Raising Rover: Positive Pet Parenting Solutions for your Pooch - Softcover

Mcnamee, Jodi Schneider

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1504966333 ISBN 13: 9781504966337

Verlag: AuthorHouse, 2015

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You will relish reading Raising Rover: Positive Pet Parenting Solutions for your Pooch because it offers educational, insightful, and informative guidance to help you choose the right dog and learn everything about the early years through old age. Packed with practical tips and techniques, including information on the following: Socializing the adult dog Preparing for puppy Tips to help your dog live longer Caring for your senior dog Coping with pet loss Control your dog's allergies and live happily with your pooch End your dog's nuisance barking now Whether you choose an adult dog or a puppy, adopt a mixed breed from a shelter, or whether you feed your dog a raw-food diet or the best commercial food you can find, there are decisions to make and precautions to take. The intention of writing Raising Rover: Positive Pet Parenting Solutions for your Pooch is to improve every aspect of the life you share with your furry friend! It's a one-stop guide when looking for answers. Whether you're a pet parent to a pure-bred dog or a rescued pooch, this book is for you.

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Raising Rover

Positive Pet Parenting Solutions for your Pooch

By Jodi Schneider McNamee

AuthorHouse

Copyright © 2015 Jodi Schneider McNamee
All rights reserved.

ISBN: 978-1-5049-6633-7

Contents

Acknowledgements, ix, 
Introduction, xi, 
The human-dog bond, 1, 
Adopting a dog when you have kids, 4, 
Latchkey dogs, 7, 
Are dogs more intelligent than cats?, 11, 
The importance of socializing your dog, 14, 
What is your dog's personality?, 17, 
Do you and your dog get enough exercise together?, 20, 
Cancer in your pet, 23, 
What does that yellow ribbon mean?, 26, 
The importance of grooming your dog, 29, 
Dementia in dogs, 32, 
Give your dog a job, 35, 
Longevity and your pet, 38, 
Keep your dog safe in snowy weather, 41, 
Common dog myths debunked, 44, 
Deafness in dogs, 47, 
The importance of dental health, 50, 
Should your dog be leashed?, 54, 
Poisonous plants and dogs, 57, 
Pets, parasites, and people, 60, 
So, you've decided to get a puppy, 63, 
More about puppy, 66, 
Coping with the loss of a pet, 70, 
Dogs riding in pickup trucks, 73, 
Could you be allergic to your pet?, 76, 
What emotions do dogs feel?, 79, 
Dog friendships, 82, 
Dogs and cats: Learning to get along together, 85, 
Sniffing out disease, 88, 
Dogs and their toys, 92, 
Fun and easy tricks for your dog, 95, 
Finding the right vet for your pet, 98, 
Halloween safety tips for pets, 101, 
Heat can be deadly for your pet, 104, 
Is your pet overweight?, 107, 
Healthy "people food" for your dog, 110, 
What should you feed your dog?, 113, 
Pets play pivotal role for older adults, 116, 
Picking up after Rover, 119, 
How to deal with dogs who bite, 122, 
When your dog can't travel with you, 125, 
The Hidden Dangers of Summertime, 128, 
The pros and cons of pet rescue, 131, 
Adding a Second Dog to Your Home, 134, 
Separation anxiety in dogs, 137, 
High-tech harness lets you communicate with your dog, 141, 
What's up with weird dog behaviors?, 144, 
Dog safety during the holidays, 147, 
Benefits of dog agility training, 150, 
When barking becomes a nuisance, 153, 
Pets grieve, too, 157, 
Is your pet making you sick?, 160, 
SPECIAL SECTION Pet Tales to warm the heart, 
Cancer survivors thrive together, 165, 
Therapy dog helps with crisis intervention team, 169, 
English bulldog has rough recuperation, 172, 
Black Butte beagle thrives in forever home, 175, 
Children benefit from therapy dogs, 177, 
Therapy dog benefits special-needs students, 180, 
Therapy dog thrives through hospice program, 182, 
Abused dog becomes a hospice hero, 185, 
SAR dog gains experience, 187, 
Local couple adopts another rescue dog, 190, 
Woman injured by off-leash dog, 193, 
Mini poodle rescues furry companion, 196, 
Dog rescued in Camp Sherman finds forever home, 199, 
Crisis response canines train in Sisters, 203, 

CHAPTER 1

The human-dog bond

Jill lost her husband a few years ago to cancer, and during the months following his passing, deep loneliness set in. After all, they had been together for over 30 years. One of her friends advised her to get a dog because they make great companions, so she did. A year later Jill and her furry best friend traveled everywhere together, a special bond had been formed.

Pet parents talk about their dogs like they're part of the family, and it often seems as though their f

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: AuthorHouse
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2015
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1504966333
• ISBN 13: 9781504966337
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 220
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
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