The Dog Encyclopedia

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DK acts as the parent company for Alpha Books, publisher of the Idiot's Guides series and Prima Games, video gaming publishers, as well as the award-winning travel publisher, Rough Guides. Cookies will help Company realize your purpose of using the Site, how you interact with Site’s content which will eventually help Company be able to improve your experience in using the Site.

Analytical Cookies, and performance measurement, allow us to measure performance such as processing the number of pages you have accessed and the number of specific group of users. The Company use Cookies to identify user and prevent users and their exercise of rights/services from unauthorized or illegal use against user’s data from third party. From Beethoven to Toto, dogs have been adored for their unswerving loyalty and companionship throughout history and The Dog Encyclopedia is the perfect celebration of man's best friend. Combining fabulous photographs with information on the latest breeds, historical facts, and advice on everyday care, The Dog Encyclopedia is an indispensable owner’s guide and a useful reference for professionals.Each and every entry includes glorious photographs and fact-packed profiles detailing the individual character, compatible owner traits, and breed-specific advice. Along with stunning photos, the book also has helpful “care and training” basics…as well as amazing illustrations of canine anatomy and interesting dog-culture coverage of canine evolution, art, lore and history. You'll also find features on famous fictional dogs, canine heroes, and a fact-packed guide to canine evolution including the jobs dogs have performed over the years. Starting with their history, evolution, and anatomy, this brilliant book about dogs puts on a show of dogs in art and advertising, sport and service, and religion and culture, as famous dogs in fiction line up alongside heroic helpers.

From Beethoven to Toto, dogs have a special relationship with humans and are forever known as man's best friend. Established in 1974, DK publishes a range of titles in genres including travel (including Eyewitness Travel Guides), arts and crafts, business, history, cooking, gaming, gardening, health and fitness, natural history, parenting, science and reference. From Afghan Hounds to Yorkshire Terriers, from gun dogs to designer breeds - and from Beethoven to Toto - for centuries, dogs have been adored for their unswerving loyalty, and this new edition of The Dog Encyclopedia provides the perfect celebration of the special relationship that binds humans with our four-legged friends. The enduring loyalty and companionship of our four-legged friends is celebrated throughout The Dog Encyclopedia.These Cookies are used to enable the Site to memorize, determine and setup personalization of person who visited/used services on the Site. This perfect pooch package is an indispensable owner’s guide and an invaluable reference for budding dog whisperers.

The Greyhound, for instance, was the foundation type for the immense Irish Wolfhound and the dainty Italian Greyhound. Paleontologists and archaeologists have determined that about 60 million years ago a small mammal, rather like a weasel, lived in the environs of what are now parts of Asia. The catalogue introduces more than 400 dog breeds arranged in traditional categories, from primitive and working dogs to companion dogs and scent hounds. From first words to the Big Bang, from the wonders of nature to city adventures, you will find expert knowledge, hours of fun and endless inspiration in the pages of our books.The Company uses Cookies on the Site to collect data from those who visit the Site and use services on the Site.

To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. Every entry includes glorious photographs and fact-packed profiles detailing the individual character, compatible owner traits, and breed-specific advice.DK was founded in London in 1974 and is now the world's leading illustrated reference publisher and part of Penguin Random House, formed on July 1, 2013. At the back of the book it gives you a care guide with tips on how to look after your dog in all stages of its life and a few tips at training. Explore the history and variety of our most faithful companions in this visual guide to over 400 different dog breeds.