Defines more than six thousand words and phrases relating to dogs, including anatomical and medical terms, canine anatomy, dog-show terminology, and breed types

Dogs from A to Z: A Dictionary of Canine Terms

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Rice, Dan

Pets & Animal Care

B E S Pub Co

Explains normal feline behavior, points out specific traits that cannot be changed, and describes behavior modification techniques

The Well-Mannered Cat: A Practical Guide to Feline Behavior Modification

The handsome orange and white Brittany bred to be an excellent hunter, needs plenty of exercise to expend its wealth of energy. Here is information on health maintenance, grooming, diet, exercising, and all other details that should be known by fortunate owners and prospective purchasers of this fine dog.

Brittanys: Everything About Purchase, Care, Nutrition, Behavior, and Training (Barron's Complete Pet Owner's Manuals)

These hardy and energetic working bird dogs are generally good-natured companions and children's pets. This volume is filled with handsome, full-color photos, instructive line art, and easy-to-read tables and charts. It provides information on all aspects of pet care for new and prospective pet owners.

Chesapeake Bay Retrievers: Everything About Purchase, Care, Nutrition, Behavior, and Training (Complete Pet Owner's Manual)

Training the German Shepherd dog begins with praise and other associative learning methods. The author advises owners on setting realistic goals. Also covered are humane methods of breaking a dog's bad habits, such as begging, jumping on people, unnecessary barking, and biting. Each book is filled with instructive full-color photos.

Training Your German Shepherd Dog (Training Your Dog Series)

This volume covers all aspects of canine ownership and care regardless of pedigree. The author offers guidance on purchasing a healthy puppy or adult dog, and advice for maintaining its well being through nutrition, grooming, training,and veterinary attention. There is information on mixed breeds as well as purebreeds.

The Dog Handbook

Here is detailed advice for owners of this cheerful breed, which is adaptable as a hunter or a household pet. Titles in this pet care series are similar to Barron's Complete Pet Owner's Manuals, but are larger, with more detailed instruction and more illustrations. The books advise pet owners on purchase, health care, nutritious feeding, proper housing and other facts important to owners and their pets. All books in this series have dozens of high quality, full-color photos and instructive line drawings.

The Beagle Handbook (Barron's Pet Handbooks)

Some dog lovers won't consider owning anything other than a big dog--and here is the book written especially for them. Big dogs come in a great variety of colors, appearances, and coat types, and have many different kinds of personality. Veterinarian Dan Rice discusses Great Danes, Irish Wolfhounds, St. Bernards, and many others--40 breeds in total. He advises on health problems related to size, discusses breeding idiosyncrasies, and gives expert information on special nutrition and feeding schedules for rapidly growing breeds. Each of these profiles includes a full-color photo of the dog that is being described. There is also detailed information on the traits, origins, and lineage of many large breeds, some of them dating back thousands of years in historical records. Additional color photos complement the author's information and advice throughout the book.

Big Dog Breeds

A fine hunter as well as a great household pet, this energetic breed is a perennial favorite among dog fanciers. All Complete Pet Owner's Manuals are heavily illustrated with color photos and line art, and are filled with reliable, easy-to-understand information on pet care. The many titles in this series show and tell pet owners how to care for dogs, cats, birds, fish, reptiles, gerbils, hamsters, and virtually every other animal that is kept as a pet. The books give advice on purchasing and otherwise acquiring a pet, maintaining health care, housing, proper feeding, and where applicable, grooming and training. Clear, straightforward text comes with high-quality, full-color photos and anatomically accurate line art, as well as helpful tables and charts.

West Highland White Terriers: Everything About Purchase, Care, Nutrition, Special Activities, and Health Care (Complete Pet Owner's Manual)

The pocket-sized pooch makes an ideal household companion, especially for apartment dwellers or others who must keep a pet that will adapt to a confined space. However, author Dan Rice stresses that different small breeds have different personalities—a fact that should be kept in mind when prospective owners are first acquiring their canine pet. If the animal's and owner's lifestyles fail to match, trouble will follow. Described in this book are more than 50 small breeds, with information on their personalities, hereditary traits, nutritional needs, potential health problems, and more. Bichon Frise, Chihuahua, Jack Russell Terrier, Pomeranian, Shih Tzu, Toy Poodle, and many others are discussed in detail. Web addresses of breeders' clubs are also provided as sources of additional information. Appealing full-color photos throughout.

Small Dog Breeds

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