Pug (Comprehensive Owner's Guide) [Hardcover]

Juliette Cunliffe (Author)

Book Description

Series: Comprehensive Owner's Guide | Publication Date: September 1, 2003

A clenched fist…a Mamoset monkey…a grumbling expression all describe the Pug’s famous face. Regardless of how you translate his name, the Pug is one of China’s most famous companion dogs, renowned today for his charm, compact size and happy, lively disposition. "Multum in parvo," the Pug’s age-old maxim, perfectly describes this larger than life compact dog: "a lot in a small package." The Pug offers new owners unwavering devotion, child-like fun and super-canine intelligence, a welcome addition to any dog-loving home.

This book provides the much-needed factual information about Pugs and their history, characteristics and standard, as well as puppy selection, feeding, training, preventative health care and behavior of the breed. The new owner will welcome the author’s experience and advice about puppy-proofing the home, housebreaking and preventing puppy problems. In addition to an authoritative, comprehensive text, this book presents over 135 photographs in full color, which prove to be as informative as they are attractive.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 158 pages
• Publisher: Kennel Club Books; Revised edition (September 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1593782683
• ISBN-13: 978-1593782689
• Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 6.5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,049,197 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars New dog owners take a look, August 16, 2005

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Rydia (MN) - See all my reviews

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

I do not yet own a Pug, and I felt like this was a great book to get to know how to handle a new puppy. I liked that they have pictures ranging from what fleas look like to common eye diseases.
I wouldn't recommend it to people who have short attention spans, it isn't necessarily really "fun" to read, but it is informative and easy to understand. I have read some Pug dog books that are very biased, and this one is more neutral, which I appreciated because you should make your own decisions based on information you recieve about how to raise your dog. I went through it and highlighted parts that I felt would be good to come back to if needed (how dorky am I), since this book is somewhat laid out as a textbook would be.
If you are serious about adopting a Pug, this is a great book to start out your journey!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Helper to the new Pug Owner, February 11, 2010

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Cynthia D. Hein "C. Gypsy" (Rhinelander, WI) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Pug (Comprehensive Owner's Guide) (Hardcover)

I ordered this book because we have always been Shar Pei owners and Pugs are very much different in every way. This book helped us to understand our new Pug, Coco's personality and that is what we needed. We already had her, as our children brought her home as gift on Christmas Eve. I needed something quick to help me after the aloofness of owning 3 Shar Pei's. This book helped us to get in the groove and to understand our baby puglet and we love her so much, I would have been totally lost with it's help. It arrived in perfect condition and I find that I still refer to it on many occasions to make sure that I am doing everything right.