Meet the Golden
Reeks: AKC Meet the Breed Series
American Kennel Club
- Meet
- the
- Golden
- is
- the
- American
- Kennel
- Club's
- first
- official
- publication
- on
- this
- ever-popular
- sporting
- breed,
- published
- in
- conjunction
- with
- the
- Golden
- Retriever
- Club
- of
- America.
- Meet
- the
- Golden
- presents
- accurate,
- authoritative
- information
- on
- all
- aspects
- of
- purchasing
- and
- owning
- the
- Golden
- Retriever,
- heavily
- illustrated
- with
- color
- images
- of
- well-bred
- puppies
- and
- beautiful
- adults.
- The
- book
- contains
- eleven
- detailed
- chapters
- devoted
- to
- the
- breed's
- history,
- characteristics,
- and
- the
- special
- requirements
- for
- owning
- this
- versatile,
- active
- dog
- that
- excels
- in
- countless
- areas
- of
- work
- and
- sport.
- A
- chapter
- devoted
- to
- the
- purchase
- and
- selection
- of
- the
- Golden
- puppy
- gives
- the
- reader
- specific
- guidance
- on
- how
- to
- locate
- a
- qualified
- breeder
- and
- to
- recognize
- a
- healthy,
- sound
- puppy.
- Individual
- chapters
- on
- house-training
- and
- basic
- obedience
- serve
- as
- a
- crash
- course
- in
- positive-training
- techniques,
- the
- AKC's
- recommended
- way
- of
- training
- dogs.
- Chapters
- on
- exercise,
- grooming,
- feeding,
- and
- healthcare
- present
- indispensable
- information
- for
- new
- dog
- owners.As
- an
- official
- publication
- of
- the
- AKC,
- Meet
- the
- Golden
- also
- explains
- the
- many
- vital
- programs
- offered
- by
- the
- country's
- leading
- canine
- organization
- to
- all
- pet
- dog
- owners,
- including
- the
- S.T.A.R.
- Puppy
- and
- the
- Canine
- Good
- Citizen
- programs.
- The
- final
- chapter
- offers
- owners
- over
- a
- dozen
- ways
- to
- get
- active
- with
- their
- Golden
- Retrievers,
- including
- the
- various
- dog
- sports
- sponsored
- by
- the
- AKC,
- from
- conformation
- showing
- and
- obedience
- trials
- to
- agility,
- hunting
- tests,
- field
- trials
- and
- more.
- A
- detailed
- resources
- section
- offers
- recommendations
- for
- websites,
- books,
- periodicals,
- and
- club
- affiliate
- programs,
- all
- of
- great
- interest
- to
- responsible
- new
- dog owners.
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