The Complete English Shepherd Guide: Raising Your Puppy and Caring for Shep--American's Generic Dog [Paperback]

James T. Hammond (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 10, 2007

Now considered a rare breed, the English Shepherd was long the old standby 'farm collie' on most American farms until the middle of the 20th Century. This book is a brand-new title, and perhaps the only extended documentation of the history, standard, care, feeding, training and breeding of these fine dogs. It is because of the intelligence of this gifted and talented dog a special understanding of his merits is required to best appreciate the nature of this lovable shepherd. His quiet gentle ways, his love of children, his devotion to master and mistress call for a unique indulgence in order to better comprehend all of the classic qualities of this most empathetically centered companion.

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About the Author

Jame T. Hammond, retired Public Relations/Advertising Executive and educator, has owned and bred English Shepherd dogs for over half a century.Currently he ownes and operates the AppleYard English Shepherd Kennel in Upstate New York.

Product Details

• Paperback: 116 pages
• Publisher: BookSurge Publishing (August 10, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1419672886
• ISBN-13: 978-1419672880
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.9 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #150,422 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

James T. Hammond born was in Amsterdam, NY, during the early depression area 30's. Serving with the 82nd Airborne Division during the Korean Conflict, he later went on to attend The New York State University at Cobleskill, and later Wagner College on Staten Island, NY. He is also a graduate of The New York School of Visual Arts and Announcer Training Studios both located in Manhattan. He did his graduate work at NYU and Russell Sage colleges. A Public Relations and Advertising Specialist, later during his retirement years he taught both in Public School and College. A confirmed dog lover, he has been devoted to the English Shepherd breed since boyhood and has made it his mission to insure the continuation of this breed that is becoming a rarity.

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very well written for the intended audience, March 26, 2011

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This review is from: The Complete English Shepherd Guide: Raising Your Puppy and Caring for Shep--American's Generic Dog (Paperback)

"The Complete English Shepherd Guide..." is a very good book for the intended audience. The author goes through the stages of understanding the breed of English Shepherd (and he's obviously a devotee to that particular breed), considering getting one, then getting a pup (and how to go about that in a responsible way), nutrition (which is addressed for all stages of the dog's life), training, again understanding the breed, and so on, and toward the end he address's the considerations of the later stages of the breed's life. He does this in a short writing that has enough information to be a great introduction for both consideration of this breed and caring for one if you decide to obtain one. There's a lot of this information on the web (tons of history of this very old breed is out there, as are personal stories, kennels, forums, etc.), but this is an inexpensive enough book to obtain, and its worth it to get the info all from one source, and to get that info structured well as a book. Its not a well edited writing, and several bring that up. There are some errors in grammar and spelling (my only reason for begrudgingly deducting a star). But, they are minor and do not detract from the value of the book in any way (unless the occasional error is an intolerable thing to you personally -- its not for me). Also, this is an obscure area of writing, as this breed (in the U.S. especially) has become rare. If you go searching for other books on this subject (and I have) you'll find that its difficult at best to source written material at all. The English Shepherd is so valuable an animal as a home pet or farm dog, this book may help you consider the dog that you need more than the breed you're currently considering. It would be good to also have on hand a more in depth writing on dog care in general, and there's a wealth of those out there. But what this covers on an English, those won't. The personality, the wealth of good traits, and the need to understand the breed is what this book covers.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars English Shepherd, February 15, 2011

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One of a kind. Author appears to have long standing experience with the English Shepherd breed. Found the content helpful and entertaining. Could have used an editor to help with spelling but all in all was worth the price.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Worth reading..., December 17, 2009

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This review is from: The Complete English Shepherd Guide: Raising Your Puppy and Caring for Shep--American's Generic Dog (Paperback)

I have an English Shepherd puppy and I found this book useful and full of relevant breed-specific information. Other than the English Shepherd Club puppy guide booklet, there really isn't any other publication available on this breed, so I consider it a must have if you own one of these dogs.

This book is printed on demand so I don't understand why the author has not corrected all the misused words that others have mentioned in their reviews. Luckily the book is only 100 pages long because it does get really tiring with multiple errors on nearly every page. Do you really need to "insure" your dog, or "ensure" that they do something? There are no spelling errors so he must have relied on Word to check it for him, but it missed all the misused and incorrect words. Clearly there was no editorial review or proof reading done by a second person. Come on - two years with no revision? Do it before the next copy is printed.

Still, I recommend it. It would be 5 stars if not for the poor grammar.