Dog : the definitive guide for dog owners / Bruce Fogle.
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TextPublication details: Richmond Hill, Ont. : Firefly Books, 2010.Description: 384 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 27 cmISBN: - 1554077001 (pbk.)
- 1554077796 (bound)
- 9781554077007 (pbk.)
- 9781554077793 (bound)
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Dr. James Carlson Library | NonFiction | 636.7088 F656 | Checked out | 05/29/2024 | 33111006025908 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
A famous vet's complete guide to dogs and their behavior.
This handsome book celebrates the close and complex relationship between humans and dogs, and it examines dogs in the contexts of behavior, anthropology, history, literature and genetics. Dog reveals the essential nature of the human-dog relationship and gives insight into how that relationship has changed and what its future holds.
Topics include:
The ancestry of the modern dogDog breed classifications
The modern dog owner
The modern dog
The development of a dog from puppyhood into old age
Living with dogs
Feeding, training and caring for a dog
Health and welfare
Coping with the loss of a beloved pet
Dr. Bruce Fogle provides expert advice and thoughtful essays based on his years of experience as a veterinarian, highlighted with personal anecdotes and more than 600 beautiful color photographs. Illustrated how-to spreads focus on practical topics related to dog care and training.
Beautifully presented, compassionate and full of useful information, Dog can be the book that dog owners will turn to throughout their pets' lives.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 384) and index.
A guide to dog care from puppyhood to old age includes information on how to select the right breed, house-training, showing, breeding, health care, feeding, and first aid.