About.Com Guide To Owning A Dog: From Sit and Stay to Positive Play (About.Com Guides) (Paperback)

About.Com Guide To Owning A Dog: From Sit and Stay to Positive Play (About.Com Guides)

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How do I find the right dog for me and my family?

Why does everyone at the bark park leave when they see Fido and me coming?

How can I cure my dog’s smelly breath?

What’s really in my dog’s food?

Have you asked yourself these questions or ones just like them? Fear not, canine expert Krista Mifflin will teach you how to solve these dilemmas and much more. Whether you are a new dog owner or seasoned canine companion, The About.com Guide to Owning a Dog is there for you with easy-to-implement tips and essential dog care information. Using her extensive experience counseling the thousands of visitors to her About.com Dogs site, Krista will guide you every step of the way to a happy, healthy, and well-adjusted pooch.

The About.com Guide to Owning a Dog will show you how to:

  • Choose the right kind of dog for you and your lifestyle
  • Teach your dog the most important commands
  • Solve common behavior problems
  • Practice petiquette through socialization and training
  • Understand your dog’s veterinary needs
  • Travel safely with your dog

This all-encompassing guide takes you from puppyhood to the senior years and all the vet visits and doggie play dates in between.



About the Author
Krista Mifflin, the About.com Guide to Dogs, has vast experience training puppies, rescue dogs, and rehabilitating animals with severe antisocial behavior problems. She studies rare breeds, specializes in special needs pets and has written numerous articles on the essentials of responsible dog ownership. She lives in Winchester, Ontario.


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The Puppy: A Guide to Selection, Care, Nutrition, Upbringing, Training, Health, Sports and Play (About Pets) (Hardcover)

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Treats, Play, Love: Make Dog Training Fun for You and Your Best Friend (Paperback)

Treats, Play, Love: Make Dog Training Fun for You and Your Best Friend

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Treats, Play, Love is the collected wisdom of Patricia G. Burnham, the author of the highly successful Playtraining Your Dog, which has been in print for more than twenty-five years. Now, after fifty years in the business, she brings to this new book a focus on food training your dog with small treats, while still incorporating fun and games into teaching basic and advanced obedience. Burnham uses no compulsive training or punishment for incorrect or unwanted behaviors (such as barking, biting, urinating inside, or begging), but rather offers rewards for correct behavior, thus reinforcing it.

      Topics covered include:

·         Basic obedience training for puppies (exercises for sit, down, heel, and stay)

·         House manners for older puppies and adult dogs (no whining or barking)

·         Recipes for tasty dog treats that your four-legged friend will do anything for

·         Understanding your dog’s personality

·         Preventing dog bites

·         Dealing with shy or fearful dogs

·         Advice and exercises for training and showing a dog in obedience trials in novice class, open class, and utility class

·         Reflections on the end of your dog’s life

     There are more than 100 photos and line drawings throughout the book to illustrate movements and exercises, and for owners who want to show their dogs, there are detailed descriptions of what they can expect once they enter the ring.

       Although Burnham works almost exclusively with greyhounds (which are notoriously difficult to train), her wisdom and expertise apply to all breeds, and her warmth, sound advice, and personal tone make Treats, Play, Love a joy to use.



About the Author

PATRICIA G. BURNAHM has been breeding, showing, training, and judging greyhounds and obedience dogs for fifty years and has been a regular contributor to numerous periodicals, including the AK C Gazette, Dog World, Dogfancy, CG Magazine, Field Advisory News, Dogs in Review, Dog News, and Off Lead. She is the author of Playtraining Your Dog and lives in Fair Oaks, California.



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Kids & Dogs: Teaching Them to Live, Play, and Learn Together (Paperback)

Kids & Dogs: Teaching Them to Live, Play, and Learn Together

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With a kind, positive approach, this dog-training guide shows families how to produce a happy, friendly, and well-behaved dog that can make a fun and loyal best friend for every child. Advice on understanding a dog’s body language, dealing with health and hygiene issues, and preventing a child from being bitten is provided in a series of illustrated step-by-step lessons that are simple enough for children to follow along with their parents. Choosing a suitable type of dog and involving all family members in its care are addressed, as well as teaching children to behave safely and responsibly around their new pet. Specific training lessons focus on teaching dogs basic household behaviors and fun tricks, including how to sit, heel, jump, wait for a meal, and shake hands.



About the Author

Ruth Weston is a senior instructor and lecturer in canine behavior at the Kintala Club and the coauthor of Dog Training: The Gentle Modern Method, Dog Problems: The Gentle Modern Cure, and Your Ideal Dog. She is the inaugural president of the Australian Association of Gentle Modern Dog Training Instructors. Dr. Catriona Ross is a registered psychologist who specializes in counseling, health psychology, and organizational psychology.


Product Details

  • Paperback: 160 pages
  • Publisher: Allen & Unwin (November 1, 2005)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1741143942
  • ISBN-13: 978-1741143942

  • Product Dimensions:

    9 x 7.1 x 0.5 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review:

    4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)

  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,703,457 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)


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Play With Your Dog (Dogwise Training Manual) (Paperback)

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