A guide written from the dog's point of view! The Love Guide offers the reader humorous (but true)insight into the needs, expectations,
virtues and personality quirks of the golden retriever. The book will include four, full-color postcards, immunization chart and a lined journal to record memories. Dog lovers will find this book to be useful and entertaining; a happy way to learn how to win a dog's love for life.
We've created an encore presentation to our wildly popular "Love of Goldens." "Goldens Forever," a collection of heartwarming text and inviting photos, pays tribute to the world's nicest dog. These diverse stories capture both the playful and hardworking sides of goldens: from Clue, who helps solve a mystery, to Willie, who can detect epileptic seizures; from Cody, who hunts pheasants, to Amy, who's just happy to see her family. Together with these touching tales, the combination of spectacular photos and artwork captures the easy-going temperament and golden good looks of this popular breed.
Essential references for
dog owners -now in paperback. A complete illustrated guide to the history,
temperament, and physical characteristics of the golden retriever, this
handy paperback series includes full profiles on the golden retriever.
Expert advice on every aspect of dog care, including day-to-day well-being,
behavior issues, training, grooming, health, and exercise.
As a caring Golden Retriever 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 Golden. Your Golden Retriever'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 Golden the best life possible—whether you've just welcomed a new puppy into your family or adopted an older dog. Inside—what every Golden Retriever owner wants to know:
·Is a Golden Retriever the right dog for me?
·How much exercise does my Golden need?
·Can my Golden stay home all day without me?
·Do Goldens make good companions for children?
·How do I choose the best food for all stages of my Golden's life?
·What's the best way to house-train my dog?
·Will my Golden get along with my other pets?
·What do I do with my Golden when I go on vacation?
Includes a special section written by renowned training expert Liz Palika.
Golden Retrievers For Dummies is intended for busy 21st century dog owners who don’t have time to sit down and read through 300 pages at a crack. This is a reference you can jump in and out of as dog questions rear their furry heads. This handy guide is also for you if:
* You own a Golden Retriever or thinking about getting one.
* You've just brought home a Golden pup.
* You want to find the best way to raise and train your Golden.
* You want to help your Golde n to not just survive but to thrive.
Find out what it takes to own this active, intelligent, and friendly dog. Explore the Golden's personality traits and living requirements. Discover which diseases are hereditary. This reference guide covers all the aspects of dog ownership, including:
* Looking at breeders, rescue groups, and animal shelters
* Adopting and caring for older dogs
* Selecting a puppy with help from an established testing process
* Dog-proofing your house and yard
* Crate training, housetraining, and obedience training
* Canine communication and growing pains
* Feeding, exercising, and playing with your Golden
* Dealing with illness, problem behavior, and treatment
* Grooming for health and beauty
Teaches Liz Palika's training
method but also explains some of the characteristics of the golden retriever
and how these characteristics affect both the breed's training, reactions
and ability to learn.
Information about the
very latest medical findings relating to Golden Retrievers, dealing
with sports injuries, training for field work, behavior problems and
obedience, competitions, nutrition, and breeding. If you want the latest
information on making the best of your life with your Golden, then this
book is for you.
This fact-filled volume instructs owners on general canine care, whether they keep their Retriever as a hunter or as a home companion. Books in the Complete Pet Owner's Manuals series present basic information about pets for new or soon-to-be owners. Advice and instruction covers feeding, housing, health care, training, grooming, protection against hazards, and much more. Texts emphasize pet care basics and are easy for all readers to understand, but most titles in this series also presents facts that even experienced pet owners and breeders will find new and useful.
Everything you need to know about Golden Retrievers is here, from buying one to grooming, training, understanding the breed standard, breeding and health concerns. Dog shows, hunting and obedience competitions and all the activities Goldens can participate in are discussed. Five appendices include useful resources and top dogs in the breed.
Here is the perfect book for puppy owners and would-be puppy owners who want to know how to bring their puppy up to be a happy, well-behaved, friendly adult dog. Antisocial behavior in dogs is often (rightly) blamed on owners. But most dog owners are neither irresponsible or uncaring. They simply don't have the knowledge they need to raise and train a dog properly. This book provides that knowledge.
There are certain human virtues that Golden Retrievers inherently possess -- goldens are friendly, full of desire, determined to fulfill what is asked, and devoted to their family members. In this charming gift book, the virtues of the Golden Retriever are depicted through outstanding photography and motivating text that inspire readers to strive for the best in themselves.
How long do Golden Retrievers live? How much does it cost to keep a Golden? What kind of training do Goldens need to become good pets?
That little Golden Retriever puppy is so adorable–but is he the right dog for you? Many prospective dog owners don’t ask the questions they should when deciding to bring a new puppy home. Now, the What About? series is here to help you understand the real-life implications of your decision, saving you time, money, and potential heartache–and protecting you and the dog from the consequences of an inappropriate choice.
Drawing upon the expertise of Golden Retriever breeders, owners, rescue organizations, veterinarians, and trainers, What About Golden Retrievers? provides honest, reliable advice on what it’s really like to own and raise a Golden–no punches pulled. In a friendly, easy-to-follow Q&A format, veterinarian dan Rice offers solid, proven guidance in choosing and raising a Golden, including:
Breed characteristics · Behavior · Costs of ownership · Development in all life stages · Diet · Exercise requirements · Genetics and why it’s important · Health and general care · Temperament · Training requirements · Working with behaviorists, trainers, and veterinarians · And more
Don’t be taken by surprise. Get the answers you need now–before you get that Golden Retriever puppy–and make a smart, informed decision.
A
book about your pet that emphasizes total care, training and companionship!
You'll not only learn about the specie-specific traits of your special
pet you'll also learn what the world's like from your pet's perspective;
how to feed, groom and keep your pet healthy; and how to enjoy your pet
through training and activities you can do together.
The Golden Retriever is written by a breed expert and includes a special chapter on training by Dr. Ian Dunbar, internationally renowned animal behaviorist, and chapters on getting active with your dog by long-time Dog Fancy magazine columnist, Bardi McLennan.
Best of all, the book is filled with info-packed sidebars and fun facts to make caring for your pet easy and enjoyable.
In The Ultimate Golden Retriever, 2nd Edition, Editor Valerie Foss has recruited a start-studded cast of specialists to write the definitive book on the breed. Experts from all over the world have pooled resources to give the most comprehensive coverage of the Golden Retriever today.
* Origins and History
* Puppy Care
* Training
* Feeding and Nutrition
* Breed Standards
* The Complete Gundog
* Breeding
* Showing
* The Golden Retriever Worldwide
* And much more
With the plethora of dog training books on the market, how do you choose which is right for you and your new puppy? We've tried to address this issue by offering a new series of training books designed to be clear, concise and reliable in our training message. Author Jason Smith is a freelance outdoor writer who is currently the associate editor of The Retriever Journal and The Pointing Dog Journal. He has also co-authored three books on the sport of wingshooting. His expertise in dog training is easy to access in this book as he discusses the golden retriever personality, breed characteristics and history, selecting a litter and puppy, early obedience training and socialization, land and water retriever training, training for tricks, grooming, preventative care, typical golden retriever ailments and general canine ailments. The informative and entertaining text is illustrated with over 100 color photographs to help you effectively train your Golden.
Reviewer: "Over 700
beautiful full-color photos, and is the most complete book written on
Goldens. It gives people an opportunity to find out why this breed is
such a special and unique one. The most utilized dog in the service
dog field, due to its disposition and strength, the Golden Retriever
is certainly proof that beauty and brains can go together. "
From Book News, Inc.
A thorough, detailed reference covering all aspects of golden retriever characteristics, care, and show attributes. Includes b&w photos, a bibliography, and a list of addresses of interest. Lacks an index. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
