[.ca] A New Owner's Guide to Chinese Crested (ISBN 0793827736)

buy it for the pictures only...:
When I was looking into getting a chinese crested dog, I bought this book to get a basic idea as to what I would need to know when I owned one. That sort of information was not in abundance. If you're wanting to know more basic type info about the breed, know that pretty much everything I learned regarding that sort of basic info, I learned by surfing through various websites. I found that to be much more beneficial then reading this book. What the book IS good for is the pictures. It does give many of the different looks a chinese crested can have. And it doesn't just show the show dogs. It shows pretty ones, and ugly ones, old ones, and young ones--all with every level of hairyness, and color. I would encourage anyone who'd buying it not to spend more than $... bucks on it.

Very pleased with this book:
I was not sure what to expect from this book..and Was very pleasently surprised at what a great book this really is......lots of good info and not just for beginners....It touches on training,grooming,feeding,and just a lot of other things not to mention the wonders of this breed.Since im lucky enough to have on of these dogs and am new to this breed Im very glad I got this book along with one other....to do my research.....just a nice read....B.W.

This book is packed with lots of info!:
I love my crestie! I wanted to know more about the standards on my dog and found out in this book that there really are no standards. They can be missing teeth, be any height, be sparse with hair, you get the idea. This book is full of all sorts of info on the history, what people have done with them, and everything else that you didn't know you NEEDED to know. It is definately worth the money. Read this book and then go out to a dog show to check out what you have retained.

More of a primer...:
I am a new Crested owner and was looking to learn more about the breed. This book really fell short. Although there were plentiful pictures of Cresteds, the book is more of a primer on dog ownership and the show ring than information specific to the Chinese Crested. Further, it's patently obvious that Nylabone is supporting the author...the multiple references to Nylabone were tiresome, particularly in the absence of references to any other product.

Excellent for CC owners or those wanting more info about CCs:
This book contains all the essential information on the breed including skin and coat care, dental care, training, showing etc. It also has more detailed info on breed standards, health care and history of the Chinese Crested. It is well written and the information is very useful. I enjoyed the color photos of the Cresteds and highly recommend this book!