Your Dog's Life: Raising, Training, and Caring for Your Pet from Puppyhood to Old Age [Hardcover]

Deborah L. Gray (Author)

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Publication Date: June 26, 1997

A handbook for canine lovers covers every stage of a dog's life with tips on proper nutrition, exercise requirements, preventing common problems, selecting a veterinarian, traveling with a pet, and other issues."

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YA?Basic information on the psyche of man's best friend as well as on the special traits of individual canines. Easy-to-follow instructions include the steps to meet the challenges of animal care at different ages and stages?equipment, food, medical care, safety measures, and training. The list of equipment needed before the pet arrives is a handy bonus. YAs who are looking forward to becoming a responsible dog owner will find this a practical manual.
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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Like the authors of the many dog-training books of the late 1980s and the early 1990s, Gray, who has approximately ten years' experience raising German Shepherds for police and guide dog work, starts with a lengthy discussion of the similarities between wolves and dogs. While this information is interesting, 14,000 years of domestication have reduced those ancestral influences considerably. An explanation of breed-specific behavioral differences would have been of greater value for training purposes. In the first chapter, "Connecting with Your Canine Best Friend," Gray points out the many ways that human communication and dog communication differ?differences that often lead to behavior problems. Succeeding chapters briefly discuss age-specific phases in a dog's development, acquiring a puppy, health concerns, and the owner's rights and responsibilities. While most of the information is sound and well presented, the text as a whole only skims the surface of many issues. For example, when discussing joint activities for owners and adult dogs, Gray gives the address for only one of at least four major agility organizations. Purchase only where interest in dog-related books runs high.?Edell Marie Schaefer, Brookfield P.L., Wis.
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 256 pages
• Publisher: Harper; 1st edition (June 26, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0060173912
• ISBN-13: 978-0060173913
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 6.1 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,704,475 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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This review is from: Your Dog's Life: Raising, Training, and Caring for Your Pet from Puppyhood to Old Age (Paperback)

The author breeds and raises German Shepherds for guide dog and police work. Another book of hers, "The Great New DOg Book" won the Maxwell Medallion for Best General Reference Book of 1995 by the Dog Writers Association of America.