Telemark's Guide to Dogs V.2.0

by Telemark Productions

Product Features

• 40-factor Breed Selector and 168 detailed Breed Profiles
• 2 fun Guessing Games test your dog IQ
• Over 300 Web links to dog-related sites
• 250+ color photos, plus 20 movies and slideshows
• 60 up-to-date articles reviewed by experts in each field

Product Details

Supplementary Guide [192kb PDF]

• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0000CEJHE
• Date first available at Amazon.com: October 2, 2001
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #33,157 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)

Product Description

Which breed is best for me? How can I get my puppy to stop barking? Find answers to these questions and more in this comprehensive, entertaining dog owner's manual. This CD-ROM features: 40-factor Breed Selector168 detailed Breed ProfilesSide-by-Side Breed Comparer2 fun Guessing Games test your dog IQ60 up-to-date informative articles250+ color photosMovie show activities, training and moreReviewed by experts in each field System requirements: Windows 98+, or Macintosh OS 9+, built for OSX. Internet Explorer 5+, or Netscape 4.79+, or AOL 5+, CD-ROM Drive, sound card, mouse, SVGA-256 color monitor. You must have an Internet browser to use this program.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars A world of information!, March 10, 2004

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Mary Robertson, Paws for Life, Inc. (Edmond, Oklahoma USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Telemark's Guide to Dogs V.2.0 (CD-ROM)

This is a wonderful source for pet owners, shelters, adoption agencies. We plan to use it in connection with our local shelter to advise and educate adoptees and volunteers. It can greatly benefit dog ownership!

5.0 out of 5 stars Terrific purebred dog info and selection guide, March 5, 2004

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Katie DeCosse (Minneapolis, MN United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Telemark's Guide to Dogs V.2.0 (CD-ROM)

Telemark's Guide to Dogs is a very complete guide to all the different purebred dogs. I am an instructor in a Veterinary Technician program and am considering making it a class requirement! The thorough descriptions of all the different breeds seem to be very accurate and include the positive as well as negative traits of each breed. This would enable a person looking for a puppy to make an informed decision. This is important when one thinks of all the dogs being abandoned due to breed incompatability with owner lifestyle.

My students need to be able to identify the top 50 dogs as registered by the AKC and this CD-ROM has terrific pictures of all of them. I would highly recommend this CD-ROM to anyone with an interest in learning more about dogs, selecting a puppy, as well as any students who need to research the breeds.

5.0 out of 5 stars Telemark's Guide to Dogs, February 18, 2004

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Paul Fussell (Synnyvale, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Telemark's Guide to Dogs V.2.0 (CD-ROM)

I really like this product. The feature I liked the best was the breed selector, a form I filled out to see which dog breeds would be the best ones for me. In addition to question about what size of dog I want and what kinds of looks do I like in a dog, it had questions I wouldn't have thought to ask, like how much exercise would I give a dog, how long would the dog be alone, how much grooming would I want to do, how much training would I give the dog (and was I new at it), and even how dominant I was. I didn't even know that dominance varied so much in dogs and was a factor to consider. (I'm fairly easy going, so I wouldn't want a very dominant dog.)

The selector took my answers and came up with a list of 30 breeds that had the most compatible ones at the top. I could click on a breed and see a detailed description of its history, its characteristics, and even things to be careful about, which I really appreciate. For example, some breeds tend to be aggressive towards other dogs, and some are even good with cats. Useful stuff! I was also able to pick a couple of breeds and compare them directly to get a more direct idea of differences between breeds I liked.

And that wasn't all. There are articles on practical things like house training, teaching good manners, flea control, basic health issues and vaccinations, and even dog psychology. And the Guess the Puppy game is lots of fun and is really cute (even when you guess wrong). I also got a kick out of some of the movies, even though the format was small. The Agility movie was amazing--I didn't know a dog could be trained to do such a complicated series of tasks (not that I'd want to do it--it was just interesting).

This product will be useful to me for a long time. I can't recommend it highly enough!