Pugnation: The Bark Is Back!

By Jim Dratfield

Celebrity pet photographer Jim Dratfield charmed thousands of readers with the release of Pug Shots (Penguin, 1999), featuring the quirky, bug-eyed pooches in all their silly splendour. Topping that performance is no easy task, but with Pugnation he succeeds with a series of images that will have dog lovers and their friends laughing out loud and cooing with awe. Pugnation showcases 60 full-colour poses, ranging from the playful to the proud. Accompanied by amusing titles and quotes, the photographs capture pugs both in costume and au naturel.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1592405045
• ISBN13: 9781592405046
• Release Date: October 2009
• Publisher: Gotham Books
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 7.6" x 9.2"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 12 and higher

Customer Reviews

TOO MANY STARS TO COUNT! Very creative, beautifully done!

PUGNATION is a MUST HAVE for pug owners and animal lovers alike. Jim Dratfield has an extraordinary gift as a photographer and respects the art of rhetoric. He is extremely clever and creative. After buying 20 copies of PUG SHOTS, I had to get all of his books--canine, feline, and equine. He stands alone in the class of petographers, for Dratfield captures the very essence of these little pugs, and the words he creates that accompany each photograph are brilliantly satiric. PUGNATION is a work of art; therefore, this book deserves only one number--INFINITY! BRAVO! Pat Liotta Jupiter, FL

Pugnation by Jim Dratfield

This new edition is as cute as can be...that said, after reading the previous review, I looked over the book again, and I could not find any "profanity"...perhaps the reviewer is not aware that in dog circles a female dog is indeed called a bitch...this is the only thing I could find that may have offended the reviewer. This book is clever, cute, enjoyable for any Pug lover, and once again, obviously produced by a man who loves his dogs.