Border Collie (Comprehensive Owner's Guide) [Hardcover]

Stephen Sussam (Author)

Book Description

Series: Comprehensive Owner's Guide | Publication Date: March 2005

Not only the hardest working and most dedicated sheepdog in the world, the Border Collie rightfully has been hailed as the most intelligent dog on the planet. Once only seen working on ranches and farms, this remarkably athletic and trainable dog has grown out of his pen to become a popular choice as a pet dog. Indeed, he is an exceptional choice for the right owner who is able to exercise and stimulate this clever and ever-active dog; for many, the Border Collie is second to none.

This new volume - written for every fan of the Border Collie - proves an excellent introduction to living with a Border Collie, including reliable, current information about feeding, healthcare and puppy selection. Owners no doubt will welcome the author's helpful chapters on house-training and obedience lessons, everyday care, exercise and basic problem-solving techniques based on positive-training.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 155 pages
• Publisher: Kennel Club Books (March 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 159378211X
• ISBN-13: 978-1593782115
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 6.8 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 1.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,995,767 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Good Vet Section - The rest Zilch -fm BC owner, May 12, 2009

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This review is from: Border Collie (Comprehensive Owner's Guide) (Hardcover)

The cover is attractive, and the health-vet section is good. The rest is frequently self contradictory and potentially harmful to both BC future owners and any BC puppies treated as urged by the author. The absence of references should be a powerful warning that the author may have cribbed the contents from multiple sources which may be biased and fallacious. Examples of gross errors: The inside front cover stated "Noses: Color matches the primary body color." and on the facing page "Color [sic - primary body color]: All colors . . ." which includes white; so the author claimed white BCs have white nose? Oh my? The table of contents described obtaining a Puppy as a "Shopping spree" - which is a stupid way for decent adult humans to search for a potentially dangerous BC puppy, as the author implied that BCs may be, at length in comments of the section on "Behavior." On Page 13, the author alleged "power of the eye to control stock, was bred into the breed from gundogs like setters, pointers and spaniels." - none of which breeds "mesmerize" by eye their prey as the author claims BCs do and therefor could not have provided the BC "Eye."! Other gross errors were too numerous to list here and the volume of such errors brings discredit on the publisher for this book and might conceivably indicate use of caution in considering their others.