The Cockatiel: An Owner's Guide to a Happy Healthy Pet (Your Happy Healthy Pet) [ILLUSTRATED] (Hardcover)

by Julie Rach (Author) "Second in popularity only to budgies, cockatiels have charmed many people..." (more)
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Editorial Reviews

Product Description
This is our sixth set of Happy, Healthy Pet titles. These are books pet owners can turn to for the essential information they need to raise a healthy pet. All books contain information on

• feeding
• housing
• grooming
• health care
• what to expect from the pet
• basic training

As our series expands and focuses on different kinds of pets, the emphasis remains on making the pet a companion. In addition, owners of more unusual pets will particularly appreciate the expert advice in these books because professional care for their animals may be difficult to come by. As always, the instruction is from experts—people who know their pet intimately, but also remember what it was like to have one for the first time. Happy, Healthy Pet guides are rich with professional quality color photos and are designed to be enjoyable and easy to learn from.

From the Back Cover
Featuring the Best Information,  Best Resources,  Best Photos, and  The Best Advice to Care For and Raise Your Cockatiel

With The Cockatiel: An Owner's Guide to a Happy Healthy Pet you will discover easy ways to provide the very best in care for your cockatiel. An avian expert offers straightforward advice so that you can create a thriving relationship with your new family member. The Cockatiel offers:

• Completely up-to-date resources, including top Web sites of interest to bird owners
• Information on how to choose the right cockatiel for you
• Quick access to everything you need to know about the behavior and well-being of your cockatiel
• Advice on the best nutrition to keep your cockatiel healthy and long-lived
• Ways to keep your quizzical pet cockatiel mentally stimulated and entertained
• Full-color photographs of a variety of cockatiels

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 128 pages
• Publisher: Howell Book House; 2nd edition (July 28, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0876055269
• ISBN-13: 978-0876055267
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.7 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,500,827 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

39 of 39 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars If you're a new owner, get this book., September 13, 1998

By A Customer

This book is not just for owners of cockatiels.

When I first bought my pet tiel, this book was very helpful in discussing all the elements of owning a new cockatiel.

Ms. Rach does a very nice job of outlining all the necessary steps in making sure your tile is healthy and happy.

Various chapters in the book include nutrition, training, taming, purchasing, health, diagnosing sickness, cockatiel behavior and other helpful chapters.

The book is enjoyable to read as Ms.Rach draws from her love and experience in raising these wonderful birds.

What is distinguishing about her book and other books is her style of writing. You can really tell that she really loves these particular birds.

The book does not delve into the subjects of breeding or other heavy duty bird type topics such as formulating your own bird seed diet, etc. But if you are a new cockatiel owner who needs a good basic book about how to take care of your bird, I would recommend this book to you.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Informative Book, January 9, 2003

A Kid's Review

This book is informative and well set out. Looking up a paticular part is easy. It has good pictures and is easy to read. It needs to expand a little more in the illness section as when my bird was ill, the symptons did not match any in the book. It is a good book for kids to start with as it goes through care of a cockatiel, diet and general day to day concerns. If you have a sick bird, another book on the shelf is recommended.

8 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars This book is more for an owner who has had birds before., August 23, 1998

By	[e-mail] (Canada) - See all my reviews

This book is good, It dosen't talk to much on one topic, however it does talk about almost everything such as feeding, behaviour, history, taming (training) and more. However if you want a more usefull book that tells you what to do and how this isn't the book for you.