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 A must have for fans of the breed September 25, 2008
A. Cosenzo (Wilmington, DE United States)
If you want to learn a lot about the American pit bull terrier, this is the book to pick up.
This book talks about every aspect of the breed, starting with its history as a hunting and bull handling dog. It touches on related breeds, common "pit bull myths," and the modern American pit bull terrier today. It also talks about the specifics of acquiring and keeping a pit bull, without turning into a generic book on dogs or dog care.
The book is also full of nice color pictures (vintage and modern) of a wide variety of dogs. The photos alone are worth the price of the book in my opinion.
It was written by the incomparable Dianne Jessup (check out her website at [...] ) If you're interested in pit bull dogs you will enjoy this book!
 Wondeful Book...Ran off Opinons though April 12, 2008
Star_dog (wyoming)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
The was a very informative book all in all. I thought it would be better though. It talks about the history of the pit bull..the real history not many people know. That's about all it is worth. The information on the different sports was ok. my pet peeves on the book were mostly about the fact that the author had to make other breeds look bad in order to make the pit bull look good the pit bulls looks good all on it's own with out hashing other breeds.
1.I was hoping at some point the pictures would show alot more pictures of pit bulls with natural ears. some of the crops she showed where porrly done and way to short.
2. Someone who is trying to help pit bulls suggest to buy a dog and not adopt. Not all dogs from shelters are bead and not all people give up they dogs because they are bad dogs.
3. While colbys dogs may be great now she likes to rehash the fact that they come from great fighting lines. She is trying to tell people her dogs are great but that they are fighters as well.
4. she also tells you to buy a dog that is in-bred. She says dog bred to different parents that are not related are mongrels.
it was a good book but could have been better.
Perfect May 30, 2007
Jose J. Oms (San Juan, Puerto Rico Puerto Rico)
It was a gift I made to a Friend who loves Pit Bulls and He was so happy about the book. He told me this book is superb and He using it as a personal guide.
 Mixed signals April 17, 2007
L. Serfass (Massachusetts)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I agree with the review by T. Roberts (tei321). I was hoping for pictures of family pit bulls, playing, sleeping, having fun, looking beautiful and cute, illustrating the loving and playful aspects of these dogs. But almost all of the pictures in the book are of pedigreed pit bulls in show poses, and far too many have cropped ears, I'm assuming for show purposes. So many pit bulls are waiting for homes in shelters and in foster care, many of these being euthanized when their time runs out, but the author emphasizes choosing a dog from a breeder instead of adopting. She even recommends against adopting shelter pit bulls in one chapter, on the grounds that something must be wrong with a dog who has been surrendered to a shelter. Dogs are surrendered to shelters because of a mismatch between dog and owner, but a shelter dog can be perfect for a different owner, as my shelter pit (7 years old when adopted) demonstrates. I would expect that someone who has worked in animal control would know this. The glorification of the Colby family's breeding of fighting pit bulls is shocking, considering what problems dogfighting and overpopulation are. Maybe an updated version of the book would not be so positive about pit bull breeding.
Must have for pit owners and politicians! August 15, 2006
Colleen Dietz (Ft. Lauderdale, FL)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book is a must read! I teach in a school in a low socio-economic area. Not surprisingly, pit bull myths are common here, and many children own or want one. I constantly lend this book to students, and it really opens their eyes. This is just the most informative, interesting book on the breed out there. I appreciate that Diane Jessup doesn't weigh down the language with a lot of dog training jargon, and the action photos keep even my struggling readers interested. I reference the book countless times in discussions with people who do not understand the breed (especially those that only think they do).
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