Customer Reviews

The Working American Bulldog

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If you're like me and are in the process of seriously considering owning an American Bulldog for the first time, Putnam's book is a must read. I've searched Websites, major book stores, libraries, and magizines, and no source, I repeat, no source, even comes close to giving you the depth and breadth of incisive information on American Bulldogs that Putnam's does. And not only is this the most accurate, comprehensive book available on this fine breed, it appears, to the best of my extensive research, to be the ONLY accurate, comprehensive book available on American Bulldogs. All of the other books I found offered nothing but trite, superficial information that you can easily find on a dozen Websites. In contrast, Putnam's in-depth examination of American Bulldogs and their breeders across our nation is thoughtful, well organized, well written, informative -- a true education on the breed. And even if I never hunt a wild boar in my life, I'm was glad to learn that my American Bulldog damn well could! Well done, Mr. Putnam. Well done.

I am soon going to be an AB owner and I have been doing a lot of research trying to find out any information I could. I've spent countless hours gathering information on this breed... If I would have only got this book sooner! It has tons of information that took me days to find, and not only that, but is has help me understand the history of the breed a great deal more than any other source has. Thinkning about buying or already own an AB I would highly highly recommend this book. A+++ all around

This book is an excellent source of information for those wishing to learn more about the American Bulldog. The book is refreshingly free of the not-so-well disguised advertising for the Nylabone and other dog products.

Dave does a good job of discussing the origin of the breed as well as the status of the breed today. There is a wealth of accurate information here with an unflinching analysis of the breed's temperament and tendencies for canine combat/aggression.

Dave is clearly not a professional writer and his writing style is somewhat awkward in places. Also, Dave is not afraid to express his own personal opinions. While most of the book is based on solid factual information, some sections are based more on Dave's opinion and some of his explanations should be understood to have been "filtered" through his personal beliefs. Nevertheless, this book is a must have for the person who wants to read detailed and no nonsense information on the American Bulldog. Highly recommended.

I personally believe, given the limited amount of information available to the searching public on the subject of the American Bulldog, that this publication is well worth the buyers time and money. As one of the breeders mentioned within it's pages I assure you that our names are not found there as mere filler and we all sought no advertisement whatsoever. It is my honest belief that Mr. Putnam truely desired to gain perspective from those among us who have been involved with this breed for a number of years. This was proven by the amount of effort that he had personally put into both time and travel. As stated above so correctly by Mr. Deleon, "Currently this book is the most acurate and informative book out about this breed" . Thank you for your effort, Dave.

This is the most detailed and helpfull book i have read on the Breed to date. Mr. Putman has outdone himself in his research and informative writing style. A true MUST HAVE for any AMERICAN BULLDOG owner. I bought this book several years ago and still crack it open on a pretty regualr basis. BUY THIS BOOK NOW!!!

Interested or merely curious about this breed, this magnificent book is the major definitive work! Full of beautiful photos which enhance the personal stories and factual data! This is not a "cookie-cutter" series, but rather a hands-on knowledge from first-hand experience, tempered with candid observations! This is a marvellous volume in every respect on many aspects of this canine species!

The Working American Bulldog

I found Dave Putnam's book "The Working American Bulldgog" a great read! And, if you are a working dog enthusiast-whether you are in to ABs or not-I think you will find this book both entertaining and informative. Mr. Putnam gives a great detailed account of the American Bulldogs history and how this great working dog is being used and worked today. If you like ABs or working dogs this book is for you! p.s. Not sure why some of the other reviewers who scored this book low would buy a book titled "The Working American Bulldog" and then complain that it only covers working dogs-not show dogs? Curious.....?

First of all this book is fantastic! The information is the best I have found and the pictures and quality of the book in general is excellent. I bought this book after getting my first American Bulldog puppy. I wish I had read this book first. The author obviously has a true love for AB's and this book must have been a labor of love. Thanks Dave!

This book is a true labor of love by someone who obviously has great respect of the breed. I am the proud owner of absolutely beautiful AB and was disappointed by the limited number of AB books available. I own three AB books including this one and find this one by far the most comprehensive. Dave put's a lot of his own personal opinions in the book which would be expected since little history seems to be available on the AB, and that Dave probably has a lot more personal experience with his ABs than most of the audience for the book. This book is well worth the expense.

The most comprehensive book to date on the subject of the American Bulldog. Dave Putnam really did his homework as for as the history & orgins of the breed, although when he gets to the modren AB it becomes more obvious that he favors the "standard" over the larger "Johnson" type. With that aside I still consider it "a most have" for any AB owner, except I think he should have change the name of the book from "The Working AB" to "My Working AB" seeing as how most of the text is about personal experiences of his dog, & not the breed in general.