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The Complete Healthy Dog Handbook: The Definitive Guide to Keeping Your Pet Happy, Healthy & Active [Paperback]

Betsy Brevitz D.V.M.
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Book Description

April 16, 2009
The Complete Healthy Dog Handbook is a superb, reassuring, and comprehensive work. "Dr. Spock for dogs."—Elle magazine wrote of its first edition, originally published as The Hound Health Handbook, and now completely revised and updated.

"The bible of dog care."—AKC Gazette. "Four bones. The one book every dog owner needs to read."—Dog Fancy magazine. "The go-to resource for keeping pups healthy and happy...Takes the guesswork out of caring for any kind of dog."—Bookpage. "A definitive guide."—The Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association. "The one book dog owners should not be without."—Los Angeles Daily News. "I'm keeping this book on my bedside table."—Cindy Adams.

Today's dog owners are more attuned to their pets' health and well-being than ever before. And with good reason: Americans spend upward of $10 billion annually on their canine companions. The Complete Healthy Dog Handbook is the one essential and truly readable book for these devoted dog owners. Surpassingly clear and complete, with more than 100 illustrations and diagrams, it covers everything from choosing the best dog to puppy care, nutrition, vaccines, behavior, first aid, and senior care, plus thorough discussions of more than 100 canine illnesses. Reflecting the latest advances in veterinary medicine, this edition offers up-to-the-minute advice on "design dog" breeds, pet food safety, homemade diets, changing vaccine protocols, new medications for allergies, car sickness, obesity, and heart disease, developments in surgery and cancer treatment, pet insurance, and more.

With The Complete Healthy Dog Handbook, the vet is always in.

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From the Back Cover

The indispensable medical reference for every dog-owning household. Written by a veterinarian with a gift for presenting complex information in a lively, accessible way, this book covers everything from choosing the right puppy (or adopting the perfect adult) to caring for the senior dog. It thoroughly discusses more than 100 canine illnesses, and includes the most up-to-date information on pet food safety, "designer" dog breeds, homemade diets, vaccine protocols, obesity and heart disease, pet insurance, and more.

No subject is too small, complicated or embarrassing:
  • My puppy’s teeth are falling out. What is wrong?
  • Do dogs with heart disease need a special diet or exercise restrictions?
  • Should I soak my dog’s cracked footpads?
  • What can be done for a dog with hip dysplasia?
  • Is a vegetarian diet healthy for dogs?
  • My dog has terrible breath. Is there a treatment?
  • I don’t like using pesticides. Is there a less toxic approach to flea control?
  • My dog licks his paws constantly—why, and how can we get him to stop?
  • Do some dogs get senile as they get older? What are the symptoms?


About the Author

Betsy Brevitz, D.V.M., had a ten-year career as a magazine writer and editor before becoming a veterinarian. A 1998 graduate of the highly regarded Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine, she now lives and practices in northern New Jersey. This book originated with her "Ask the Vet" column for the acclaimed website Urbanhound.com.

Product Details

  • Paperback: 496 pages
  • Publisher: Workman Publishing Company; 1 edition (April 16, 2009)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0761154124
  • ISBN-13: 978-0761154129
  • Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.9 x 1.2 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #149,318 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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This is the second edition of this book that I have. D. Kallel  |  2 reviewers made a similar statement
Actual pictures would give a better understanding than simple drawings. Mythadventures  |  3 reviewers made a similar statement
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars A good reference July 6, 2009
Format:Paperback
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.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Good book but ToC is not linked properly January 27, 2011
Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase
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.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
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.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars A Dog Owner's Bible! January 30, 2012
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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!
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5.0 out of 5 stars A MUST for dog guardians May 12, 2010
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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.
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5.0 out of 5 stars The Complete Healthy Dog Handbook - Very Good June 17, 2013
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This book is very complete and helpful for anything that ails your dog.
My wife used it for our sick pet - vomiting and diarrhea.
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1.0 out of 5 stars Not the condition I expected June 16, 2013
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The book was not in the "used" condition I was expecting, so I returned it. The book was fulfilled by Amazon, and so the customer service was suburb as always!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Healthy dog handbood December 2, 2012
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Very helpful in an emergency, which I had purchased earier, could have life for the furry kids and the humans much calmer
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
2.0 out of 5 stars One more vet in the pockets of commercial dog food companies
As soon as I got to the part where she insisted it is entirely inappropriate to feed a puppy homemade food, I was so thankful I had only borrowed this book and not paid money for... Read more
Published 9 months ago by doglove
5.0 out of 5 stars everything from A-Z
This book covers many dog problems/solutions from illness, behaviors, accidents, etiquete, body language, how to feed them, etc.......It is an all around book. Read more
Published 10 months ago by Cece
4.0 out of 5 stars Canine Health Book
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... Read more
Published 18 months ago by K. Lent
5.0 out of 5 stars excellant
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. Read more
Published 18 months ago by slowride5
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book
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... Read more
Published on March 17, 2011 by asiguere
5.0 out of 5 stars Every Dog Owner Should Have a Copy! Great Information!
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. Read more
Published on July 19, 2010 by Lynn
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