Dachshund
Reeks: Comprehensive Owner's Guide
Ingrid Schwartz
- Few
- breeds
- trigger
- as
- much
- pride
- as
- the
- Dachshund,
- as
- only
- Dachshund
- people
- understand
- why
- this
- breed
- is
- superior
- to
- all
- others!
- Any
- Dachshund
- owner
- will
- explain
- it
- to
- you,
- as
- will
- author
- Ingrid
- Schwartz,
- an
- owner
- of
- Dachshunds
- for
- many
- generations.
- This
- Comprehensive
- Owner's
- Guide
- dedicated
- to
- Germany's
- Teckel
- (or
- weiner
- dog,
- as
- he's
- sometimes
- affectionately
- called)
- paints
- a
- vivid
- portrait
- of
- this
- dwarf-sized
- scenthound
- originally
- bred
- to
- hunt
- badger,
- surely
- a
- calling
- that
- requires
- a
- determined,
- feisty
- fellow.
- Although
- many
- Dachshund
- folk
- deny
- it
- (you
- can't
- blame
- them
- for
- their
- loyalty),
- Dachshunds
- may
- be
- the
- most
- stubborn
- canines
- on
- the
- planet
- and
- they're
- not
- for
- everyone,
- even
- though
- there
- are
- many
- varieties
- to
- choose
- from.
- The
- chapter
- dedicated
- to
- the
- breed's
- characteristics
- discusses
- not
- only
- the
- breed's
- two
- sizes
- and
- three
- coat
- types
- but
- also
- its
- comical,
- intelligent,
- and
- determined
- personality.
New
- owners
- will
- welcome
- the
- well-prepared
- chapter
- on
- finding
- a
- reputable
- breeder
- and
- selecting
- a
- healthy,
- sound
- puppy.
- Chapters
- on
- puppy-proofing
- the
- home
- and
- yard,
- purchasing
- the
- right
- supplies
- for
- the
- puppy
- as
- well
- as
- house-training,
- feeding,
- and
- grooming
- (all
- three
- coat
- types)
- are
- illustrated
- with
- photographs
- of
- handsome
- adults
- and
- puppies.
- In
- all,
- there
- are
- over
- 135
- full-color
- photographs
- in
- this
- useful
- and
- reliable
- volume.
- The
- author's
- advice
- on
- obedience
- training
- will
- help
- the
- reader
- better
- mold
- and
- train
- into
- the
- most
- well-mannered
- dog
- in
- the
- neighborhood.
- The
- extensive
- and
- lavishly
- illustrated
- chapter
- on
- healthcare
- provides
- up-to-date
- detailed
- information
- on
- selecting
- a
- qualified
- veterinarian,
- vaccinations,
- preventing
- and
- dealing
- with
- parasites,
- infectious
- diseases,
- and
- more.
- Sidebars
- throughout
- the
- text
- offer
- helpful
- hints,
- covering
- topics
- as
- diverse
- as
- historical
- dogs,
- breeders,
- or
- kennels,
- toxic
- plants,
- first
- aid,
- crate
- training,
- carsickness,
- fussy
- eaters,
- and
- parasite
- control.
- Fully indexed.
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