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A Breed Apart: A Celebration of the New American Mutt
Unfamiliar with the borgi? Never heard of the russenji?
In spite of their strange names and unlikely lineage, the new American mutt is suddenly the dog of the moment. Amanda Jones captures their quirky appeal in A Breed Apart —a collection of stunning black-and-white portraits of these wildly popular and uniquely blended dogs.
In spite of their strange names and unlikely lineage, the new American mutt is suddenly the dog of the moment. Amanda Jones captures their quirky appeal in A Breed Apart —a collection of stunning black-and-white portraits of these wildly popular and uniquely blended dogs.
112 pages, Hardcover
First published March 20, 2007
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About the author
Amanda Jones
6 books3 followersAmanda Jones began her photography career in 1992 after graduating with a degree in Cinema and Photography from Ithaca College in Ithaca, NY.
In 1994, Amanda began photographing dogs in Maine after her best friend brought home Ruby, a yellow Labrador Retriever puppy.
Ruby was Amanda's first model and inspiration for pursuing a career working with dogs. Amanda has been photographing dogs and cats for clients across the United States ever since.
Amanda's images grace greeting cards, posters, calendars and books. She travels the country extensively, photographing dogs, cats, and the occasional horse.
Amanda lives in Williamstown, Massachusetts with her husband and business partner, Chris, their daughter Sophie, and her two Dachshunds Lily & Benny.
In 1994, Amanda began photographing dogs in Maine after her best friend brought home Ruby, a yellow Labrador Retriever puppy.
Ruby was Amanda's first model and inspiration for pursuing a career working with dogs. Amanda has been photographing dogs and cats for clients across the United States ever since.
Amanda's images grace greeting cards, posters, calendars and books. She travels the country extensively, photographing dogs, cats, and the occasional horse.
Amanda lives in Williamstown, Massachusetts with her husband and business partner, Chris, their daughter Sophie, and her two Dachshunds Lily & Benny.
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August 4, 2009
I bought this from Amazon sight unseen because I collect dog photography books (I have over 30) but this is unfortunately the first one I have ever felt the need to return. I had no idea that the book glorifies the recent trend of breeding mutts, giving them cutsie names, and charging ridiculous amounts of money for what is really a mutt, but billed as a trendy "designer" dog.
Perhaps the author is trying to be tongue in cheek with these cutsie names, but this is a very real and very disturbing problem. "Puggles," for example, a mix of pug and beagle, are the latest trendy dog and a Google search will reveal hundreds of breeders. I believe it is grossly unethical to promote the breeding of designer mutts while thousands of dogs are being killed in shelters. Now this author is fueling the desire not only for "labradoodles," and "puggles," but combos that people may not have considered yet, such as "chackhussells" and "borgis." What an irresponsible book from somebody who claims to be a dog lover.
These are NOT cool and expensive dog breeds. They are mutts, and widely available at a shelter near you. This new business of intentionally breeding mutts with stupid names (and it is BIG business) has become out of control, and the author should be ashamed of herself for contributing to the trend.
The sooner people stop giving mongrels a "cutsie" name, the sooner the appeal for giving big bucks to irresponsible breeders will wear off.
Perhaps the author is trying to be tongue in cheek with these cutsie names, but this is a very real and very disturbing problem. "Puggles," for example, a mix of pug and beagle, are the latest trendy dog and a Google search will reveal hundreds of breeders. I believe it is grossly unethical to promote the breeding of designer mutts while thousands of dogs are being killed in shelters. Now this author is fueling the desire not only for "labradoodles," and "puggles," but combos that people may not have considered yet, such as "chackhussells" and "borgis." What an irresponsible book from somebody who claims to be a dog lover.
These are NOT cool and expensive dog breeds. They are mutts, and widely available at a shelter near you. This new business of intentionally breeding mutts with stupid names (and it is BIG business) has become out of control, and the author should be ashamed of herself for contributing to the trend.
The sooner people stop giving mongrels a "cutsie" name, the sooner the appeal for giving big bucks to irresponsible breeders will wear off.
November 1, 2010
They say that every dog has it's day. Well, now the mutt can have it's day! Being the current owner of three such mixed breeds, all rescues, it has always been an aggravation when someone ask "What kind of dog is that one?". In this wonderful collection of some of the cutest mutts around, we can now say we have 1)Malkita (Alaskan Malamute & Akita) 2) Dachuaitz (Dachshund-Chihuahua-Spitz and 3) Samoyed (I'm pretty sure as to this one's breed, but with no papers, maybe I should call her a Maymoyed - Maybe Samoyed!)
For anyone who roots for the underdog, this is a wonderful book to peruse. Or if you are the owner of a curious Heinz 57 and not sure what to call it, it's a great resource for creating a "Breed" name out of the wonderful mixture of love and affection we all call mutts.
For anyone who roots for the underdog, this is a wonderful book to peruse. Or if you are the owner of a curious Heinz 57 and not sure what to call it, it's a great resource for creating a "Breed" name out of the wonderful mixture of love and affection we all call mutts.
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