Synopses & Reviews
Does your puppy chew everything in sight?*
Do you get frustrated when your dog won't obey you?
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Do you ever wonder if you could be doing more to keep your dog healthy?
If you've answered yes to any of these questions, don't worry. There is no such thing as the perfect owner -- or the perfect dog. When things go wrong with your pet, all you need is a little love, a lot of patience, and the right information.
In this practical resource, expert pet writers Mordecai Siegal and Matthew Margolis offer simple, effective solutions for many of the problems that crop up when caring for a dog. Each chapter focuses on a particular issue -- from training and housebreaking to basic health care, feeding, grooming, and toys -- making it easy for you to find answers when you need them. Especially helpful is a chapter on understanding and correcting all kinds of bad behavior. Here, you'll learn that your behavior as an owner can make all the difference between a hard-to-handle pet and an obedient one.
For the thousand and one things that come up every day with your dog, Solutions is the guide you need to help you give the best care to your best friend.
About the Author
Mordecai Siegal (www.mordecai.com) is President Emeritus of the Dog Writers Association of America and the award-winning author of thirty-one books on pets. He lives in New York City.
Table of Contents
ContentsIntroduction
- Love for Sale (Getting a Dog)
- How to Get Your Dog to Love You (Bonding)
- Where Do I Start? (Choosing a Training Method)
- He Won't Listen to Me/He Won't Do What I Tell Him to Do (Training Your Dog Yourself)
- Myths of Dog Ownership
- Bones of Contention
- Housebreaking
- The Family Dog
- Children and Dogs
- The Dog Indoors
- The Dog Outdoors
- Getting Along with Other Animals
- Playing Around (Toys)
- Groom with a View
- Your Dog's Health
- Pests and Parasites
- How to Save Your Dog's Life (First Aid)
- On the Road with Rover
- To Board or Not to Board, That Is the Question
- He's Driving Me Crazy (Behavior Problems)
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