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Labrador retriever / Joan Walker. --
Record details
- ISBN: 9780764196232 (sp., v.r.)
- ISBN: 0764196235 (sp., v.r.)
- ISBN: 9780764162275 (sp.)
- ISBN: 0764162276 (sp.)
- ISBN: 9780764186783 (v.r.)
- ISBN: 0764186787 (v.r.)
- Physical Description: v, 170 p. : col. ill. --
- Publisher: Hauppauge, N.Y. : Barron's Educational Series, c2009.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Accompanying DVD titled: Train your dog. |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 170-173), Internet addresses (p. 167-170) and index. |
| Immediate Source of Acquisition Note: | LSC 22.99 |
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| Subject: | Labrador retriever. |
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Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
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- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stroud Branch | 636.7527 Wal | 31681002335909 | NONFIC | Available | - |
- Barron's Educational Publishing
(back cover)
BARRON'S DOG BIBLES
Is There a Labrador Retriever in Your Future?
Whether you're planning to acquire a Labrador Retriever or have just purchased one, this book will start you off on the right track. Canine expert Joan Hustace Walker describes the Lab's physical traits, history, and behavior characteristics, and instructs you on training your new pet. She tells you--
- What to look for when choosing a puppy
- How to recognize and understand your dog's breed-specific traits
- What you should know about keeping your dog healthy, including awareness of potential breed-specific health problems
- How to train your dog and enjoy his company in play activities
Extra features include sidebars with breed facts, helpful hints, quick tips on training, and an enclosed BONUS DVD that presents methods for housetraining, teaching obedience using hand signals and vocal commands, and more.
More than 100 color photos
BONUS DVD
ENCLOSED
Train Your Dog - Barron's Educational Publishing
Each title in Barron's brand-new Dog Bibles Series for dog lovers and prospective dog purchasers discusses a specific dog breed in detail, describes the title breed's physical traits, history, and behavior characteristics, and instructs owners on training methods. Important topics covered include--
- What to look for when choosing a puppy
- Living with a dog and understanding breed-specific traits
- Everyday care, grooming and exercise
- Nutrition, health maintenance, and potential breed-specific health problems
- Training and play activities
Extra features include sidebars with breed facts and helpful hints, quick tips on training, and 150-to-200 attractive color photos. A hidden spiral binding ensures that the book will stay open and flat at any desired page. A DVD is enclosed with each book. It presents an informal dog training course for new owners, describing methods for house training, walking dogs on a leash, and teaching obedience to hand signals and vocal commands. - Perseus Publishing
Each title in B.E.S.'s Dog Bibles Series for dog lovers and prospective dog purchasers discusses a specific dog breed in detail, describes the title breed's physical traits, history, and behavior characteristics, and instructs owners on training methods. Important topics covered include--
- What to look for when choosing a puppy
- Living with a dog and understanding breed-specific traits
- Everyday care, grooming and exercise
- Nutrition, health maintenance, and potential breed-specific health problems
- Training and play activities
Extra features include sidebars with breed facts and helpful hints, quick tips on training, and 150-to-200 attractive color photos. A hidden spiral binding ensures that the book will stay open and flat at any desired page. A DVD is enclosed with each book. It presents an informal dog training course for new owners, describing methods for house training, walking dogs on a leash, and teaching obedience to hand signals and vocal commands. - Perseus Publishing
(back cover)
B.E.S. DOG BIBLES
Is There a Labrador Retriever in Your Future?
Whether you're planning to acquire a Labrador Retriever or have just purchased one, this book will start you off on the right track. Canine expert Joan Hustace Walker describes the Lab's physical traits, history, and behavior characteristics, and instructs you on training your new pet. She tells you--
- What to look for when choosing a puppy
- How to recognize and understand your dog's breed-specific traits
- What you should know about keeping your dog healthy, including awareness of potential breed-specific health problems
- How to train your dog and enjoy his company in play activities
Extra features include sidebars with breed facts, helpful hints, quick tips on training, and an enclosed BONUS DVD that presents methods for housetraining, teaching obedience using hand signals and vocal commands, and more.
More than 100 color photos
BONUS DVD
ENCLOSED
Train Your Dog - Sourcebooks Inc.
Labrador Retrievers is a title in the Dog Bibles Series. Written for dog lovers and prospective dog purchasers, it discusses the Lab breed in detail, including physical traits, history, behavior characteristics, and instructs owners on training methods. Additional important topics include:
- Understanding the Labrador Retriever's purpose in history and today.
- Labrador coloringâchocolate, yellow, and blackâvariations and rarity.
- Choosing a Labrador, pros and cons, family and children considerations, health screenings, purchasing from breeders and adopting
- Preparing yourself, home, and family for a new Labrador, acclimating the dog to a new home, cage training
- Socializing, training, and keeping your Labrador active and healthy physically and mentally
- Health and nutrition, preventative care, potential health concerns, dietary needs
- Grooming, nail and coat care, bathing, and ear maintenance
- Caring for a senior Labrador
Extra features include sidebars with breed facts and helpful hints, quick tips on training, and 150-to-200 attractive color photos. A hidden spiral binding ensures that the book will stay open and flat at any desired page. A DVD is enclosed with each book. It presents an informal dog training course for new owners, describing methods for house training, walking dogs on a leash, and teaching obedience to hand signals and vocal commands.
