Breeders Books

A lot of what's in this book isn't very helpful. The remedies are all pretty basic and not very well explained on why you would do them. I work w/ animals and wouldn't recommend this book to any of the owners we see.

This book is a small but informative review of symptoms that can alarm a pet owner. The organization of the book allows for quick location of a problem. It also covers behaviors such as toilet training and chewing/teething and subjects like grooming. Altogether, this is a must have book if you are caring for a pet. It will answer many questions and offer helpful tips so that you can be the best pet-parent possible.

I loved this book so much that I bought it for several friends. I only have dogs, so I cannot offer an opinion on the cat advice. For dog owners, it is an excellent resource with so many different things.

LOVE IT, with fur babies, one needs some help, and this book is GREAT

I am very thankful to all of the vets and animal behaviorists who contributed to this book. I use it a LOT. From everything to stomach problems to aches and pains to....whatever the problem is. This book covers it from A to Z.

If you love your dog or cat, and don't have the money to go to the vet for every problem that pops up, this book is a godsend. It also offers alternative medicines that actually are better for your pet.

I just simply cannot get along without my copy of "Home Remedies for Dogs and Cats".

well done, for the back yard horseman. details are clear and easy to understand for layman or expert.

I am an author and often need information like this book provides.
It is well presented and had a wealth of horse breeding information.

Excellent book with great photos and genetics easily explained. Wish I had it when I was breeding a lot of horses. Using it just for info now but recommending it to a lot of people.

This is a good beginner guide to equine color genetics. If you do not have any background in color breeding, this is an excellent place to start. I do think that they leave out some technical information that is very relevant and important for in-depth study, but if you are a recreational horse owner interested in experimenting with color breeding, you will find everything you need in this book. On the other hand, if you are a geneticist, research scientist, horse breeder, or have extensive knowledge about genetics and breeding, this book is a bit too basic for your needs. A fun, informative, and casual read for recreational horse owners/breeders; not recommended for scientists or professional breeders.

I have studied Equine Genetics and done some research in the field, this book is my "pocket reference", it really lays out genetics in simple terms without taking away the important facts. I really have learned more about genetics of coat color than I did in my college class so that's got to be saying something. I recommend this book to anyone who wants to know anything about horse coat color. It gives you a bunch of helpful facts.

I adore romances that begin on the premise of the hero and heroine being childhood friends, or having known each other for a long time. I also appreciate the unusual setting of this romance occurring between two "commoners," rather than always being between two titled people of London's elite. That said, coupled with the brilliance of most of Maxwell's other works, this story had a lot of potential, but the delivery of it fell short of my expectations. Because the plot has already been summarized several times, I will just point out why this book only earned 3 stars from me --

- The heroine behaved like a shrew towards the hero for 4/5 of the book. While I appreciate feisty and independent-thinking heroines, this one was unnecessarily rude, bitter, and sometimes even downright cruel to a man far too deserving for her.

- The amount of tension in the novel between the hero and heroine (mainly caused only by the heroine herself for ridiculous plot-contrived reasons) really took away from the romance of why I even read romances to begin with.

- The plot was very predictable, there was really no "villain" or secondary characters to speak of, and I doubt I will remember much about this story after a couple weeks of reading several more romances.

All in all, this book gets 3/5 stars for me for its original storyline, background, and the fact that it was well-written. Minus 2/5 stars for the unnecessarily shrewish behavior of the heroine, and the predictability in the deliverance of the promising storyline. I would recommend it only if you merely want to pass your time -- you won't find a ground-breaking, heart-wrenching story here, but I suggest checking your local library or buying a cheap used copy.

Tye and Mary are delightful characters--very likable, feisty and well suited to each other--in this very fun and fast-paced Regency romance. The warmth, wit and lust for life characteristic of all Cathy Maxwell romances is evident here and makes this winning novel a charming read.

I enjoyed this offering by Cathy Maxwell. In this story a woman who is basically trying to save her family horse breeding ranch does what she must. She feels that all she is worth is what she is able to do to the home she knows. So one day she sets out to buy the "stud" of the areas for her horses and ends up in a bidding war with one of her neighbor. Who she shares a past with.

She ends up bidding more than she can handle and to get the rest of the money she goes to London to find a husband. What she doesn't count on is an embarrassment from her past showing up as well as her neighbor Tye. What ensues is a great romance story!

Mary Gates wants this stud in her stables. The Stud is a prime piece of horseflesh up for auction in her hometown of Lyford Meadows. The entire town's male population will be in attendance to witness who places the winning bid. Mary believes this horse is just what she needs to bring her stables back to full operating glory of the past. The town views Mary's independent and willful behavior as quite eccentric, including her normal attire of donning men's breeches. And her desire to win the horse may also have something to do with her constant battles with her neighbor and rival, Tye Barlow.

Tye is just as determined to win, because it would secure his stable's future as well. And he believes he has a good shot with the amount of money he's willing to bid. In the end, Mary outbids him but he's suspicious, because he knows there's no way she could own that kind of capital. Mary's winning bid is well beyond her means, but she makes up a fictitious, wealthy fiancé, and then convinces the seller she needs a little time to make her payment. The independent Mary, who never intended to settle down, sets out for London and the marriage mart to snag herself a rich husband. Tye discovers where she's gone, and follows with the intention to foil any possibility of her paying for the horse.

Their complicated history resurfaces, as well as their desire for each other, which of course has always been there in the form of a battle of wills. Together, they may discover the real prize isn't the horse, but their love for each other.

I've read three or four novels by Maxwell, and this is my favorite so far. I enjoy romances that involve the battle of wills, which is done well here. Although, I did think Mary's obstinance over her independence did go on a little too long, but that's only a minor issue. Even though there's not much new here for a romance story, I still found it refreshing and the witty dialogue probably had a lot to do with that. Mary and Tye were both headstrong characters and well matched for each other. There's nothing heavy-duty about this story, it's a nice light, recommended read.

Barely making ends meet, horsewoman Mary bids over her means in order to secure a prized 'horse stud' for her estate in hopes that breeding will bring about her financial success and sticking it to neighbor and fellow horseman, Tye, makes it that much sweeter. In a desperate attempt to get the money in order to pay for the horse, Mary goes to London to find a rich husband. That doesn't sit well with Tye, sore from being out-bid and a bit suspicious, he follows her -because he wants the horse of course. Mayhem insues when, gorgeous, but socially inept, Mary storms the London social scene. Tye's there for rescue her when scandal results. Romance blooms in the shadows and maybe they figure out that the stud isn't that important anyway.

Great romance. I love fiesty females and Mary takes the cake! She causes scandals just by breathing, a real tough cookie that doesn't take it from anybody -including Tye. He's just that man to lasoe this filly in. One of my favorite Maxwells. If you liked Falling in Love Again and You and Only You, you'll like this one too.

I like the fact he takes on the Beyer Speed Figures personally. There's no "absolute wrong" or "absolute right" when it comes to handicapping the horses in my opinion, my knowledge comes from taking in information from all angles, testing it out, and seeing what actually produces results. It's the results you take away from the book, not how its written.

A friend of mine just let me see his copy of this book, and I've just purchased a copy for myself. What a phenomenally intelligent man this Mr. Rates is! I've already purchased most of the books by the Author Joseph J Tuttle, and his books are good, but they're NOTHING AS IN DEPTH AS THIS!!!!!! WHAT AN AMAZING SPEED RATING SYSTEM THIS MAN HAS COME UP WITH! I'm soooooooooooooooooooooo BLOWN AWAY!!!! He also talks about the Beyer Speed Figs being on an average of (AT LEAST) 12% INACCURATE! If you enjoy reading about horse handicapping theory as much as me, then THIS BOOK IS FOR YOU, FOR SURE! A HUGE 5STARS FROM ME ON THIS BOOK. BEST BOOK ON SPEED HANDICAPPING I'VE EVER LAID EYES ON!!!!!


I'm out!

J.R.

I found Mr. Tuttle's book fascinating with a different approach to speed handicapping. It really comes down to being disciplined and also having the ability to realize when your methods may not be working that day and being able to capitalize on what is working. Sometimes you need to shift gears. I think recognizing daily trends is half the battle for long term winning along with using sound principles. What makes this book great is that Mr. Tuttle goes to the extra step of allowing you to contact him via e-mail or in some cases by phone, especially when you have questions or when you want to know more about his methods. Communicating with him made me understand the book so much better and made me realize how much he knows about horse racing. I would recommend this book for the person who finds their systems and odds have been diluted due to the public "catching on". Even Andrew Beyer stated (in the book Longshots 2) the nature of handicapping is changing and will change due to so much data, software, on-line wagering available these days. New methods must be developed out of necessity in order to keep up with the constant bombardment of new angles that constantly changes the landscape of horse handicapping, wagering and odds. This seems like that kind of book in regard to new and fresh methods. I especially especially enjoyed the chapter about "regression" and "progression" theory analysis. Good luck.

One of the main premises of this book is that its speed figures are accurate, and as such, they are the standard by which the Beyer figure's accuracy can be measured. It is expected that, for any particular race, the Beyer figure should be the exact same number as this book's, or it is "flawed."

First of all, under the Beyer method, times are adjusted so times for different lengths, different tracks, and different track conditions can be compared. Beyer only translated the time to a figure to make it easier to compare, and the figure scale was arbitrarily chosen. For example, a time of 1:12 for six furlongs on an average track condition will get a Beyer figure of 94. There is nothing special about the 94. Beyer could just have easily given it a 114 or a 74 and adjusted the rest of the speed rating chart accordingly.

But this book, which derives their speed figure in an entirely separate way, maintains that the Beyer figure for a particular race is inaccurate if it isn't the same as theirs. As if a methodology with an arbitrarily chosen scale should have its figures match up with a seperate methodology. This is illogical and off the wall.

What's worse, is that this book's figures use, and are an offshoot of, the Daily Racing Form's crude speed figure, which makes them not only incompatible for comparison with Beyer's, but it makes them practically useless as well.

A friend of mine just let me see his copy of this book, and I've just purchased a copy for myself. What a phenomenally intelligent man this Mr. Rates is! I've already purchased most of the books by the Author Joseph J Tuttle, and his books are good, but they're NOTHING AS IN DEPTH AS THIS!!!!!! WHAT AN AMAZING SPEED RATING SYSTEM THIS MAN HAS COME UP WITH! I'm soooooooooooooooooooooo BLOWN AWAY!!!! He also talks about the Beyer Speed Figs being on an average of (AT LEAST) 12% INACCURATE! If you enjoy reading about horse handicapping theory as much as me, then THIS BOOK IS FOR YOU, FOR SURE! A HUGE 5STARS FROM ME ON THIS BOOK. BEST BOOK ON SPEED HANDICAPPING I'VE EVER LAID EYES ON!!!!!
This author is really Joseph J. Tuttle, and as per usual (with his standard M/O of only writing around 100+ page booklets) he is leaving me wanting more. His writing style is a bit like a punch in the face! He's simply telling us (his readers) exactly how he sees things. That, I do appreciate. He recently wrote a book called "Eight-N-One: The complete works (pseudonyms included) by Joseph J. Tuttle". I think that book is probably the best value out of all of his books, and not solely based on the price. I've purchased almost all of his booklets and I've had great results. But, I truly believe that if he were to placate his readership, just a tad; he'd sell a lot more of his books. He's is honestly borderline arrogant in his writing mannerisms. In closing out this review, I must say that his accessibility is by far his greatest asset. How many times have you had an I-M conversation with Andrew Beyer, or Dave Litfin? Or better still an actual phone conversation? He's great in that regard. He always puts his email address in his books. And, I think he actually likes people such as myself that constantly bombard him with questions. That's his best trait!!!


p.s. To R. Malloy and Rod Allison,(Men that wrote poor reviews of "Speed, Speed, and Nothing but Speed)


I had a sweet score today (Aug. 30th 2008) on a 5-1 shot in the 1st @ Toga, because of Joseph J. Tuttle's progression/regression system. 200 to win, and a 20 dollar double wheel. Since buying his first book....."The Ultimate Guide to Beating Baseball", I'm up well over 9k in about 4 or 5 months! This has been the best stretch of gambling on horses or games, in my entire young life.


I GO BY RESULTS AND SO SHOULD ALL OF YOU! THE MAN IN A WORD, IS SIMPLY A "WINNER"! Now, so am I.



I'm out!

J.R.

amazing book couldnt stop reading it, and im not a regular reader either, there was no parts that were slow, have to read it to know what i am talking about, if i said nething i would give it away, I mean just the preface is satisfying enough for this book, i wish there was a sequel to it , thats the impression they leave at the end of the book but i guess there isnt gonna be 1 to it since there hasnt been one up till now

I REALLY ENJOYED THIS BOOK, I HOPE THERE IS A PART TWO, I HATE THAT THEY LEFT ME HANGING AT THE END, IS THERE ANOTHER BOOK OUT TO FOLLOW THIS ONE. WHAT EVER HAPPEND TO THE BABY, AND JANET AND EZRA, YOU HAVE TO FOLLOW REAL CLOSE AND IT WAS A PAGE TURNER, IT TOOK ME TWO HOURS TO READ THIS BOOK, I COULDNT PUT IT DOWN.

I think this excerpt is all that needs to be said.....


".....Using a hypothetical Q & A survey; you should be able define yourself as a horseplayer.

Q. Do you consider yourself an avid horseplayer?

A. If you answered yes, then, you probably go to the track three times a week or more, and/or bet from home on almost a nightly basis. That is my definition of an avid horseplayer. If you are a beginner (but you aspire to become an astute and avid horseplayer); then this book will most certainly help you as well.


Q. Can you afford to allocate a minimum $200 a week (or weekend) towards future horse playing endeavors?

A. In the event that your answer is no you may want to use this book for firewood. Because, in order to properly utilize my system, it takes a minimum $200 investment (per 10 races wagered on), and nothing less will suffice.


Q. Do you know how to properly calculate odds?

A. If your answer is no, it will soon be an emphatic yes! I will teach this later on, and other inventive ways of determining value. Because, knowing how to properly calculate the odds; is the first step to putting the odds in your favor, quite obviously.


Q. How lofty are your goals?

A. If you aspire to become a professional (as I currently consider myself one), then this book will certainly help
you achieve that goal. Assuming, that you have the adequate initial capital backing, you'll be fine. If you're goal is just to start winning more often; because you're just completely incensed with continually losing, then, this book will certainly help you achieve that goal.



Actual Q & A from a recent Webinar

Q. I only get to the track once a week, and I only bring $100.00 with me, every time, is this enough to implement your system successfully?

A. If you're only planning to stay for 5 races, then absolutely. The system is based on the average 10 race card, and allocating a bare minimum $20.00 per bet, per race.


Q. The economy is quite bad right now, and I'm looking for a way to subsidize my income. Do you feel betting on horseracing can become a stock market type of outlet?

A. Absolutely. In utilizing my system; you will learn the value of highly underrated and even disregarded wagering strategies and techniques. My background happens to be in the world of finance, and I employ a lot of hedging strategies, on a daily basis.



Q. How complicated is your system?

A. In my humble opinion, not very. And I might add, that once you learn it, and you're dedicated to it; your level of consistently picking winners will increase dramatically.


Q. I noticed you just used the phrasing "staying dedicated to it", what exactly do you mean?

A. As is the case in 99% of all systemic theorems and/or endeavors; it takes a high degree of commitment to achieve any real success. It is a contention of mine that without being "fully-committed" my system will not work for you.


Q. What guarantees, if any, can you promise?

A. There are no guarantees in life, and especially in any type of business dealings. Furthermore, if you have a high degree of discipline; I believe that my system will work wonders for you. And, that is the only "guarantee" that I can give.

I sincerely hope that this chapter has helped you to make a few determinations (about yourself as a horseplayer), and it is also my hope that some of these actual or hypothetical questions might have given you a better perspective from which to judge oneself."



The idea of a Q & A is something that I'd like to start doing with my books. To see my complete portfolio of books selling here on Amazon.com; just type in my full name (Joseph J Tuttle).



Signed,
Joseph J Tuttle

This book has some eye=popping/jaw-dropping equations in it that are supposed to help us determine the "value" of a race, and of favorites in general. I've applied a few of this author's techniques to Keeneland and Belmont, and have made some hefty profits, in recent days.


It's a highly entertaining read, but a bit too short to give it more than a 4-star rating. Just being honest. The writer does pack a major punch for 92.5 pages...if memory serves me correctly; my PDF version read it at almost 20k in words.


I'm Out,

J.R.

I found this book very helpful. If you are thinking about bringing a great dane to your house, I would recomend that you read this book first.

i want to read this book becuase we have a dog but we dont have a boston terrier and i realy want to get one but my mom said it will to much trubble so i want this book

I am a dog lover, I couldn't beleive the mistreatment of the animals and the love of these animals portrayed by this book/author. Very good read, reminds me of Jilly Cooper, I am an American and enjoy a good british read. Dont' pass this by.

Priceless to those of us who study pedigrees in depth. Invaluable to my breeding program.
With Chesapeakes being my breed of choice I was delighed to get this addition to add to my CBR titles which include fact as well as fiction.
Unfortunatly many of the pictures are very dark and hard to make out and the copies could have been better for all the information pages.

Shannon