Pet Owner's Guide to the Bullmastiff by Janet Gunn

Pet Owner's Guide to the Bullmastiff (Illustrated Bullmastiff Owner's Handbook, 2000)

A Fully Illustrated Practical Guide to Choosing, Training and Caring for the Gamekeeper's Mastiff-Bulldog Cross

Bibliographic Specifications

• Title: Pet Owner's Guide to the Bullmastiff
• Author: Janet Gunn
• Publisher: Ringpress Books, a division of Interpet Ltd, Dorking, Surrey
• Publication Date: 2000
• ISBN-13: 9781860541872
• ISBN-10: 1860541799
• Edition Details: First published 2000.
• Binding: Publisher's pictorial laminated hardcover boards, with the title, author and Ringpress logo to the cream spine.
• Physical Format: Small, roughly A5 hardcover, 80 pages. Illustrated in colour with photographs throughout.
• Language: English

Official Condition Report

• The Book: Very Good Plus (VG+)
• Exterior / Boards: The glossy pictorial boards are clean on both front and back. The cream spine is clean and legible, with the title, author name and Ringpress logo. Corners and edges appear sound, with no obvious wear.
• Interior: The pages are clean and bright, and the binding feels tight. No foxing or markings are evident. The endpaper is clean, with faint toning along the edges.
• The Dust Jacket: Not Applicable (As Issued)

Synopsis & Historical Value

Pet Owner's Guide to the Bullmastiff is an illustrated handbook for owners and prospective owners of this traditional English breed, published by Ringpress Books of Dorking, Surrey. It is richly illustrated with colour photographs throughout.

The Bullmastiff was developed by English gamekeepers in the mid-nineteenth century as a night companion able to deter poachers, and the book opens with the breed's origins and early names. It then moves on to the practical business of ownership: choosing a puppy, basic obedience training, grooming and coat care, exercise and diet, and health care.

A useful, well-kept reference for breed enthusiasts and owners, and a tidy addition to a library of canine and working-dog titles.

Author Profile: Janet Gunn

Janet Gunn comes from a family that has been involved with the bull breeds for more than forty years, beginning with Staffordshire Bull Terriers, Boxers and Bulldogs. With her husband, Alex, she bred and owned numerous top-winning Bullmastiffs in the UK and abroad under the Flintstock affix, the most notable being the 1992 Crufts Best of Breed winner, Ch. Lepsco Lady Elise of Flintstock.

She is a former Secretary of the Southern Bullmastiff Society and the British Bullmastiff League, on whose committee she has remained. She has judged the breed extensively in the UK and overseas, including at Crufts in 2014, and is the Bullmastiff breed correspondent for Our Dogs.