The Complete Cat Breed Book: Choose the Perfect Cat for You
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Название: Complete Cat Breed Book ISBN: 1409380637 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781409380634 Издательство: Dorling Kindersley Цена: 1979.00 р. Наличие на складе: Невозможна поставка. Описание: Features over 150 of the world`s best-loved cat breeds. This helps you find advice on communicating with your cat and top tips on tackling behavioural problems such as ankle biting or furniture scratching.
Название: The Complete Dog Breed Book ISBN: 0241412730 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780241412732 Издательство: Dorling Kindersley Рейтинг: Цена: 2639.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть (2 шт.) Описание: Find your ideal dog in this stunning guide to all things canine. With over 420 breeds at your fingertips - from established favourites, like the Labrador Retriever and German Shepherd, to newer "designer breeds" including the Schnoodle, Puggle, and Mal-shi - this book has all the information you need to help you choose, train, and care for your dog. Fully updated to reflect the latest breeds, the book contains a catalogue of hundreds of dogs, with popular breeds - including the Boxer, Yorkshire Terrier, and English Springer Spaniel - given special in-depth treatment.
Within each entry, annotated photographs showing the dog from various angles highlight the breed's physical characteristics, while the text explains the main features and provides a brief historical overview. You'll also find quick-reference panels offering an at-a-glance guide to key traits, such as the dog's temperament, size, and colour. Q&A selector charts help you find the perfect pet to suit your lifestyle, while a practical section on care covers the fundamental aspects of looking after a dog - handling, grooming, exercise, and health - with step-by-step photos and expert-written advice explaining the essentials of basic obedience.
Whether your ideal companion is a Great Dane or a Chihuahua, The Complete Dog Breed Book is a one-stop manual helping you become the owner of a happy, healthy, well-behaved dog.
Whether you've just brought home your first Rhodesian Ridgeback or are an experienced owner, this guidebook will help you learn the necessary skills to be the best pet parent possible. If you're still considering adopting a Rhodesian Ridgeback, you'll learn enough about the breed to make an informed decision on whether it's the right breed for your lifestyle.
If you're planning on adopting an adult dog or puppy from a rescue, this book will help you decide on the perfect dog. If you'd prefer to purchase a puppy from a breeder, you'll learn about what to look for when searching for a reputable breeder and the puppy of your dreams.
The Complete Guide to Rhodesian Ridgebacks will provide you with everything you need to know from choosing your puppy and preparing your home to socializing, training, grooming, and feeding your new Ridgeback puppy.
Chapter Topics Include:
Rhodesian Ridgeback History
Choosing a Rhodesian Ridgeback
Preparing Your Home for Your New Rhodesian Ridgeback
The First Few Weeks with your new Puppy
Being a Puppy Parent
Housetraining
Socializing with People and Animals
Rhodesian Ridgebacks and Your Other Pets
Physical and Mental Exercise
Training Your Rhodesian Ridgeback
Basic Commands
Correcting Unwanted Behaviors
Traveling with Rhodesian Ridgebacks
Nutrition
Grooming Your Rhodesian Ridgeback
Basic Health Care
Advanced Rhodesian Ridgeback Health and Aging Dog Care
When bringing home a new member of the family, you want to be as prepared as possible and this guidebook will teach you how to puppy-proof your home and ease your puppy's transition into his or her new home. You'll learn about what it takes to house train your new Rhodesian Ridgeback, how to teach a few basic commands, and how to correct bad behavior at the first sign. If you want your new dog to grow up to be a respectful member of the family, you'll want to socialize and exercise her properly. You'll learn about various training methods to help you teach your new dog basic manners and interesting tricks.
Rhodesian Ridgebacks are considered to be quite healthy, but they can be affected by a few common genetic conditions. This book will guide you through the basic nutrition and vet care necessary for your dog to stay healthy. Proper grooming and coat care are also important aspects in raising a happy, healthy dog. You'll learn about what you can do to help prevent your dog from becoming sick or injured.
No matter how much experience you have with the breed, this book will become an invaluable resource throughout your Rhodesian Ridgeback's life. You'll find yourself referring back to the book time and time again from puppyhood through your dog's golden years.
"This book is a great resource for those wanting to know more about this beloved breed."Laura Dvorak, Morkie owner
"A wonderful guide into these amazing pups "Jill Citron, Morkie owner
Morkies are a crossbreed of the Maltese and the Yorkshire terrier, bringing out the best of each breed. This crossbreed might possibly be the perfect dog. It is the ideal companion dog that loves to cuddle and has the exact dose of spunk to keep you active. The purpose of this book is to define the common characteristics of Morkies in general. You will discover your Morkie's outstanding qualities and traits and learn how to give it the best life ever. This book will give you a thorough background of your Morkie's family history, which will make its personality become even more endearing. It will also teach you how to work with your Morkie's moldable personality and teach it to be a delightful little angel. You will learn how to create the perfect environment to teach your Morkie and how to avoid creating bad habits that will come back to haunt you later on in life. This comprehensive guide answers every question you may have including:
Is a Morkie puppy for you
How to prepare your house for your Morkie puppy
Potty training
Obedience training
How to care for your Morkie
Your Morkie's dietary needs
Your Morkie and its health
Common behavior issues
This book will become your go-to guide throughout your Morkie's life, as it has helpful hints and reminders that will prove to be practical far into your Morkie's adulthood. Can you raise the perfect dog? Absolutely Your little bundle of joy will be the proof that a perfect dog does exist. It just requires some patience and love on your part to apply the helpful suggestions found in this book.
Автор: DK Название: The Complete Dog Breed Book, New Edition ISBN: 146549104X ISBN-13(EAN): 9781465491046 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 3171.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Find your ideal dog - and learn how to look after it - in this stunning guide to all things canine. Combining breeds, behavior, care, and training advice, this book contains everything you need to know to help you choose and look after a dog, from the tiny Chihuahua to the towering Great Dane. Find the perfect pet using Q&A selector charts that help you find the best breed to suit your lifestyle. Fully updated to reflect the latest dog breeds, The Complete Dog Breed Book contains a catalogue of more than 420 dogs. Each features stunning photographs of the dog from various angles, while popular breeds - including the Boxer, Labrador Retriever, and English Springer Spaniel - are given a special in-depth treatment. Clear and concise text explains the main features of the dog, as well as providing a historical overview of the breed. Annotation highlights physical characteristics of each breed, while panels provide an at-a-glance guide to key features, such as the dog's temperament, size, and color. A practical section on care covers the fundamental aspects of looking after a dog, from handling and grooming to exercise and health. Step-by-step photographic sequences, combined with expert-written advice, explain the essentials of basic obedience. The Complete Dog Breed Book is a one-stop manual to helping you become the owner of a happy, healthy, well-behaved dog.
Описание: DescriptionDo you want to learn how to raise chickens? Then keep reading...
Raising chicken can be both fun and rewarding but, for beginners it may be a bit challenging To become a successful chicken raiser, one should be ready and prepared before indulging into this chicken raising journey.
Throughout this book, you will learn some basic guides in starting your own chicken backyards. It covers the ABC's of raising chickens and everything you need to know to set up your backyard before you bring your chicks home: from the legal implications to what you need in a coop, to chicken breeds and making the purchase operation more effecient and economical.
Further, it will help you personally to assess the level of your commitment, dedication and your passion especially when inevitable challenges may arise along the journey. Finding the right formula creates an environment that makes your role as a chicken keeper more enjoyable and provides your chickens with a happy and healthy life.
This book covers the following topics:
Shelter Requirements
Choosing A Perfect Breed
Chick Disposition
Becoming A 'Chicken Person'
Chicken Behavioral Basics
Food And Water
How To Feed Your Chickens
The Importance Of Consistent Watering
Morning and Evening Routines
Predators
Weather Considerations
Cleanups
Chicken Health Care and Issues
Biosecurity
Common Chicken Diseases
Laying Chicken Management
Raising Chickens For Eggs
Managing A Breeder Chicken
Hatching the eggs
Caring Chickens
Meat Chicken Management
...And much more
The purpose of this book is to provide you, with all the information you need to gain confidence in raising chickens. It aims to share knowledge and ideas in the simplest way possible especially for beginners to decide on the size and numbers of the chickens to raise, know the different breeds and be able to identify your reason for keeping them which in turn, will help you in your chicken raising journey. It wishes to guide you to be acquainted with the realities of being an owner. The book also presented a glimpse on the financial aspect, preparing you to allocate resources by enumerating the necessities needed so that when situations call for it, like when your flock already needs chicken coops, the incubators when temperatures and climate requires it, the daily feed requirements and supplements and several others, you will be able handle them with ease.
Hopefully, this book will supply you with a variety of ideas and methods so you can choose those that are suitable for your situation. It is with utmost hope that after reading this, and with everything you have learnt so far, you are now ready to raise chicken with excitement, zealousness and confidence.
Be ready for a backyard adventure Go, and may the breed of your chickens multiply and increase
Описание: Turn your kitchen into a waste-free zone with crafty solutions for everything from `unpaper` towels to citrus antibacterial wipes. The zero waste movement is huge and this collection will help you to craft your own zero waste solutions - create beeswax wraps for storing food, make your own paper caddy liners and create herb pots from empty bottles.
