Bouvier Des Flandres
Reeks: Comprehensive Owner's Guide
Robert Pollet Dr.
- This
- Comprehensive
- Owner's
- Guide
- to
- the
- Bouvier
- des
- Flandres
- serves
- as
- a
- complete
- introduction
- to
- multi-talented
- working
- dog
- that
- hails
- from
- Belgium.
- Written
- by
- Dr.
- Robert
- Pollet,
- a
- highly
- regarded
- expert
- on
- the
- Belgian
- breeds
- and
- an
- international
- judge,
- this
- volume
- paints
- a
- detailed
- portrait
- of
- the
- Bouvier's
- history
- in
- Europe,
- showing
- how
- this
- hard-working
- farm
- and
- cow
- dog
- developed
- into
- the
- rough
- and
- gruff
- purebred
- dog
- we
- know
- today.
- The
- book
- continues
- with
- a
- chapter
- on
- characteristics,
- encapsulating
- all
- of
- the
- virtues
- of
- this
- all-purpose
- herding
- and
- protection
- dog,
- offering
- sound
- advice
- about
- which
- owners
- are
- best
- suited
- to
- the
- breed.All
- owners
- will
- welcome
- the
- well-prepared
- chapter
- on
- finding
- a
- 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
- are
- brimming
- with
- detail
- and
- illustrated
- with
- handsome
- adults
- and
- puppies.
- In
- all,
- there
- are
- over
- 135
- photographs
- in
- this
- useful
- and
- reliable
- volume.
- The
- author's
- advice
- on
- obedience
- training
- will
- help
- readers
- better
- mold
- and
- train
- their
- independent-minded
- dogs
- into
- the
- most
- socialized,
- well-mannered
- good
- canine
- citizens.
- The
- extensive
- chapter
- on
- healthcare
- written
- by
- Dr.
- Lowell
- Ackerman
- provides
- accurate
- information
- on
- selecting
- a
- qualified
- veterinarian,
- vaccinations,
- parasites,
- infectious
- diseases,
- and
- more.
- The
- final
- chapter
- on
- showing
- the
- Borzoi
- will
- be
- of
- great
- interest
- to
- all
- owners
- wishing
- to
- explore
- the
- competitive
- world
- of
- dog
- sports.
- Sidebars
- throughout
- the
- text
- offer
- helpful
- hints,
- covering
- topics
- as
- diverse
- as
- vaccines,
- toxic
- plants,
- first
- aid,
- crate
- training,
- carsickness,
- fussy
- eaters,
- and
- more.
- Fully indexed.
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