The mutt book
Subtitle: decoding your dog's heritage
By: David Alderton ; foreword by Bruce Fogle
Publisher: Barnes & Noble
Published: 2007
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 192
ISBN-13: 9780760786932
Subjects: Mutts (Dogs); Dog breeds
Other titles: Decoding your dog's heritage
Description: What is the mix behind your mutt? Of course, we love them just as they are, but knowing which breeds went into your mutt's make-up will help you understand more about his nature and what he needs to live a happy life. With this book, you'll learn how to identify physical traits you can use to decode your dog's ancestry. With extensive descriptions of different characteristics and which breeds possess them, and full-color images, of more than sixty wonderful dogs with gloriously mixed backgrounds. The Mutt Book: Decoding Your Dog's Heritage will let you get to know your mutt like never before!.
Notes: Originally published: London : Collins & Brown, 2007.

Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Why we love them / by Bruce Fogle; title: Why spay or neuter your dog?; title: World map of breeds; title: Identifying a dog. Identifying a dog's ear shape ; A gallery of ears ; Identifying a dog's head ; A gallery of heads ; Identifying a dog's body shape ; A gallery of body shapes ; Identifying a dog's coat ; A gallery of coats ; Identifying a dog's color and pattern ; A gallery of colors and patterns ; Identifying a dog's tail ; A gallery of tails ; Identifying a dog's paws and legs ; A gallery paws and legs; title: David Alderton identifies the mutts. Terrier types ; Shepherd dogs ; Hound types ; Small dogs ; Hunting dogs; title: Designer dogs.