Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #243941 in Books
• Published on: 1997-05-29
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 224 pages

Synopsis
A reference to Border terriers which provides information and advice on caring for the breed, accompanied by anecdotes and accounts of events and situations which have involved Border terriers.

Customer Reviews

Excellent, well written, ideal for all terrier lovers
The book is well presented with an eye-catching cover and interior. Whether you are using this book as a reference book, or just for a good read, it is ideal for those who have an interest in the border terrier or dogs in general.

The author obviously has a great interest in the
border terrier and her love of dogs in general shines throughout the book. You get a definite feel for the breed she writes about.

The book is an excellent reference book that you can turn to time and time again - you don't have to be a serious border terrier breeder to want to refer to the book more than once.

The book is written straight to the point, and the extensive research is obvious, it does not contain the "waffle" that many similar books contain and is written in terms that can be understood by all.

This book is a credit to the author who obviously knows her stuff - let's hope there are more "doggie" books in the pipeline.

A must for anyone considering buying a Border Terrier
A charming book packed with information, useful addresses and contacts. The book is well researched with humerous stories and matter of fact anecdotes from real Border Terrier owners, breeders, judges and working enthusiasts, it portrays the breed as it really is, warts and all! If you have never owned a Border Terrier before, this book is a must read before you embark on ownership and once you own one you will find you will refer to it time and time again.

Not for me
I bought this book to learn what I could about the breed but I am afraid I could only skip-read it because I was unsympathetic to the persona of the writer.

How can anyone warm to a writer who let her dog out on Guy Fawkes' night to be hit by a rocket and become traumatized? Or allowed another of her dogs to jump a fence and drown in the pool beyond?

Of course we all make mistakes; that's not what I am referring to. It's the way she recounts these events - conveying to me a sort of unsympathetic, cold attitude.

She spends a great deal of time trying to put the reader off of owning a border terrier and I didn't sense this was because she cares for animals.

Moreover, she humanises the terriers as if they were wilful children and claims they sulk. Her whole style reminds me of a primary school teacher from the 50s.

And that's it - the book belongs to a bygone age.

Compared with Betty Judge's book, which I admit is in a simpler style, the overwhelming contrast is the warmth of Ms Judge's feelings for her dogs.