came from. It's great for the person who is interested in breeding and showing Chows. It helps us to understand the history of todays champions.It clearly explains what the standard for our breed is.This is a must have book for the serious Chow Chow fancier !!

9 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Most Useless Book For Any Kind of Dog I've Ever Seen, March 22, 2001

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Robin L Warcup (Lowell, MA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Book of the Chow Chow (Hardcover)

If you are looking for a book to care for Chows- this is certainly not the one. Only two pages are devoted to any kind of care at all- that being only to show one how to properly brush a Chow for a show. The rest of this huge book is black and white photos of "Best of Breed". Who cares? I have been looking for a chow book for a long time- this book was recommended by more than one person as the "best". I assume the rest of the Chow books out there are First Grade line drawings of Chows. Very diappointing. NOT RECOMMENDED.

2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Book Review, January 19, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Book of the Chow Chow (Hardcover)

The book was outdated, which I was made aware of before purchasing. But for less than [$$$] (shipping incl.) I can't complain. Condition of the book was very good and the service I received was excellent. I will certainly buy from Amazon.com again. Although it was perhaps more for the history of famous individual dogs from the 50's, I did pick up some good info on the breed. I expected more info on Chow Chows in general and didn't realize that most of the pics were black & white. All-in-all, I'm happy with the book!