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1. The Atlas of dog breeds of the World

• by Bonnie Wilcox, DVM & Chris Walkowicz
• TFH Publications1993, revised 5th edition 1995
• huge, heavy book with 896 thick glossy pages with color photos
• information on each breed includes country of origin, registry, group, colors, height/weight, other names and coat description
• a detailed history and personality traits are also included
• a wonderful coffee table book

2 . Book of the Breed - The Complete Chinese Crested

• by Brenda Jones
• Ringpress Books, 2000
• 160 pages with b/w photos
• written by a UK breeder and founding member of the Chinese Crested Club of Great Britain
• has a separate chapter about the American Hairless Terrier and Xoloitzcuintli

• by Andrew De Prisco & James B. Johnson
• TFH Publications, 1993
• dog dictionary with 896 pages in color
• covers all breeds and just about everything about dogs including basic medical info

• by Cathy J. Flamholtz
• OTR Publications, 1986
• AHT is featured in the volume 1 (red cover)
• Vol 1 has 214 pages with b/w photos
• each breed has its own chapter

• by Amy Fernandez & Kelly Rhae, 1999
• 276 pages
• an encyclopedia on hairless dogs
• a wealth of information and wonderful color and b/w photos of all hairless breeds
• also a few other hairless animals

• by Andrew De Prisco & James B. Johnson
• TFH Publications, 1990
• small compact book with 573 glossy pages with color photos
• over 500 breeds from around the world
•  includes breed portrait, development, recognition and character

• by Bruce Fogle, DVM
• Dorling Kindersley Publishing, Inc., 2000, AHT in this or later edition only
• 416 pages
• beautiful color photos of a chocolate and white (brown/pink) AHT whose the head profile looks just like my Sweet Lucy's, same color too :o)

• by Linda Hibbard
• TFH Publications, 1998
• 93 pages
• first Rat Terrier breed book
   

• by Alice J. Kane
• Kennel Club Books, 2004
• 155 pages
• second Rat Terrier breed book
• good Rat Terrier information for new Rat Terrier and American Hairless Terrier owners

• compiled by Anne Blair
• AJ Enterprises, 1999
• 140 pages
• Rat Terrier letters and stories from RT owners
• only a few AHT letters
• 3 color photos of AHTs, but unfortunately all are blurred in my copy

• by Susan & Daniel Cohen
• Cobblehill Books (Dutton), 1989
• 131 pages with b/w photos

• by Michele Lowell, Henry Holt & Company, 1990
• by Michele Welton, Owlbooks, 2nd ed. 2000
• 2nd ed. has 319 pages and covers 300 breeds
• a good book for the price, has lots of advice for those planning to get their first dog
• also lets you compare the hairless breeds of American Hairless Terrier, Chinese Crested, and Xoloitzcuintli