Old Dog, New Tricks: Understanding and Retraining Elderly and Rescue Dogs - Softcover

Taylor, David

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1554071976 ISBN 13: 9781554071975

Verlag: Cassell, 2006

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Book by Taylor David

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It's never too late to train an older dog to respond promptly and correctly to commands.

Every year thousands of families adopt adult dogs, whether from friends, relatives or the pound or rescue society. These new owners need to understand and deal with the specific problems an older dog may have, especially if its history is unknown.

Old Dog, New Tricks provides expert insights into basic adult dog behaviors. It explains how to communicate effectively with an older dog and create a great partnership. Many issues are peculiar to older dogs and, in particular, rescued ones. David Taylor addresses them all, including socialization and previous training (or the lack of either), genetic factors and adaptation to a new environment.

The book contains practical solutions to ensure good dog behavior:

• Step-by-step obedience drills
• Welcoming the new arrival
• How to assess a dog's problems
• How a dog "thinks"
• How to be a good owner/master
• Communicating with a dog
• What to look for in a rescued dog
• Tackling problem behaviors
• Understanding the effect of a dog's prior history
• Mental and physical changes in older dogs

Old Dog, New Tricks has everything needed for human-canine harmony in any household generous enough to give an old dog a new home.

Biografía del autor

David Taylor is an eminent and highly respected veterinary surgeon. He founded the International Zoo Veterinary Group in 1969 and now travels widely across the globe, treating everything from giant pandas to killer whales. He is the author of over 40 pet care books including the bestsellers The Ultimate Dog, You and Your Dog and Hamlyn's My Dog is a Genius, as well as Test Your Dog's IQ, another title in the Hamlyn All Colour Petcare range. He has also appeared on several TV shows.

Über diese Auflage

• Verlag: Cassell
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2006
• ISBN 10: 1554071976
• ISBN 13: 9781554071975
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 176