Labrador Retriever
Published on 1. September 2003
158 pages
978-1-59378-856-8 (ISBN)
Description
The experts at Kennel Club Books present the world's largest series of breed-specific canine care books. Each critically acclaimed Comprehensive Owner's Guide covers everything from breed standards to behavior, from training to health and nutrition. With nearly 200 titles in print, this series is sure to please the fancier of even the rarest of breeds.
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Content
- Intro
- Title Page
- Physical Characteristics of the Labrador Retriever
- HISTORY OF THE LABRADOR RETRIEVER
- THE LABRADOR COMES TO BRITAIN
- NEXT STOP: THE UNITED STATES
- CHARACTERISTICS OF THE LABRADOR RETRIEVER
- OWNERS BEWARE!
- ARE YOU A LABRADOR PERSON?
- BREED STANDARD FOR THE LABRADOR RETRIEVER
- THE AMERICAN KENNEL CLUB STANDARD FOR THE LABRADOR RETRIEVER
- YOUR PUPPY LABRADOR RETRIEVER
- OWNER CONSIDERATIONS
- ACQUIRING A PUPPY
- COMMITMENT OF OWNERSHIP
- PREPARING PUPPY'S PLACE IN YOUR HOME
- WHAT YOU SHOULD BUY
- PUPPY-PROOFING YOUR HOME
- FIRST TRIP TO THE VET
- INTRODUCTION TO THE FAMILY
- YOUR PUP'S FIRST NIGHT HOME
- PREVENTING PUPPY PROBLEMS
- COMMON PUPPY PROBLEMS
- EVERYDAY CARE OF YOUR LABRADOR RETRIEVER
- FEEDING CONSIDERATIONS
- WATER
- EXERCISE
- GROOMING YOUR LAB
- TRAVELING WITH YOUR DOG
- IDENTIFICATION
- TRAINING YOUR LABRADOR RETRIEVER
- HOUSEBREAKING
- ROLES OF DISCIPLINE, REWARD AND PUNISHMENT
- TRAINING EQUIPMENT
- TRAINING BEGINS: ASK THE DOG A QUESTION
- THE BASIC COMMANDS
- WEANING OFF FOOD TREATS
- OBEDIENCE CLASSES
- OTHER ACTIVITIES FOR LIFE
- HEALTH CARE OF YOUR LABRADOR RETRIEVER
- SELECTING A QUALIFIED VETERINARIAN
- PREVENTATIVE MEDICINE
- SKIN PROBLEMS IN LABRADOR RETRIEVERS
- EXTERNAL PARASITES
- INTERNAL PARASITES
- BREED-SPECIFIC HEALTH CONCERNS
- DO YOU KNOW ABOUT HIP DYSPLASIA?
- YOUR SENIOR LABRADOR RETRIEVER
- CARE OF THE SENIOR DOG
- WHEN THE TIME COMES
- SHOWING YOUR LABRADOR RETRIEVER
- OBEDIENCE TRIALS
- AGILITY TRIALS
- TRACKING
- FIELD TRIALS
- HUNTING TESTS
- THE BEHAVIOR OF YOUR LABRADOR RETRIEVER
- THINK LIKE A DOG
- AGGRESSION
- JUMPING UP
- DIGGING
- BARKING
- FOOD STEALING
- BEGGING
- SEPARATION ANXIETY
- COPROPHAGIA
- Copyright Page
