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Woof-a-Pedia: A Comprehensive Guide to Choosing the RIGHT Dog for Your Lifestyle

Zero Woofs Given Press

Woof-a-Pedia: The Brutally Honest Dog Breed Guide isn't your average feel-good coffee-table book claiming every dog is a perfect fit for everyone. This is the real-deal survival manual every dog owner-or soon-to-be dog owner-didn't know they desperately needed.

Tired of fluffy kennel-club descriptions and Instagram fairy tales? Same. Woof-a-Pedia delivers the truth about over 250 dog breeds, told with wit, grit, and absolutely zero tolerance for sugarcoated nonsense. Whether you're considering a loyal Labrador, a chaotic Chihuahua, or a drool-soaked Mastiff, this book arms you with the information you need to choose wisely-and survive the madness once your new four-legged chaos agent moves in.

What's Inside:
  • 250+ brutally honest breed profiles with no marketing fluff, no breeder propaganda, and no "every dog is great for families" lies.
  • The real truth about temperament, energy, shedding, stubbornness, and straight-up destruction potential.
  • Unfiltered info on health issues, vet bills, insurance nightmares, and how much of your stuff might get chewed.
  • A guide to finding a dog that fits your actual life-not your Pinterest board.
  • Tips on training, nutrition, and behavior that focus on what actually works, not what sounds cute on TikTok.
Why You'll Love It:

If you've ever Googled "what dog is right for me" and ended up more confused than when you started, this book is for you.

If you've adopted a dog and thought "oh no, what have I done?" - you're not alone, and this book gets it.

And if you just want to laugh, learn, and maybe avoid your next couch being eaten, we got you.

This book is:

  • Raw and funny (because laughing through the chaos is better than crying over it).
  • Actually helpful (because we don't believe in breed fairy tales).
  • Written for real people (not perfect ones).
Who It's For:
  • First-time owners who want to pick a dog that won't wreck their life.
  • Dog lovers who've been through it and want to laugh at the truth.
  • Families with kids, other pets, or just a general desire for peace.
  • Anyone tired of sugarcoated breed guides pretending every dog is a "perfect family dog."

Woof-a-Pedia is the cornerstone of the Zero Woofs Given Dog Breed Library, a growing collection of resources that exist for one reason: to tell the truth about dogs. Not the polished version. Not the fantasy. The truth.

Because dogs are amazing-but not every dog is amazing for you.

And that's okay.

Let's get you the right dog the first time. Or at least help you laugh through the second one.

Book Details

  • Publisher: Zero Woofs Given Press
  • Publish Date: Oct 1st, 2024
  • Pages: 242
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 11.00in - 8.50in - 0.51in - 1.26lb
  • EAN: 9798988392378
  • Categories: Dogs - BreedsDogs - Training & Showing

About the Author

Given Press, Zero Woofs: - Zero Woofs Given was born out of one sarcastic human's lifelong gripe with the sugarcoated nonsense in dog books. Founded by Shannon, a snarky, lifelong dog devotee and proud Rottweiler mom to Rowan and Rip, has spent 20+ years knee-deep in fur, mud, training sessions, and vet clinic exam rooms, surviving the kind of chaos only a determined canine can create. From rescue work to breed-specific research, she's seen the best, worst, and most unhinged sides of dog ownership and lived to write about it.Shannon's mission is blunt: when people pick the wrong dog, the dog pays the price. They end up in shelters for being exactly what they were bred to be-while humans fail them. Her guides exist to stop that cycle.Zero Woofs Given Press exists for one reason: to torch the sugarcoated garbage. These books won't tell you every dog "loves kids" or "thrives in apartments." They'll tell you the messy, hilarious, heartbreaking truth-so you know what you're getting into before your shoes, furniture, and sanity are destroyed.When not writing, she's wrangling her own four-legged disasters, dodging drool, and questioning life choices while still believing there's no better companion than a dog with a heartbeat and zero manners.