[.ca] Flea Market Fidos: The Dish on Dog Junk and Canine ... (ISBN 1584792531)

My Other "Best Friend":
I just purchased this magical book. I couldn't put it down. The photos were amazing and the writing was so clever and unique. Each page brought a new smile and warm feeling. I am going to order one for each of my friends and family. I can't think of a nicer gift to send someone than this special book. In my home, it's my other "best friend ".

Fido is fabulous!:
What an adorable book! I received it as a gift yesterday and I just couldn't put it down. The photos are great, the writing is comical and its a real feel-good book!

Dog junk and canine collectibles:
Dog junk and canine collectibles haven't received their own collectibles guidebook before: enter Flea Market Fidos, a unique guide to canine collectibles which covers everything from dog drawings, to crafts and stuffed animals. Besides history and values, Flea Market Fidos also covers the best shops, flea markets, and web sites for locating canine valuables.

Barely scratching the doggy collector's itch:
As an avid antique dog memorabilia collector, I had high hopes for this book, just based on it's title. Sadly, it left me dissapointed. While it's got great graphics and pretty pictures (most taken of items for sale at swap meets, I doubt they even bought half of the book's treasures), it is utterly devoid of any serious aspect of collecting doggy antiques. I had fervently hoped for a well researched synopsis of the different breed representations in products through the years, a discussion of the most popular artists/companies that produced the most sought after items, or even the most common ones. But there isn't even a summary as to what breeds were most depicted in any particular era. The book is mostly page after page of terriers and poodles, the easiest things in the hobby to find. While the chapter headings all indicate many types of items that might be found, (ie napkins, figurines, doorstops, etc.), that's as far as they go. This is eye candy for the average trendy housewife who wants to buy whatever the decorating magazines say is "In" at the moment. I just hope all the stuff they buy because of this book eventually gets resold to we canine collectors who view it as more than another cute Martha Stewart-esque fad.