Customer Reviews

THE COMPLETE PAPILLON (Book of the Breed)

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This book has everything you need to know before you buy a Papillon.It helps you deicide whether you want a male or female or a papillon or phalene.It helps you learn how to keep your Papillon healthy and how to groom them.Now I feel I'm ready to own my Papillon,I know their diet (which is kind of unusual,another reason to get this book)and how to choose a healthy puppy.I recomend this book to people who are planning or already have a papillon,it will certainly make you happier knowing that your papillon is happy living with you.It is really worth it,it really is!....

There are really very few current books on Papillons. I originally bought a copy of this book for my mother in England. She has a papillon and has found the book very useful. I am now about to buy a copy for myself. The authors are well established breeders and judges of papillons in the UK. They cover everything from grooming and care of a papillon to the history of the breed and even papillon collectables. The illustrations are good. The survey of the chief Papillon bloodlines in the UK and USA is not comprehensive (but if it was the book would have been far less easy to read). There is a singular lack of the generic dog information that marrs many other breed handbooks. I would recommend this book to anyone who is interested in papillons. It would be a good book for someone who is thinking of buying/adopting a papillon to read before deciding if this is the right dog for him/her.

This book is excellent, wish it had more on the life changes of this breed of dog, but on the whole, an excellent overview.

brief history, temperament, grooming with pictures, training isn't very comprehensive, standard for America, Britain, & Europe with illustrations, little on showing, chapter on Phalene with pictures, collectibles, detailed chapters on champions in the world, breeding not scientifically oriented, good section on first aid

This book had some useful information, but I felt is was geared more towards breeders than new papillon owners. It goes into great detail about the pedigree and desirable qualities of a show dog. I was hoping to learn more about training, grooming, and general care.

basically the book covers the breed type, and covered all I wanted to know about the breed. The one thing is that there is too much of old breed lines which would not be of use to one outside the UK

This Book is a MUST HAVE for anyone who is planning to breed Papillons!!!! It is also a great book for any Papillon owner. Excellent rescources through-out the book on all aspects of caring for your Papillon.

I really enjoyed the information in this book. The author is English, so some information is about showing in the UK, but the breed information is relevant to both countries. I received my book quickly, and am greatful that Amazon can offer these type titles that aren't always available at the local bookstore.

The book had some good information on the breed. My biggest complaint is that the pictures were all in black/white, paps are beautiful dogs and the pictures did not do justice to the breed. I felt that the book dwelled too much on past and present champions, which I am not really interested.

Overall I liked the book and will keep it as reference guide.

I was looking for a book that would tell me the car and training, and although this book did have some, it was not to the extent I was looking for. I had read previous reviews saying what a great book this was for new Pap owners, but being a new Pap owner, it still gave way too much extranious information and even I knew some of it was incorrect just from talking to the few breeders I had talked to.