The Dog Encyclopedia

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Starting with their history, evolution, and anatomy, this beautiful book puts on a show of dogs in art and advertising, sport and service, and religion and culture. The enduring loyalty and companionship of our four-legged friends is celebrated throughout The Dog Encyclopedia. The AKC standard for each breed originates with a “parent club,” the AKC-recognized national club devoted to a particular breed. Others argue there is no evidence that BSL makes communities safer and that other legislation would be more effective than expensive and controversial BSL laws. There is strong genetic evidence, however, that the first domestication events occurred somewhere in northern Eurasia between 14,000 and 29,000 years ago.

DK covers everything from animals and the human body, to homework help and craft activities, together with an impressive list of licensing titles, including the bestselling LEGO® books.The Dog Encyclopaedia is an indispensable owner's guide and reference for every soon-to-be dog whisperer.

Characteristics of loyalty, friendship, protectiveness, and affection have earned dogs an important position in Western society, and in the United States and Europe the care and feeding of dogs has become a multibillion-dollar business.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.

Every entry includes glorious photographs and fact-packed profiles detailing the individual character, compatible owner traits, and breed-specific advice. The catalogue introduces more than 400 dog breeds arranged in traditional categories, from primitive and working dogs to companion dogs and scent hounds. DK brings unrivalled clarity to a wide range of topics with a unique combination of words and pictures, put together to spectacular effect. 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.Eventually, there emerged specific breeds of dogs, custom-bred to suit the breeders’ local needs and circumstances.

Each and every entry includes glorious photographs and fact-packed profiles detailing the individual character, compatible owner traits, and breed-specific advice.With an extensive photographic catalog of more than 400 dog breeds, organized by to FCI groupings, each profile describes the breed's uses and character, lists compatible owner traits, and shares fascinating facts about the breed's origins. Genetic evidence also reveals that dogs did not accompany the first humans to the New World more than 15,000 years ago, suggesting instead that dogs came to the Americas only some 10,000 years ago. Explore the history and variety of our most faithful companions in this collection of over 400 different dog breeds. Whether cities should enact breed-specific legislation (BSL, or "pit bill bans") for dogs is widely debated.