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The Canary: An Owner's Guide to a Happy Healthy Pet

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Diane Grindol has written another useful and interesting book for the bird owner's library - THE CANARY. This little book is a good basic volume with diet, grooming and other health care tips including a section on various ailments such as mites, cysts, and canary pox. In various sidebar sections Grindol includes a recipe for pellet muffins, the benefits of formulated diets and and how to turn seeds into nutritious treats by sprouting them. Her sections on cages and cage supplies, as well as perch choices are probably cover some of the most important aspects of canary ownership. Apparently, canaries can become ill if they sit on the same sized perches all day.

I did not find this book any more useful than the Barron's handbooks on canaries although it does include a few different features. My book is a hardback and will probably last longer than the books with paper covers. This book includes many charming photos as do the other books I purchased - however, two of them show a canary with a Siamese cat, which made me wonder about the advisability of letting a cat so near a canary, even for a photo op. The book includes a description of the most common canary, the `German Roller' which apparently has the most beautiful song. A useful feature of this book is the list of Internet sites you can visit if you really want to investigate canaries in detail.

This book is a wonderful source of worthwhile information about these beautiful songbirds. Each chapter is well-written and contains many superlative color photographs diplaying the various breeds and explaining other useful pointers. There are also excellent information boxes that provide essential information for canary owners. The hardback version is very reasonably priced and is a fine addition to any bookshelf. Without hesitation I genuinely recommend this book as the best on the topic and a great read for canary lovers everywhere.

This is a great book for any canary lover. Before I read this book I did not know much about this animal other than seeing him getting chased by Sylvester. Diane writes wonderfully, you will be through with the book before you know it! Clearly an expert in the field, her love for these birds is obvious as you read this book. Whether you own a canary now, or are just thinking about getting one, you must get this book!

It's a good book in the most basic sense. I personally feel it lacks information. The list of canary clubs in the book is also very outdated with web links that are no longer in service. Check out Barrons Canary Handbook for a better intro to canaries. It's more comprehensive than this book.

This book was very helpful to me being a first time canary owner. It answered all the questions I had and provided other information that was good to have. I learned a lot from it and continue to use it as a reference regularly.