Prairie Dogs (Barron's Complete Pet Owner's Manuals) [Paperback]

Sharon L. Vanderlip (Author)

Book Description

Series: Barron's Complete Pet Owner's Manuals | Publication Date: November 17, 2005

These playful rodents are often considered pests by cattle ranchers, but when acquired as pets, they are both fun to keep and affectionate, but strong-willed and mischievous. Titles in the extensive Complete Pet Owner's Manuals series provide pet owners with basic information on keeping healthy, contented, well-cared-for animals. The series includes approximately 175 titles and covers pets of every kind: dogs, cats, and birds of many breeds, as well as fish, reptiles, rabbits, hamsters, and just about any other animal that people keep as a pet. Facts and advice cover all aspects of pet care, which include proper feeding, housing, health care, grooming, training, and much more. The text in each manual is supplemented with many vivid, full-color photos, and with instructive, anatomically accurate line art. Each manual has been individually written by a breeder, trainer, veterinarian, or experienced animal specialist.

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From the Back Cover

Information and advice to help you take good care of your prairie dog.

The typical prairie dog: anatomy, life cycle, temperament, physical traits, and more

Expert advice: selecting, caging, feeding, health care, and more

Understanding your pet prairie dog: its body language, its instinctual behavior, and much more

Step-by-step directions for everyday care

Informative, easy-to-understand checklists and sidebars

Filled with handsome full-color photosThese playful rodents are fun to keep and affectionate, but they are also strong-willed and mischievous.

Product Details

• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: Barron's Educational Series (November 17, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0764121030
• ISBN-13: 978-0764121036
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 6.6 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,736,011 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good News for Prairie Dogs, July 21, 2002

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Phillip T. Robinson, DVM (JAMUL, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Prairie Dogs (Barron's Complete Pet Owner's Manuals) (Paperback)

Even if you have never seen a live prairie dog before, this book is an excellent primer on these industrious, energetic creatures. Prairie dogs are increasing in popularity as pets. This owner's manual systematically outlines the essentials about housing, feeding, handling and keeping prairie dogs healthy.
The section on behavior and training includes useful descriptions about their vocal repertoires and how to interpret their meanings. I especially like the many tables and sub-sections such as "do and don't" tips because they provide practical information that you can put to use (and can easily find).
Dr. Vanderlip describes how to keep a prairie dog healthy, and what to look for if they have health problems. As with other books in this series, the illustrations (numerous and excellent quality) and layout make the subject easy to understand and to use as a handy reference. Prairie dogs will benefit from the education that this provides their caretakers!

Phillip T. Robinson, DVM

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful reference for Prairie Dogs and Richardson's Ground Squirrels, November 3, 2006

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J. D. Staniewski "Lady In The Moon" (Baltimore, MD United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Prairie Dogs (Barron's Complete Pet Owner's Manuals) (Paperback)

This is a wonderful, detailed book for raising and caring for Prairie Dogs!
I'm using it as a reference guide for one of their cousins, the Richardson's Ground Squirrel! They have many of the same traits as the PD but they are about half of their size!

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good starter book for new prairie dog owners, April 22, 2003

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artfulstitches2 (Ontario, Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Prairie Dogs (Barron's Complete Pet Owner's Manuals) (Paperback)

This book was easy to read, has cute pictures, and gives you basic information on what things to consider and do before you buy a prairie dog, plus how to care for them after you have purchased. It is very important that new owners have this information since most pet stores selling prairie dogs are not educated in the proper care of these wonderful but demanding pets. It is not the best or the most detailed book I have read on the subject but you don't have to spend hours searching on the internet to find it and it is priced reasonably. For a new owner or anyone trying to decide if a prairie dog is the right pet for them I would highly recommend you purchase this book. For more expereinced owners who have other reference material you won't find anything new in this one and there are a few errors but you get to see more pictures of cute prairie dogs!