What is the best dog and cat breed reference book(s) for a vet student?

My sister is in vet school. She learns a great deal about anatomy and other very detailed information. However, she is getting very little training on the various breeds of dogs and cats. For Christmas I would like to get her some serious breed guide books she can study in her “spare” time. I don’t want a coffee table book or For Dummies version. But I suspect having pictures would be a good thing. Are there any vets out there with good ideas?

I’m not a vet, but, I do read a lot about dogs and cats..
The AKC produces a complete set of breed standards

http://www.akc.org/store/detail/index.cfm

I’m not sure if that would be what you’re looking for.. It’s definitely an official sort of guide..
I personally prefer this one, it covers most of the common breeds

http://www.amazon.com/Legacy-Tetsu-Yamazaki-Toyoharu-Kojima/dp/B0007MTTE4/ref=pd_bbs_sr_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1196127545&sr=1-2

Here’s one the cat fanciers association recommends..

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0811816613/catfancierwebsit

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