Gina Spadafori: Dogs for Dummies

Cover: 9781119609070 | Dogs for Dummies | Gina Spadafori | Taschenbuch | Englisch | 2019

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Choose the right puppy or dog for your lifestyle
Keep your dog groomed, fit and healthy
Solve common behavioral problems

The indispensable guide to dog ownership

From mixes to purebreds, puppies to seniors, this friendly guide tells you what you need to know to choose, train, and enjoy life with a dog. Learn about common canine behaviors and bad habits or social problems. Get the best and latest information on nutrition, preventative health care, diseases, and more - along with tips for traveling with your pooch, cool dog gear, and even the hottest new dog sports. Whether you're bringing a new puppy home or caring for an aging dog, you'll find everything you need for your canine companion here in this book.

Inside...

Help your dog adapt to its new home
Know the importance of diet and nutrition
Deal with common health concerns
Grooming and preventative care for your furry friend
Learn basic training tips and tricks

Choose the right puppy or dog for your lifestyle
Keep your dog groomed, fit and healthy
Solve common behavioral problems

The indispensable guide to dog ownership

Inside...

Help your dog adapt to its new home
Know the importance of diet and nutrition
Deal with common health concerns
Grooming and preventative care for your furry friend
Learn basic training tips and tricks

Über den Autor

Gina Spadafori is an award-winning veterinary medical writer. She is the coauthor of Cats For Dummies and Birds For Dummies.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword xvii

Introduction 1

Part 1: Bringing a Puppy or Adult Dog into Your Life 9

Chapter 1: Considering the Canine Possibilities 11

Chapter 2: Narrowing the Field 27

Chapter 3: Finding Out about Breeders, Shelters, and Other Sources 55

Chapter 4: Choosing and Bringing Home a Puppy 77

Chapter 5: Adopting and Settling In an Adult Dog 91

Part 2: Getting the Relationship Off to the Best Start 103

Chapter 6: All the Right Stuff 105

Chapter 7: Feeding Your Puppy or Dog 123

Chapter 8: House-Training Puppies and Dogs 141

Chapter 9: Early Puppy Training 153

Part 3: Keeping Your Dog Healthy 171

Chapter 10: Good Grooming 173

Chapter 11: Preventive Health Care for Puppies and Dogs 191

Chapter 12: Common Canine Health Problems 215

Chapter 13: Caring for an Aging Dog 227

Part 4: Living Happily with Your Dog 243

Chapter 14: Teaching Your Dog Manners 245

Chapter 15: Problem-Solving 269

Chapter 16: Canine Competitions: Fun Things to Do with Your Dog 289

Chapter 17: To Breed or Not to Breed 305

Chapter 18: Traveling with Your Dog 321

Part 5: The Part of Tens 343

Chapter 19: Ten Dog Myths - Debunked! 345

Chapter 20: Ten Questions to Ask When Buying a Purebred Puppy 353

Chapter 21: Ten Things You Need to Know to Prepare Your Dog for a Disaster 359

Chapter 22: Ten Ways to Have Both a Dog and a Nice Yard 367

Chapter 23: Ten Must-See Dog Sites on the World Wide Web 375

Index 385

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2019
Genre:	Importe
Produktart:	Nachschlagewerke
Rubrik:	Hobby & Freizeit
Thema:	Tiere/Jagen/Angeln
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Inhalt:	Einband - flex.(Paperback)
ISBN-13:	9781119609070
ISBN-10:	1119609070
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Spadafori, Gina
Auflage:	2nd edition
Hersteller:	Wiley
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße:	231 x 188 x 23 mm
Von/Mit:	Gina Spadafori
Erscheinungsdatum:	19.07.2019
Gewicht:	0,748 kg