Still Hard at Work

Here it is the beginning of the month and I am still up late at nights working on this book of dogs of the World. Hey! It's exciting! I want to get this done this month, and at the rate I am going now, it should be done by the end of this month. I've finished 2 chapters, and now almost done with a third. It's not hard!! All I have to do is transfer what I wrote in my first version, back to this version. Though doing searches on the internet and in books, I've found that some things need updating. Like the AKC's list of recognized breeds have grown since my first printing in 2000. So, I had to update.

I got a bit of joy out of this book. That's what keeps me working on it. Awesome! I've even got down my favorite breeds. Though I try not to be prejudice when I write about the breeds I like. Some of my ultra-faves are:


Siberian Husky. Looks good! Friendly, strong, beautiful dog.


Samoyed. Another beautiful breed.


Alaskan Malamute. I used to want one when I was a kid. Large and intimidating, but really it's nothing more than an oversized teddy bear!


Akita. National dog of Japan. Beautiful breed, and has a highly protective instinct for it's family.

Shiba Inu. A smaller version of the akita.

Klee-Kai. A rarity, but oh so adorable!!!!

Toy poodle. An all-purpose breed. Don't laugh!! I had one once and it housebroke in 3 weeks!!

Japanese chin. Say what you want, these guys are ADORABLE!!!!!

Chihuahua. My trademark breed. I've had chi's now since 1999.

Cavalier King Charles Spaniel. Gaining in popularity. Can you blame them? They are so CUTE!!

Miniature Dachshund. I like the mini's better than the standards, but both are so short and so cute!!

Beagle. For some reason, these dogs are just so adorable!!

Australian Kelpie. Love them!! They are so smart!

Australian Cattle Dog. I had one of these once. It was the one I named "Hutchess" and then I lost her. After only having her for one week.

Australian Shepherd. My original breed, before chihuahuas. Don't let the name fool you, this is the dog of a thousand names. They are also known as California Shepherds, because they were originally created in California, not Australia.

These are just samples. The one thing that I have found, upon looking up info on the breeds I am writing about, every text out there always refers to each breed as "he, him, or his". So what if the person reading the book has a dog that is a "she"? Ya know there is such a thing!! I find that constantly annoying! In my book, I refer to each breed as "they, them, their", it's more gender-neutral. That's the way it should be. I don't know who started that tradition, must have been a man! But I've noticed every dog book out there does that, and now I've noticed it on breed and kennel club websites as well.