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Everything Dog Book [Paperback]

Carlo Devito (Author), Amy Ammen (Author)
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Everything Series July 1999
Packed with illustrations, instructions, and useful tips, this is the one book dog owners and their families can turn to for everything they need to know to raise happy, healthy dogs. Two color.


Product Details

  • Paperback: 292 pages
  • Publisher: Adams Media Corp (July 1999)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1580621449
  • ISBN-13: 978-1580621441
  • Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 8 x 0.8 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,344,974 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Carlo DeVito is a long time wine lover, and author of books and magazine articles. He is the author of Wineries of the East Coast. He has traveled to wine regions in California, Canada, up and down the east coast, France, Spain and Chile. He was also a publisher at Running Press Book Publishers, where he published books from Wine Spectator, as well as books with Greg Moore (of Moore Bros.), Matt Kramer, Howard Goldberg, and many other wine writers. He is currently VP, Editorial Director of Sterling Epicure where his authors also include Kevin Zraly, Oz Clarke, Tom Stevenson, Terry Walters, The Fabulous Beekman Boys, and the Edible Communities cookbook program.

Mr. DeVito has also been the editor of many successful traditional trade books, including Strange Fruit by David Margolick, On the Shoulders of Giants by Stephen Hawking, and three titles by Malachy McCourt. Other authors include John and Mary Gribbin, Thomas Hoving, Philip Caputo, E. O. Wilson, Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr., John Edgar Wideman, Stanley Crouch, Dan Rather, Dee Brown, Susie Bright, and Eleanor Clift.

He is also the author of more than 15 books, including his highly acclaimed biographies of D. Wayne Lukas, Wellington Mara, Yogi Berra, and Phil Rizzuto.

He lives with his wife, pet publisher Dominique DeVito, and their two sons, on their farm, the Hudson-Chatham Winery in Ghent, NY.

 

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5.0 out of 5 stars Want a Dog? Here's an Excellent Place to Start!, July 17, 2001
This review is from: Everything Dog Book (Paperback)
The "Everything Dog Book" actually sticks pretty much to the basics of dog care and training, but it presents this information in a highly readable and thought-provoking manner. Want a dog? This book asks YOU why, and what you are looking for in a dog. There are helpful worksheets to assess lifestyle and whether or not ANY dog should be in your future. I like that. At times, DeVito almost seems to be talking the reader out of getting a dog, and this is great, for so many people make such an important decision without seriously thinking of how it will change their lives.

There are some brief, but very accurate descriptions of some of the top breeds (don't look for a comprehensive listing). This will help those unfamiliar with breed profiles to narrow down their preferences in short order.

Many helpful hints abound in this book, too. Did you know that if you knick Fido's quick while clipping his nails, common cornstarch will make an effective clotting agent? Do you know ten great questions to ask a breeder? Web sites devoted to dog health issues? DeVito even includes a section of grieving the loss of a companion dog, something often neglected in such books.

Another strong point for this book is the presentation style. There are really nice line drawings and half-tone images, along with very interesting side-bars (one is on famous quotes about dogs) scattered throughout the pages. The writing style is breezy but to the point. This is a great book for those who want to get right to the useful information without a lot of digressions. This kind of writing will appeal to young adults as well as adults.

Overall, this book covers all the information you will initially need in your quest to obtain and care for a dog. The information is accurate, up to date, and clearly presented. DeVito advocates crate training (and tells why it is NOT a "cruel" technique), stresses the ways in which you incorporate a dog into your ongoing lifestyle, and laces this work with frequent humor. I highly recommend this book to get started, and then checking out "The Art of Raising a Puppy" by the Monks of New Skete.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome!, July 23, 2011
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This book was so helpful and informative. We didn't know much at all about training dogs, but the tips in here really helped us understand and train our dog and now we have a very well behaved, loyal, friendly, calm dog who doesn't need a leash!
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5.0 out of 5 stars If You Want a Happier Dog, Get the Everything Dog Book, February 5, 2007
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I found that this book had alot of sound advice. I especially liked the training techniques because they were alot more effective than the ones recommended in books that advocated treat training. A great book if you want a happier dog who actually listens around distractions.
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The history of dogs is so closely woven in with the history of people that historians and archaeologists cannot agree on when or how they were introduced. Read the first page
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chin touch okay, leash your dog, leash jerk, longe line, potty area, jerk the leash, electronic collars, shaker cans, prong collar, bitter apple, teach your dog, going potty
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