Synopses & Reviews
In a fun, easy-to-read format, Moore delivers creative, simple, natural, and fun ideas for pampering dogs. From recipes for gourmet treats to grooming tips, herbal flea repellants to pet comfort corners, pet massage techniques to
understanding how a dog thinks, 50 Simple Ways to Pamper Your Dog present easy-to-implement tips that support a happy, healthy dog and a strong human-animal bond. Readers will enjoy the light-hearted approach to practical matters, such as making your home pet-friendly, playing with your dog, basic first aid, traveling with your dog, and even boosting your dog's spiritual life. The emphasis is on the simple and natural with a touch of the herbal. This book is sure to be a hit with dog owners and anyone seeking the perfect gift for a dog lover.
With specialty dog bakeries popping up everywhere, and with interest in pet pampering at an all-time high, these simple, fun guides are perfectly aimed to capture a reader's attention.
Synopsis
Dogs Are Begging for More!
Want to coddle your collie? Spoil your spaniel? Bond with your boxer? Cherish your Chihuahua? Then youíll need this one-of-a-kind guide to grooming, exercising, feeding, and showing extra TLC to your four-legged friends. Learn to:
-Make your home fit for a dog by following a few simple rules for safety and fun
-Create gourmet meals and treats bound to prompt cheers of bone appetite
-Take a walk on the wag side with your pampered pooch
-Play paws-itively fun indoor games that are guaranteed to pleas
-Explore your spiritual side with your canineTand much more!
About the Author
Arden Moore is the author of 20 books on cats and dogs, including The Cat Behavior Answer Book, The Dog Behavior Answer Book, and Real Food for Dogs. She is the editor of Fido Friendly magazine, editor of Catnip, an animal behavior consultant and host of “Oh Behave!”, a weekly radio show on Pet Life Radio.com. She has appeared on Fox News, CNN Headline News, HGTV’s "Smart Solution," Martha Stewart Living Radio, NPR and hundreds of radio and television programs. She is known as "America’s Pet Edu-Tainer™" and gives pet talks throughout North America. Learn more by visiting her&
Table of Contents
Introduction: Becoming Dogís Best Friend
1. Think Like a Dog (1)
2. Bone Up on Your Bonding (4)
3. A Home Fit for a Dog (7)
4. Bone-a-fide Healthy Herbs (10)
5. Chow Time (13)
6. Be Down in the Mouth (18)
7. Scent-sational Vacations (20)
8. Crate Mates (22)
9. The Ins and Outs of Doggie Doors (24)
10. Pet-i-cure, Please (26)
11. Brush Up Your Grooming Skills (28)
12. Making the Skies Friendlier (31)
13. Need an Acupuncture Needle? (35)
14. Make Fleas Flee (38)
15. Thereís the Rub! (41)
16. Let Sleeping Dogs Lie (44)
17. Puppy Charm School (46)
18. Respect Your Elder Dogs (49)
19. Ainít Misbehaviní (52)
20. Paws-itively Fun Indoor Games (56)
21. Support the Spay Way (58)
22. Is There a Vet in the House? (61)
23. Safety Rules (64)
24. Smooth Moves (69)
25. Take a Walk on the Wag Side (71)
26. Games Dogs Play (73)
27. Take the Fright Out of Vet Visits (76)
28. Avoid Creating a Chow Hound (78)
29. A Backyard Fit for a Dog (80)
30. Cruising with Your Canine (82)
31. Splish, Splash Fidoís Taking a Bath (87)
32. Hiking, Biking, and Swimming (91)
33. Doggie Day Care (94)
34. Paw-ticulars on Hotel Lodging (96)
35. Bone Appetite (98)
36. Holy Hounds (101)
37. Good Toys, Bad Toys (103)
38. Climatize Your Canine (105)
39. Dog Park Etiquette (108)
40. Lend a Paw (110)
41. Legal Beagles (112)
42. Doggie Karma (114)
43. Protect with Pet Insurance (116)
44. Picking a Pet-Pleasing Sitter (118)
45. Home Alone (120)
46. Cele-bark the Holidays (123)
47. 10 Canine Commandments (126)
48. Super Supplements (128)
49. %Net Surfiní with Your Dog (132)
50. Dogisms (134)