Puppy dogs - Enjoy your puppy while it grows up
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Nothing is more exciting than welcoming a new puppy into the family! But just like human babies, puppies have special needs. Puppies For Dummies helps you find out whether you're feeding your puppy right, getting off on the right paw with training (including house training), expecting too much from your puppy, and handling your puppy's demands properly. Plus, the book features fun games to play with the whole family to help everyone bond and much more. What
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Paws to Consider: Choosing the Right Dog for You and Your Family Are you thinking of adopting a dog? Do you know which good-natured breeds adore kids-and cats? Which ones grow into loyal "one-man" dogs? Which courageous canines challenge intruders-and friends dropping by? Which "cute" breeds can turn into demanding pests? At long last here is the only guide to selecting a dog that looks at your lifestyle, takes your needs into consideration, and helps you choose accordingly. With forty-five years of experience between them, America's number-one dog trainers, Brian Kilcommons and Sarah Wilson, have seen both the headaches that happen when people pick the wrong dog, and the wondrous love and companionship that result with the right match. Now these experts speak out on the things most "dog books" don't tell you: the best qualities a breed offers and the real drawbacks a potential owner should know. With refreshing candor, Kilcommons and Wilson inform you about: Genetic health problems for all breeds: which popular breeds go bald, which big dogs get orthopedic problems, and why others get cancer. Daily exercise requirements: a once-a-day jog satisfies a Borzoi (yes, it makes a great city dog), while a Labrador needs hours of fetching and playing. Classic temperaments for nearly one hundred breeds: a Golden Retriever will desperately want to please you, but a Beagle will be deaf to your call if he finds a rabbit trail. Lifestyle matches: for instance, a French Bulldog will travel with you anywhere and a Keeshond is perfect for active young families. The potential problem dogs: Jack Russell Terriers, Dalmations, and certain other breeds that can give you more than you bargain for. As compassionate as they are knowledgeable, Brian Kilcommons and Sarah Wilson tell you how to avoid the pitfalls before you lose your patience or money. Their combined expertise and honesty will help you choose wisely, with your eyes wide open as well as your heart. The result will be a dog you can happily live with...and who will reward you with unconditional love.
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The Whelping and Rearing of Puppies: A Complete and Practical Guide I found this book to be very informative not only on things that need to be doneat time of welping, but also things that you hope as a pet lover and breeder that will never happen but you need to be aware of these things. The chapter dealing with sick puppies was sad but very upfront and I think that it was a very neccessary part of the book. As a beginner I learned alot about the welping the welping process and it gave me the information to talk to my vet so that when the time comes I will be ready. This book was loaned to me by a breeder and I am now purchasing my own copy.
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The Perfect Puppy : How to Raise a Well-Behaved Dog Combining expert training techniques with helpful advice and information, a comprehensive guide to puppy and dog care explains how to control a young pet without hurting its spirit, with tips on setting routines, preventing bad habits, grooming, health care, and the training process. Here is the perfect book for puppy owners and would-be puppy owners who want to know how to bring their puppy up to be a happy, well-behaved, friendly adult dog. Antisocial behavior in dogs is often (rightly) blamed on owners. But most dog owners are neither irresponsible or uncaring. They simply don't have the knowledge they need to raise and train a dog properly. This book provides that knowledge. |
