Your Beagle's Life: Your Complete Guide to Raising Your Pet from Puppy to Companion (Your Pet's Life) [Paperback]

Kim Campbell (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 16, 2000 | Series: Your Pet's Life

As a caring Beagle owner, you want the best for your pet. But you may not know all the special steps you need to take to raise a happy, healthy Beagle. Your Beagle's Life was written with one purpose in mind: to give you the most up-to-date information and guidance you need about the health, nutrition, training, and care of your dog. Reviewed by a nationally known veterinarian, this book shows you how to give your Beagle the best life possible—whether you've just welcomed a new puppy into your family or adopted an older dog.


Inside—what every Beagle owner wants to know:

• Is a Beagle the right dog for me?
• How do I choose the best food for all stages of my Beagle's life?
• Do Beagles make good companions for children?
• What's the best way to house-train my dog?
• How do I keep my Beagle from howling while I'm gone?
• Will my Beagle get along with my other pets?
• How do I teach my dog not to chew on the furniture?
• What do I do with my Beagle when I go on vacation?

About the Author

Kim Campbell Thornton is an award-winning writer and editor who has written or contributed to more than a dozen books about dogs and cats. She shares her home with her cats, Shelby, Peter, and Pandora, two birds, and her dog, Bella.


About the Series Editor

Joanne Howl, D.V.M., Your Pet's Life™ series editor, is the president of the Maryland Veterinary Medical Association and a small-animal practitioner. She lives in West River, Maryland, with her family, two dogs, and six cats.

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Give Your Beagle the Best Possible Care—for Life!

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As a caring Beagle owner, you want the best for your pet. But you may not know all the special steps you need to take to raise a happy, healthy Beagle. Your Beagle's Life was written with one purpose in mind: to give you the most up-to-date information and guidance you need about the health, nutrition, training, and care of your dog. Reviewed by a nationally known veterinarian, this book shows you how to give your Beagle the best life possible?whether you've just welcomed a new puppy into your family or adopted an older dog.


Inside?what every Beagle owner wants to know:

? Is a Beagle the right dog for me?
? How do I choose the best food for all stages of my Beagle's life?
? Do Beagles make good companions for children?
? What's the best way to house-train my dog?
? How do I keep my Beagle from howling while I'm gone?
? Will my Beagle get along with my other pets?
? How do I teach my dog not to chew on the furniture?
? What do I do with my Beagle when I go on vacation?

About the Author

Kim Campbell Thornton is an award-winning writer and editor who has written or contributed to more than a dozen books about dogs and cats. She shares her home with her cats, Shelby, Peter, and Pandora, two birds, and her dog, Bella.


About the Series Editor

Joanne Howl, D.V.M., Your Pet's Life? series editor, is the president of the Maryland Veterinary Medical Association and a small-animal practitioner. She lives in West River, Maryland, with her family, two dogs, and six cats.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: Prima Lifestyles (March 16, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0761520503
• ISBN-13: 978-0761520504
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 7.3 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.9 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,154,022 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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24 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Reference Book, May 22, 2000

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This review is from: Your Beagle's Life: Your Complete Guide to Raising Your Pet from Puppy to Companion (Your Pet's Life) (Paperback)

I adopted a 3yr old Beagle from the pound a year ago and wish I had had this book. It tells you all about Beagle personality and how to help correct problems specific to the breed. The author really did her homework talking to breeders and current beagle owners. In addition to beagle-specific topics, there is a lot of good general "how to raise a dog" information. I highly recommend this book for those who are currently owned by a Beagle (or will be in the future).

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars BEAGLES -- THE HOUND OF CHOICE, October 30, 2000

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This review is from: Your Beagle's Life: Your Complete Guide to Raising Your Pet from Puppy to Companion (Your Pet's Life) (Paperback)

I have a wonderful beagle that I adopted from the Humane Society when she was a little less than a year old. This book gives an excellent overview in the overall care and personality of beagles. The photographs will certainly delight any dog lover and especially anyone who owns a beagle. These winsome, intelligent, alert little hounds are popular pets and this book is a welcome teaching tool for those seriously interested in beagle care. This author has done an excellent job of communicating information that practically all ages can absorb. For beagle lovers and/or beagle owners, this is one book to have.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great book for people who have never had a Beagle., March 13, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Your Beagle's Life: Your Complete Guide to Raising Your Pet from Puppy to Companion (Your Pet's Life) (Paperback)

I have had several diffent breeds of dogs over my lifetime, but never had a beagle. We rescued our Beagle in Virginia where we were Camping with our RV. She had been wandering the campground since May The people who worked at the campground discovered her wandering and found she had recently had puppies because her nipples were pink and here it was August and no one had claimed her, The people who worked for the campground who took care of her were told by the manager if she is not adopted or claimed by September she will have to go to the pound. This was very upsetting to my husband and I. I went to the library and searched for books related to Beagles I read several and found this one to be the most informative for housebreaking, training, and giving information about beagles, their characteristics and temperment. I recommend this book to anyone who never had a beagle and those who already own one it will be useful to both.