Full name: A Matter of Breeding: A Biting History of Pedigree Dogs and How the Quest for Status Has Harmed Man's Best Friend

Author: Michael Brandow Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Non Fiction, Animals Purchase/reserch links: Amazon Goodreads Barns&Noble Google Books eBooks.com ISBNs: 9780807033432 080703343X

A provocative look at the '€œcult of pedigree'€ and an entertaining social history of purebred dogs In this illuminating and entertaining social history, social critic Michael Brandow probes the '€œcult of pedigree'€ and traces the commercial rise of the purebred dog. Combining consumer studies with sharp commentary, A Matter of Breeding reveals the sordid history of the dog industry and shows how our brand-name pets'€”from Labs to French bulldogs and everything in between'€”pay the price with devastatingly poor health. From the Trade Paperback edition. Similar books: Merle's Door by Ted Kerasote Homer by Gwen Cooper Cesar's Way by Cesar Millan On Talking Terms With Dogs: Calming Signals by Turid Rugaas A Wolf Called Romeo by Nick Jans Zak George's Dog Training Revolution by Zak George The Divinity of Dogs by Jennifer Skiff Horses Never Lie by Mark Rashid The Art of Raising a Puppy by Monks of New Skete Bob by James Bowen A Big Little Life by Dean Koontz Unlikely Friendships by Jennifer S. Holland A Good Horse Is Never a Bad Color by Mark Rashid The Life and Love of Cats by Lewis Blackwell A Letter to My Dog by Robin Layton My Old Dog by Laura T. Coffey Reaching the Animal Mind by Karen Pryor Bones Would Rain from the Sky by Suzanne Clothier Feather Brained by Bob Tarte Farm Sanctuary by Gene Baur