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| The Basset Hound Owner's Surival Guide (Your Happy Healthy Pet Guides) | 
 enlarge | Author: Diane Morgan
Publisher: Howell Book House
Category: Book
List Price: $29.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (39 reviews)
Sales Rank: 594673
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1st
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 224
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1
Dimensions (in): 9.4 x 6.3 x 0.9
ISBN: 0876050186
Dewey Decimal Number: 636.7536
UPC: 021898050182
EAN: 9780876050187
ASIN: 0876050186
Publication Date: March 4, 1998
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| Customer Reviews:
 Don't waste your time or money. November 11, 2002
4 out of 9 found this review helpful
I expected a LOT more out of this book. I expected an in depth guide to everything about the basset hound. I expected detailed insights into basset hound ownership. It's a "Survival Guide", right?I did not expect to read a book filled with email stories sent to the Daily Drool and Basset-L email lists! The percentage of this book written by people other than the author is alarmingly high. My copy was promptly donated to the library, so I can't verify this statement for sure, but around 40% (maybe more) of the words in this book were typed by amateurs sitting in their underwear at the computer. It really is disgraceful. After spending an hour reading it, I looked at the cover and truly thought I would see the words "edited by...". If you are owned by a basset hound that's driving you nuts and you're looking to this book as a last resort to saving your sanity or giving your hound up for adoption, PLEASE LOOK ELSEWHERE. This book will do you no good. It's full of cutesy stories written by other people and very short on hard facts. As another reviewer pointed out, this book portrays all basset hounds as lazy, overweight lumps that do only what pleases them. It's a very narrow view of the breed. Join the mailing lists and get this for free. ...
 The Basset Hound Owner's Survival Guide September 14, 2002
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is a truly wonderful book about what you can expect when you share your life with a basset hound. Diane Morgan does a wonderful job with her book. Anyone who reads it who does not have bassets will think it's just a comedy book but there is truth in everything she says, no matter how hard it is to believe. Diane knows all there is to know about bassets and speaks from true experience. I'd love to see a sequal to this book!
 If you're looking for a book about the breed, skip this one. August 15, 2001
6 out of 10 found this review helpful
I am so disappointed with this book. I was expecting an in-depth book about the breed, with information about these dog's pecularities and how to deal with them. This book is funny, the stories and cartoons are cute, but the information is too general. There are no helpful hints for dealing with a Bassett's quirks, and the author, basically describes the breed as lazy and uncooperative, whereas, I have found my own Bassett to be a loveable, trainable playful dog. If you want a funny book, buy this one, but if you want a book on what Bassetts are like and how best to raise and train one save your money, I wish I had.
A must have for Basset owners! May 18, 2001
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
I am a proud Basset Hound owner. Diane Morgan sure captured the essence of this peculiar breed. She gives a real complete well rounded picture of this adorable breed. I found extremely useful information on dealing with the more difficult side of owning a Basset. This book was a pleasure to read. The colorful stories made this owner's manual read like a comedy. I totally recommend it!
Repackaged web content March 30, 2000
13 out of 19 found this review helpful
My biggest problem with this book is that a good portion of it, at least 30-40%, is stuff available verbatim on the web. There are lengthy quotes of email discussions which are archived on the related sites, the "email joke" about taking pictures of puppies that I remember getting in my email at least 3 different times and can find on at least 2 web sites, and more. That in and of itself isn't that bad, but in a book of its list price, I expect some original content. I expect tons of information from the author's experience raising countless bassets. While the anecdotes are amusing, and at least part of why I bought it, they come across as a poorly organized web site: random and chaotic. If you are going to stick a price like that on a book, it had better be more than a cut'n'paste from past email discussions with a little commentary thrown in. Bottom line? Save your money and read the archives of the email discussions.
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