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

Virginia Parker Guidry (Author)

Book Description

Series: Your Pet's Life | Publication Date: August 24, 2000

Give Your Poodle the Best Possible Care—for Life!
As a caring Poodle 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 Poodle. Your Poodle'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 Poodle the best life possible—whether you've just welcomed a new puppy into your family or adopted an older dog.
Includes a special training section written by renowned training expert Liz Palika.
Inside—What Every Poodle Owner Wants to Know:
·Is a Poodle the right dog for me?
·How much exercise does my Poodle need?
·What type of Poodle—Toy, Mini, or Standard—is the best for me?
·Do Poodles make good companions for children?
·How often should I groom my Poodle?
·What's the best way to house-train my Poodle?
·How do I ensure that my Poodle gets the best-possible medical care?

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Give Your Poodle the Best Possible Care—for Life!

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Give Your Poodle the Best Possible Care—for Life!
As a caring Poodle 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 Poodle. Your Poodle'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 Poodle the best life possible—whether you've just welcomed a new puppy into your family or adopted an older dog.
Includes a special training section written by renowned training expert Liz Palika.
Inside—What Every Poodle Owner Wants to Know:
·Is a Poodle the right dog for me?
·How much exercise does my Poodle need?
·What type of Poodle—Toy, Mini, or Standard—is the best for me?
·Do Poodles make good companions for children?
·How often should I groom my Poodle?
·What's the best way to house-train my Poodle?
·How do I ensure that my Poodle gets the best-possible medical care?

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Product Details

• Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: Three Rivers Press (August 24, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0761525378
• ISBN-13: 978-0761525370
• Product Dimensions: 7.3 x 0.9 x 9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,427,759 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Looking for better, October 14, 2001

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

I've been looking for a goood poodle primer and found this at the local bookstore. It is a near-replica of a number of other cokkie-cutter books by similar titles on other breeds. There was little poodle-specific information ... most of the pages were general dog-related information.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Book for First Time Poodle People, April 11, 2003

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"maryaguayo" (Laramie, WY United States) - See all my reviews

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

This is an excellent book about all-around poodle care. There is good information (that I have not seen in any other book) about feeding a natural diet and the aging process, as well as general care and grooming. Though one reviewer felt there was too much "caution" about adopting a poodle, I feel it is appropriate. Poodles love people and require near constant grooming to look and feel their best, and they need an owner who knows they need a lot of care and time.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not impressed, March 9, 2002

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R. M. Sweetser "rmsweetser" (Springfield, Virginia United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Your Poodle's Life: Your Complete Guide to Raising Your Pet from Puppy to Companion (Your Pet's Life) (Paperback)

The authors seemed to spend more time asking you if you really, really, really want to get a poodle, considering all the work and money they take, than on giving valuable information. Not very helpful to those of us who already have a poodle and want to learn more about our dog/puppy, and caring for them. It does have chapters on care and grooming, etc, but for the first several chapters it seemed to be cautioning people away from getting a poodle, at least that was the impression I had.