The Breed would be a scary-good read if it was edited with care and an interest in doing the job correctly.
353127
The chilling storyline is well developed.  However, there are so many grammatical errors, misused synonyms and typographical  mistakes  that the reader  is all too often distracted.  Even the  mood of fear and suspence is frequently lost due to the poor editing.
4554908
I do hope the author will read the reviews that point out the serious need for better editing!  I started marking the many mistakes I noticed, and it looks like someone threw paint all over the book. Storyline seems fairly good though.
2543190
I didn't want to put this book down, however, the editing was killing me. The lack of commas and incorrect punctuation was hard to ignore. There were also some small inconsistencies beta readers should've caught. All in all, if it was polished up I'd give it five stars.
1449434
Doug Welch can spin a tale, but he desperately needs to PAY a good proofreader/editor.  Sometimes he chooses the wrong one of two words that sound alike, such as "peel" vs. "peal."  Often he will use a plural subject with a singular verb -- or (and this really grates on my mind's ear) -- something like, "He looked at Beth and I."  Seriously?   at I?  This is sixth grade grammar.

I notice that many of the reviewers liked the story but did not give more than a three-star rating.  In my case, I found that the numerous errors in word meaning, syntax and grammar caused a distracting bump in the road or a full stop, while I tried to figure out what he intended to say.  This may account for the sluggish pace that some readers commented on.

In any case, though the premise was somewhat interesting, I don't think I'll get his next book.  He needs to do some serious editing before I commit the time to it.
1197381
I believe the author is quite knowledgeable, however he really needs to partner with a good editor. This book needs some serious grammatical and structural editing to make it consistent, cohesive, and comprehensive at whatever the author is targeting as his audience. Right now it feels like a book full of semi-random information.
2161585
I enjoyed the first half of this interesting book about a mute boy Edgar and his family who breed a unique type mixed breed dog. I felt that the story could have used a great deal of editing from the unnecessary prologue all the way through to the outrageously tragic ending. Edgar and his dog Almondine are the only two characters that you can actually wrap your mind around and the parts with their interaction were lovely. If the story had only been about the Sawtelle family and their efforts to create this unique type of dog it could have been a great one. It is difficult to be specific about my dislikes without giving plot points away so I will just have to say that the direction the story took and the treachery involved seemed out of place. Other characters were not well drawn, their actions actually bordered on stupidity and felt contrived to fit in with an ending that is tragic in more ways than one.
1437908
Despite the horrible editing, this was a good book.
1645411
It's good, but it was published on-demand by the author and could have used a professional editor to clean it up a bit.

Also, although it's a novel it would have been nice to have an introduction, bibliography, and notes, and generally some more explanation.
1373345
This was an interesting take on P&P.  I would like to read more from this author IF she gets a good editor.  There is really no excuse to publish a book with so many errors in spelling, grammar, etc.  To name just a few of the confusing mistakes:
  retched/wretched
  past/passed
  bare/bear
  altar/alter
  affect/effect
  moral/morale
  faring/fairing
  encase/ in case
I could go on, but you get the idea.  These mistakes really hinder the flow of reading and enjoying a story.
2981618
Yes, the editing could be a lot better. But the story is a good one. I've actually read it twice now.
1293423
I haven't yet finished the book, so I'm not sure if the rest of it will be information that I will be using with our puppy.  We will not be "showing" our dog, so teaching her the simple commands used in our normal daily routine will be the main things we were wanting from the book.  I was quite surprised by some of the mistakes that I would have thought would have been corrected with editing (i.e. the word "patients" used when it should have been "patience", and several other such mistakes).
695091
Good story but could use editing. For this reason I couldn't give it more than three stars. I'll keep saying it: Authors, just because you offer your books for free or at a discount, doesn't mean to skip the editing/proofreading process.

This story could've been much more enjoyable if it had been scrutinized by an editor or proofreader.
1608683
The information in the book is extremely helpful for editing. But, the author should have taken her own advise and had it professionally edited. If you can look past the errors, as I did, this is a very informative book.
3907261
I would have rated this higher if it had been edited. For example, "vested interested". At least use grammar check, it would correct some of the grammatical errors.
3681919
I'm finding this a good book preparing for interviews after over a year out traveling, a slightly scary prospect. It's great to find so much subject matter (and most of it very relevant) in one place, but I'm only giving it 3 stars due to some really poor editing. Not something I normally worry about unduly, but I have a breaking point. Some of the examples are lifted more or less straight off other websites...
1559988
I agree that this work should have been edited.  At first I thought the errors were for effect because this is a journal supposedly, but there are so many.  You can't even argue that it is a journal because journals don't usually contain so many direct quotes of exact conversations and the entries are usually dated and much more brief.  The coarse humor I believe is aimed at a certain audience.  I found it amusing and the characters were somewhat well developed but more of the main characters need work, especially Mike's children.  I liked the action and if you can get around a sloppily or even possibly un- edited work of fiction this might be for you.  I agree that this book should have been scrutinized much more than it was before I paid my money for it.  I will be wary of anything else Amazon has to offer from now on.  This author has potential but he needs to hire an EDITOR!!!!
2624061
I thought the story line was well developed and the characters were engaging and well developed. I kept reading because of these two things, it was enjoyable but the story needs a serious editing.  There were so many mistakes that are distracting and annoying and shows poor professionalism. Most of these articles and sentence switching and dropped articles and spell correction errors should have disappeared with any attempt to reread the work so this was very saddening.  Still very enjoyable just wish it would have received some serious proofreading.