Field Guide: Dog First Aid Emergency Care for the Hunting, Working, and Outdoor Dog (Paperback)

by Randy Acker (Author), Jim Fergus (Author) "Consider these safety factors before taking your dog into the field: 1. Is your dog in shape to handle the type of exercise that you..." (more)
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Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review
This is the first pocket field guide that will cover the injuries and problems that your dog can encounter in the field, presenting the symptoms and treatment. This first aid guide is 4 x 6, pocket -sized and spiral bound for easy use.

From the Publisher
This is the new revised edition. There is much updated and new information for owners of outdoor and hunting dogs, including surgical stapling and removal from traps.

Product Details

• Paperback: 75 pages
• Publisher: Wilderness Adventures Press (November 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1885106041
• ISBN-13: 978-1885106049
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.2 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #100,679 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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  #67 in	Books > Outdoors & Nature > Hunting & Fishing > General & Anthologies

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

27 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best, clearest, most useful first aid book out there., August 30, 1999

By A Customer

I've reviewed many first aid books in my search. This is the clearest, most practical canine first aid book I've found. Most books read "take dog to nearest vet", this isn't always possible and this book covers what to do in those situations using clear text and precise pictures. Essential for anyone who takes their dog anywhere (even those dogs who just go to the park and back), but essential for dogs who go hiking, camping, travelling, kayaking, etc with their humans; anywhere you wouldn't be able to reach a vet within 20 minutes. Keep one in your car's glove box, the dog's backpack (along with a portable first aid kit), and one at home.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars For the camping, hiking, traveling, hunting, outdoor dog!, September 5, 2000

By	Janice M. Hansen (California United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Being a nurse, I take the proverbial "be prepared" to extremes, but when you are camping hundreds of miles away from the nearest emergency health care facility, you must be educated to handle most emergencies of your family members.

Well, DON"T FORGET THE DOG

We just adopted a wonderful black labrador, and being a busy outdoor kind of family I needed a concise, handy, well rounded emergency care manual for my little boy, Abbott. I researched and decided on this pocket field guide that is perfect for carrying on your outdoor excursions. I am pleased with the content and find the directions easy to follow, even for a lay person uneducated in medicine.

Hopefully, my dog will never need emergent care, but I feel better knowing and gathering the knowledge needed to be there for him if the need becomes reality. Buy this book and put together a first aid kit for your dog. His life could depend on it.

6 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great reference for hunting, fishing, camping, hiking!, April 2, 1999

By A Customer

This is excellent to have for emergencies and general knowledge of what to do when an injury occurs. Very usefull!