This book is filled with page after page after (boring) page of 1/3 - 1/2 page pictures of products you can buy -- for any dog. I couldn't help but wonder what sort of arrangements the author has with the manufacturers of these items. I cannot recommend the book but I found one on ACD's that has a lot better info for new ACD owners: Australian Cattle Dog : An Owner's Guide to a Happy Healthy Pet (An Owner's Guide to a Happy, Healthy Pet); Katherine Buetow, Karen Breeton. I also felt a lot of the material was "filler" material designed to increase page count. I suggest the author and publisher go back to the drawing board.