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Snog: A Puppy's Guide to Love

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After reading "Snog" a few times, I set it on my coffee table. So far, there hasn't been a visitor in my home who hasn't picked it up.

The photography and phrases are first rate.

Next time your puppy has an "accident" on the floor, and you wonder why you love him/her so much, just glance over at "Snog" on the coffee table. You'll remember why.

This book is absolutely darling! The photography of these pups is outstanding. It is a beautiful book.

It would be hard to beat the cover photo but I think there were many just a good. I've seen a lot of calenders and books with dog photos but this may be the best yet.

As a professional photographer I am always looking at books in the "photographic section". I came across this book and immediately fell in love with the images. I gave the book to me 12 year daughter who loves the images for different reasons than I do. Just a fantastic book and a great gift.

For that last minute gift idea for the person who has everything except peace of mind, try SNOG: A PUPPY'S GUIDE TO LOVE. This little book of photographs by New Zealand photographer Rachel Hale is irresistible. Not only are the images of puppies at play, asleep, in mischief, and in mutual admiration or love superb as photographs, Hale has accompanied these images with sayings and quotations inspired by the various looks that come out off the page to make you melt.

There is something universally appealing about the combination of innocence and mischief that puppies convey. Those feelings are more than captured by Hale's photographs of many different kinds of pups. This is a book to savor when you're feeling down. Grady Harp, December 10

The photos are as adorable as the meaning gained from the text. My daughter likes to read this to us before she goes to bed. It is great to see her enjoying the quotes in the book and the trully adorable puppy photos!

Kiss and Cuddle..yes Snog! This is the name of the latest work of Rachael Hale. It is the type of book that everyone who visits your home will look at and be touched. The photography of Hale is once again better than cute and I doubt that anyone can find one picture of any puppy that won't move you in some way.

If you are a dog lover, you will love this book. What I like about Rachael Hale's photography is that she is able to capture something special about each dog, puppy, kitten. Each picture seems like you are looking at something intimate about the animal that even he or she doesn't know about itself.

Rachael Hale lives in New Zealand with her three cats Edmund, Gianni and Versace.

Rachael Hale has written that it would seem that "Henry Miller, Rachael's pet dog is the embodiment of patience and calm as one of the world's most photographed pets. The Newfoundland debuted in Rachael's 1999 calendar with Pipi the parrot, the same image winning gold at the New Zealand Institute of Professional Photography in 1999."I love photographing Henry" Rachael says. "Each time you can tell by his eyes he's thinking "oh no, not again". But he's got to understand he's got a photographer for a mum!"

I am not sure if anyone noticed but Rachael has a new dog to add to her family; the cutest Dalmation/Boxer cross named Kizzie which fiercely looks like my Bentley's twin. Picture of her new adopted dog is on the back inside cover.

You cannot go wrong with this "snogly book" which will make you feel warm and cuddly all over. And if you do not have a puppy before getting this book; we can be pretty sure you will be sneaking peeks at ones afterwards.

Bentley/2008

The pictures in this book are some of the cutest I've ever seen! Plenty of breeds represented, and some cool photo techniques. It's a little on the juvenile side, but sure to make all your guests smile. Great gift idea for sure!

What an amazing book. The photographs are of the cutest puppies. The photographs are paired with the cutest sayings.
I love this book! It is a must for all dog lovers!

Snog: A Puppy's Guide to Love is full of great pictures of
adorable puppies. The puppies are napping, playing,
wrestling and just being puppies in each picture. From
Labradors to Pugs, Bloodhounds to Weimaraners all the
puppies are very cute. Many of the pictures are paired
with great quotes about love. Puppies sure could teach us
a lot about love and friendship.

I am an absolute dog lover. The puppies
in this book are extremely cute and no
two are alike. The quotes go great with the pictures. I
would recommend this book to anyone. Looking at these
pictures will make you smile even on your worst
days.

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