Boston Terriers: Everything About Purchase, Care, Nutrition, Breeding, Behavior, and Training (Complete Pet Owner's Manual) [Paperback]

Susan Bulanda (Author), Michele Earle-Bridges (Illustrator)

Book Description

Series: Complete Pet Owner's Manual | Publication Date: April 1994

With a modicum of proper training, these beloved mid-size canines make loyal family members and are especially good with children. This "owner's manual" for humanity's closest interspecial companions includes advice on purchase, breeding, grooming, feeding, training, health care, and much more. Woof!

Editorial Reviews

From the Back Cover

Information and advice to help you take good care of your Boston Terrier.

The typical Boston Terrier: origins, temperament, physical traits, and more

Expert advice: selecting, feeding, training, health care, and more

Understanding your Boston Terrier: understanding its body and vocal language, living with a contented pet, and much more

Step-by-step directions for everyday care

Informative, easy-to-understand checklists and sidebars

Filled with handsome full-color photos
The alert, friendly Boston Terrier is easy to groom and readily adapts as a good household companion. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 86 pages
• Publisher: Barrons Educational Series Inc (April 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0812016963
• ISBN-13: 978-0812016963
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 6.3 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,837,836 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

I have been an author for many years. My first publication was a children's short story which was published in 1970. More recently I won the prestigious Maxwell award from the Dog Writers Association of America and awards from the National League of American Pen Women. I have developed two programs for students who want to become dog trainers and canine behavior consultants at Kutztown University, where I teach. I am the former vice president of the International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants and have been a dog and cat behavior consultant for many years. Please check out my web site for articles that will interest pet loves and writers. I am a member, and on the advisory committee of the National Search Dog Alliance. My husband and I have over 25 years of volunteer service managing Canine Search and Rescue units and training SAR dogs. We are both certified as Search Managers and Incident Commanders. I also formed the American Beauceron Club and was instrumental in introducing this breed of dog to the United States. I trained the first Beauceron and Border Collie for search and rescue. I am a senior conformation judge with the United Kennel Club. My latest book, God's Creatures: A Biblical View of Animals combines my two lifelong passions, animals and Theology. I have trained the first dogs in the United States to detect toxic mold and hold a patent on the use and training of these dogs. I love to write both fiction and non-fiction. I am currently working on a book of humorous short stories and another serious book about an aspect of the Holocaust that has not previously been researched. I have a wonderful grandson who will be one year old August, 2009. I am proud to say that my son served in the Marines in Iraq. I like old cars, and my husband and I have a 1954 Dodge M37 military vehicle. I would love to get a 1950's Jeepster.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

60 of 63 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Boston Terriers: A complete owner's manual., November 15, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Boston Terriers: Everything About Purchase, Care, Nutrition, Breeding, Behavior, and Training (Complete Pet Owner's Manual) (Paperback)

This Boston Terrier book gives you some insight into the breed's origin and general characteristics but it does not get into true detail. Once you start to get further into the book they discuss general care, medical information, breeding, and training. This could have pertained to any breed of dog it was so general. Also there were not very many color pictures of this breed in the book. They did have some illustration type drawings of Boston's but it's not the same as color pictures of real dogs.

This book was okay but it really lacked the detailed information people need when thinking about purchasing this breed. They also needed to get more into the health issues that actually effect this particular breed. The health conditions that they mentioned are important but they needed to be more specific to the breed itself. When I finished the book I still needed and wanted to learn more. This book did not tell me any more than what I already knew about this breed. I think that they should take more time when making this type of book because except for the few pages that told about the breed history and origin you could have placed the name of any breed of dog in this book and you wouldn't have known the difference. In fact, I have the same book for the Doberman breed, same exact information different breed name.

14 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Basic Knowledge, March 15, 2002

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R. Blanton "1chewbecca" (VA, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Boston Terriers: Everything About Purchase, Care, Nutrition, Breeding, Behavior, and Training (Complete Pet Owner's Manual) (Paperback)

This is a good starting book for those who are considering a Boston. It provides basic care information, but it is best paired with other books on Boston's so as to get the full picture. This would be a good starting book for someone who is trying to decide which puppy to get and wants a little information on the breed.

Though I recommend it be combined with other books, this is still a good quick reference to have on hand.

18 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This book is a must have for BT owners and lovers!, April 4, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Boston Terriers: Everything About Purchase, Care, Nutrition, Breeding, Behavior, and Training (Complete Pet Owner's Manual) (Paperback)

This is a well written, and very informative book that covers everything you need to know on how to care for Bostons! House Training, Chew Toys, Dog food, Obedience Training, Breeding...everything! The pictures alone make it worth buying. :)