Have you ever read an all breed dog book and gone 'WTF!?'

[Laurelin]

I was at Barnes and Noble's (picking up Differential Equations for dummies, lol!) and I found a dog breed book so I started skimming. It was okay, though their info on pit bulls seemed a bit... dubious at the least.

But what got me was the papillon section. It said 'Show dogs are required to have symmetrical facial markings'. That's a new one to me! (It's a new one to Beau as well)

Ah well, I guess it could've been worse. anyone else read a book and just want to ask where they got their information from?

 

[Kayla]

Yes, completely! It always bothers me to see books cite things like "not suitable for urban environment" because of high energy- wouldnt something along the lines of " requires extensive daily exercise/ breed to do a job, highly recomend getting involved in a dog sport of some variety" work just as well, just because someone has a dog out of the city doesnt necessarily mean it will get more exercise, a lot of people have big properties- but its still not really explaining why in the opinion of the author they are not suitable for city living which is a bit misleading. Are they implying that dogs "suited to urban living" don't need exercise and mental stimulation""?

 

[Squishy22]

I usually say WTF to the breed examples they have in some books. The dogs look way out of standard. I seen one with some hideous looking pugs that looked like they came from a BYB, for example. If they are going to show examples of certain breeds, they should at least show dogs that conform to the standard.

 

[MericoX]

I read a book once that said Schnauzer shed, and another I've seen that they don't bark much.

I think someone was drinking whilst writing those two books.... LOL

 

[Squishy22]

I think a lot of that has to do with the authors personal opinion as apposed to facts.

 

[drmom777]

The only all breed book I have that even acknowledges the existence of the Treeing Walker Coonhound states you can't keep them in the suburbs and the representative photo is of a very non-typey dog in an ususual color variant.

 

[colliewog]

Sometimes the books are from other countries and thus they may be quoting that country's standard - ie UK doesn't allow white Collies and considers roughs and smooths different breeds. I have found several all breed books at these chain stores that were written in England. If someone were to pick up one of those books instead of one written in the US, they'd be very confused when it came to Collies ...

 

[Renee750il]

Sorry, I can't get past going WTF over this :rofl1:

Differential Equations for dummies

 

[Sweet72947]

I read a book once that said guinea pigs like the snow.

Putting your guinea pig in snow is a good way to kill it with pneumonia. Rabbits, on the other hand, can frolic in the snow just fine.

 

[Laurelin]

Sorry, I can't get past going WTF over this :rofl1:

Hah, yeah.... seems like an oxymoron, no?

 

[DogstarAcademy]

Laurelin, was this that B&N "Encyclopedia of Dog Breeds"- it's part of a series with cat and horse breeds? There's SO many factual errors in that book- like saying that Newfs come in B&T and some mis-labeled photos.

 

[JennSLK]

I cant remember the title but it was by a VET in the UK. It was adog breed Encyclopedia and he had dobes classified as scent hounds.

 

[Laurelin]

Laurelin, was this that B&N "Encyclopedia of Dog Breeds"- it's part of a series with cat and horse breeds? There's SO many factual errors in that book- like saying that Newfs come in B&T and some mis-labeled photos.

I don't remember the title. I do know that one of the pictures of the Ibizan was most definitely NOT an Ibizan. Maybe a Podengo Medio but not an Ibizan.

Another amusing thing to me was they kept going on and on about how clingy shelties were but never mentioned it about papillons. My experience is the total opposite!

I can't think of a registry that requires symmetrical facial markings. I do know the English are a bit more strict about trying for a symmetrical, wide blaze and 'perfect' markings. But none are really specified.

 

[Laurelin]

Oh, and apparently pits are great dogs if you want a protection dog.

 

[Renee750il]

Oh, and apparently pits are great dogs if you want a protection dog.

They are . . . when they live with a Fila :rofl1:

But - what would you expect from a dog book written by someone in the UK? After all, this is the country that banned Filas as fighting dogs

 

[DogstarAcademy]

The one with Dobes classified as a scent hound is "An Encyclopedia of Dog Breeds" by Bruce Fogle - has the world's ugliest Aussie pictured in the herding section and calls Cardis "significantly nippier than Pems". Whatevs. (I own a copy because I am a sucker for breed encyclopedias.)

 

[TheGoldenRetriever]

I read a book once that said Schnauzer shed, and another I've seen that they don't bark much.

I think someone was drinking whilst writing those two books.... LOL

:rofl1:

I grew up with my Dad's pack of Schnauzers and GSDs. The GSDs shed of course, but not the schnauzers. But yes, schnauzers like to bark!!

Read something similar recently ...not a breed book, but it was something read on a UK website ... it said West Highland Terriers are "moderate shedders". Ummm no ... we have a Westie and he doesn't shed.

Wonder if it's a UK thing? Someone else mentioned the strange stuff they had read was in a book published in the UK.

 

[borzoimom]

I cant remember the title but it was by a VET in the UK. It was adog breed Encyclopedia and he had dobes classified as scent hounds.

:rofl1: A scent hound? :rofl1:

 

[colliewog]

I don't remember the title. I do know that one of the pictures of the Ibizan was most definitely NOT an Ibizan. Maybe a Podengo Medio but not an Ibizan.

Another amusing thing to me was they kept going on and on about how clingy shelties were but never mentioned it about papillons. My experience is the total opposite!

I can't think of a registry that requires symmetrical facial markings. I do know the English are a bit more strict about trying for a symmetrical, wide blaze and 'perfect' markings. But none are really specified.

I have seen somewhere that it was required for Collies to have full white collars and blazes - that is not, nor has it ever been, a requirement. I think some use 'artistic license' or else get their info from unreliable sources.

 

[JennSLK]

Thanks Dogstar!!

I also didnt like that he wrote that docking and cropping is horrible. I mean we are allowed to have opinions but a breed book should be objective.