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The Complete Healthy Dog Handbook: The Definitive Guide to Keeping Your Pet Happy, Healthy & Active Through Every Stage of Life

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The Complete Healthy Dog Handbook by Betsy Brevitz is an excellent resource for pet owners. The beginning covers basics of dog ownership and temperament testing. She gives guidelines for both puppies and older dogs. I'm familiar with the puppy temperament testing from other books, but was glad to see a section for older dogs. She also breaks down the common complaints to most breeds. It is more extensive than what I've seen on the web, and should help prepare owners for possibilities, although, some of the conditions I would think would be rather rare in well bred dogs. The majority of the book covers basic health problems and care. Set up in a question answer format Dr. Brevitz explains in laymen's terms the various medical conditions. The first of each chapter gives an outline of what would be a major emergency and what can wait. This section alone could probably save pet owners considerable money at emergency vet clinics. The last couple of chapters deal with poison control and first aid. I would have liked this section to be a bit more extensive. The basic are there, but in parts seems superficial. The illustrations are the weakness in this book. Actual pictures would give a better understanding than simple drawings. Overall, I recommend this book for any dog owners library.

Betsy Brevitz's 'Complete Healthy Dog Handbook' is a great resource for the pet owner.
It is divided into nineteen easy-to-use chapters where all the major dog care topics are discussed. General advice on dog care is provided - such as how to select a healthy puppy or deal with an aging dog or what kind of foods most dogs need - and specific medical problems are explained in an easy to comprehend style. The index is simple and easy to use: I looked up 'scooting' and quickly found the possible causes and treatment for my Aussie Terrier's latest behavior.
This is a reliable, clearly written, inclusive book that would fit well in all conscientious dog owners' libraries.

I take off 1 star for the Kindle version. It has a ToC but not linked in "Go to". You have to go to the beginning and click forward 8 times to get to ToC and also some subject matter under ToC are not linked at all. So you have to go to the closest subject(with a working link) to what you intend to read and click forward to get there. I requested a refund for this and will just buy the hard copy.

It is a great book to have if you have dogs.

This is the second edition of this book that I have. It has essential information for all dog lovers and dog "parents". I use it regularly for advice from how to treat minor health concerns at home, to when I should be more concerned and take my dog to the vet. It is an invaluable handbook & I have given it as gifts to many friends with dogs. You will not be disappointed.

I was given this book as a gift a few years ago and refer to it all the time. It's easy to read and offers great insight into most behavioral & health issues. I keep it on my coffee table and often times just glance through it because I find it so interesting. I even offfer up advice every now and then to my friends who have dogs! I like this book so much that I recently just ordered it for a fellow dog owner friend of mine. It's a book I feel that all dog owners should have. Buy it, you will be happy you did!

great book for basic information, although seems to be missing basic information on mating and "coming-of-age" information for those of us that have little boy pups for the first time.

Very good book, well written and covers a large variety of different possibilities that can and will come up when raising a dog. Very happy, highly, recommended. I even sent one to my son. Thanks.

Excellent book on dogs and a good source for common illnesses that may save you a trip to the vet. I was surprise to see that the author included an extensive list of plants and their interactions with the dogs which is really helpful!

I have owned 5 dogs in my life time now. I wish I had this book from the get-go. It contains all you need to know about minor illness or trauma and how to react and fix. It also explains when to see the vet immediately or not, which is awesome. I spent too many nights in the $100/hr PET ER when I could have waited but just didn't know any better. AND I also know how to identify major illness that needs medical attention right away. PLUS - Did you know dogs shouldn't eat grapes!?!?! Never knew.... If you love your dogs, get this book. Well worth the price for this book!