Mixed Breeds For Dummies

ISBN-13: 9781119711421 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 304 str.

Miriam Fields-Babineau

Spis treści

Introduction 1Part 1: Getting Started with Mixed Breeds 5Chapter 1: Mixing It Up: Introducing the Mixed Breed 7Chapter 2: Designer Dogs: Not Your Mother's Mutt 13Chapter 3: A Little of This, a Little of That: Deciding Which Mixed Breed is Right for You 27Chapter 4: Choosing Your New Best Friend 41Part 2: Living with Your Mixed-Breed Dog 55Chapter 5: Getting Ready for Your Dog's Arrival 57Chapter 6: Bringing Home Your Mixed Breed 69Chapter 7: Chasing the Chuckwagon: The Basics of Feeding 81Chapter 8: Grooming Your Mixed Breed 95Chapter 9: Exercising Your Dog 111Part 3: Training Your Dog 123Chapter 10: Housetraining 125Chapter 11: Hup, Two, Three, Four: Good Manners and Basic Training 141Chapter 12: Tackling Mixed-Breed Training Challenges 173Part 4: Keeping Your Dog Healthy 201Chapter 13: Finding and Working with a Vet 203Chapter 14: First Aid: Dealing with Emergencies 215Chapter 15: The Special Needs of Senior Dogs 227Part 5: Having Fun with Your Dog 239Chapter 16: Not Just for Purebreds: Showing Off with Your Mixed Breed 241Chapter 17: Traveling with Charley 249Part 6: The Part of Tens 259Chapter 18: Ten Reasons to Spay or Neuter Your Dog 261Chapter 19: Ten (or So) Fun Activities You and Your Mixed Breed Can Enjoy Together 267Index 273

O autorze

Miriam Fields-Babineau has been a professional animal trainer since 1978 and is the author of 45 books in the field, including one on how to train cats! A psychologist and zoologist, she takes her work home with her and lives in Vermont with her family, dogs, cats, and horses.