The Golden Retriever: An Owner's Guide to a Happy Healthy Pet [Hardcover]

Julie Cairns (Author)

Book Description

Series: Happy Healthy Pet | Publication Date: September 19, 1995

Ranked 4th in 1994 AKC registrations. May "unofficially" be America's most popular breed.

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From the Back Cover

At last, a book about your pet that emphasizes total care, training and companionship! You'll not only learn about the specie-specific traits of your special pet you'll also learn what the world's like from your pet's perspective; how to feed, groom and keep your pet healthy; and how to enjoy your pet through training and activities you can do together.

The Golden Retriever is written by a breed expert and includes a special chapter on training by Dr. Ian Dunbar, internationally renowned animal behaviorist, and chapters on getting active with your dog by long-time Dog Fancy magazine columnist, Bardi McLennan.

Best of all, the book is filled with info-packed sidebars and fun facts to make caring for your pet easy and enjoyable.

About the Author

JULIE CAIRNS has been in Golden Retrievers for over 20 years. She shows in conformation and obedience and competes with her dogs in hunting tests and field trials. She's been an obedience instructor for over 15 years, and is a member of the Golden RetrieveClub of America.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 160 pages
• Publisher: Howell Book House; 2nd edition (September 19, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0876053800
• ISBN-13: 978-0876053805
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.4 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,965,402 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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13 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful handbook for the Golden owner, August 31, 2001

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This review is from: The Golden Retriever: An Owner's Guide to a Happy Healthy Pet (Hardcover)

This book is well written with tons on helful information. I especially liked the section on first aid and health care. It's well edited and has lots of wonderful pictures of this magnificent breed.

3.0 out of 5 stars Pretty Good, but there is better, August 12, 2008

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This review is from: The Golden Retriever: An Owner's Guide to a Happy Healthy Pet (Hardcover)

Pretty good book, but I would recommend the book Golden Retrievers for Dummies over this book, the Dummies book is more detailed.

1 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Above average material., July 9, 2004

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J. Connor "film and book fanatic'." (Palm Desert, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Golden Retriever: An Owner's Guide to a Happy Healthy Pet (Hardcover)

Manual offers consistant information, more consistent than other manuals published on this subject. Devoid of redundancy, unlike Mordecai Siegal's below par hardback, which was an unecessary sale and publish. The payment price for others are economical, but not in a specific way. Cairns may actually have purchased this pet in order to write, publish, and order this superior guide to sale. There are numbers of manuals released on this Retriever, which creates a serious dilemma. Purchase useless material, or the most useful and economical manual sold in modern day. Not recommended are shorter guides which are not seen abundantly in stores. 60 page or more manuals are likely to be helpful in domestic maintainence purposes. This manual is included on this list.