For the Life of Your Dog: A Complete Guide to Having a Dog in Your Life, from Adoption and Birth Through Sickness and Health Paperback - 1999
by Greg Louganis; Betsy Siino Sikora
An Olympic gold medalist and bestselling author teams up with an award-winning animal writer (Siino) to create this complete guide for people who want make a lifetime commitment to the care of a dog--from adoption and birth to old age.
First line
People used to accuse me of hiding behind my dogs.
From the rear cover
In his #1 New York Times bestselling autobiography Breaking the Surface, Greg Louganis included loving portrayals of his protectors and closest friends: his dogs. Now Greg, a breeder and trainer of Harlequin Great Danes, has teamed up with award-winning animal writer Betsy Sikora Siino to create an extraordinary and compassionate guide to dog ownership.
Greg's distinctive philosophy and practical tips -- which have produced his best-in-breed winners -- illuminate every page of this special volume that puts the dog's best interests first. Here are insights into choosing a dog, basic care, training, exercise, and nutrition -- and an overview of every stage of a dog's life.
Passionate in his opinions and wonderfully effective, Greg includes:
-- Cures for chewing, barking, biting, and other so-called behavior problems
-- Answers to the great housetraining disputes -- including the pros and cons of crating
-- Specific feeding programs for optimal nutrition -- and combating the greatest health threat to your dog: obesity
-- An exercise program for the canine athlete (and they're all athletes!)
-- Training tips for obedience, showing, and search-and-rescue
-- Preventive medicine, common illnesses from nose to tail, and age-related concerns
-- Advice on breeding, whelping, adopting your second (third, fourth...) dog, and more!
FOR THE LIFE OF YOU DOG is an inspiring and eye-opening reference. Delivered with Greg's delightful candor, his sound advice makes it a classic for new and long-time dog owners -- and anyone who has ever loved a dog.
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- Title For the Life of Your Dog: A Complete Guide to Having a Dog in Your Life, from Adoption and Birth Through Sickness and Health
- Author Greg Louganis; Betsy Siino Sikora
- Binding Paperback
- Edition 1st Edition
- Pages 272
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Gallery Books, NY
- Date 1999-10-01
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Illustrated, Table of Contents
- ISBN 9780671024512 / 0671024515
- Weight 1.01 lbs (0.46 kg)
- Dimensions 9.19 x 6.15 x 0.75 in (23.34 x 15.62 x 1.91 cm)
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 99017170
- Dewey Decimal Code 636.708
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Citations
- Ingram Advance, 10/01/1999, Page 34
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