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The Weimaraner (Learning about Dogs)

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I bought this book because (for some reason I'm not quite sure of) I am collecting books on Weimaraners. This book has one redeaming feature, its photographs, the rest is garbage. Just to give you some idea of the standard of this book I'll pick out a couple of quotations. Caption to photo of Weimaraner jumping a fence - "Today, there are many Weimaraners in North America", and here's a priceless one..."the best diet for Weimaraners is dog food"! There are actually only 39 pages of this book about Weimaraners with 12 nice full page photographs between its nicely bound hard covers. The text is written at a standard for 12 year olds and reading practice is about all its good for. Don't waste your money on this book, comparing this with the like's of Holling's book is like comparing root beer with a fine Cabernet Sauvignon.

This book which is aimed at a young audience does a great job of getting the reader interested in learning about dogs. The simple prose helps struggling readers experience success with reading. The earlier reviewer does not seem to understand that this is a children's book, one aimed at helping struggling readers. This is all the books sets out to do, and does the job well. Adult readers looking for more detailed information really should read other books about the breed.

Gives much more detailed information on the breed than any other children's book I've seen. Well written. Chapters: The Gray Ghost, The Beginnings of the Breed, The Development of the Breed, The Weimaraner Today, and Owning a Weimaraner. Many beautiful photos.