David Freedman has painted 140 dogs in watercolours, and a total of 283 illustrations of the dogs in different poses, with detailed descriptions of each breed by Craig Whittle. The text is informative and personal and it's clear that both illustrator and author are dog lovers. This is not a book focused on dog breeds in Australia and New Zealand-it covers dogs in all countries and is written in a style that is not bound by location.  It is a book for all dog lovers.Â
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