Rescue Me!: How to Successfully Re-Home a Rescue Dog

Overview

There's nothing more tragic than an abandoned or abused dog. But with the right kind of dedicated care, the story can have a happy ending. Rescue Me! offers heartwarming case histories and detailed illustrated advice to show how to turn a fearful, possibly sick or undernourished animal into a healthy, loving pet. With chapters on bonding with the new dog, building trust and obedience, and keeping the dog fit and happy, Rescue Me! can turn a potential tragedy into a lifetime of ...
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Overview

There's nothing more tragic than an abandoned or abused dog. But with the right kind of dedicated care, the story can have a happy ending. Rescue Me! offers heartwarming case histories and detailed illustrated advice to show how to turn a fearful, possibly sick or undernourished animal into a healthy, loving pet. With chapters on bonding with the new dog, building trust and obedience, and keeping the dog fit and happy, Rescue Me! can turn a potential tragedy into a lifetime of faithful companionship.

 

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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9781843406273
  • Publisher: Collins & Brown
  • Publication date: 2/7/2012
  • Edition description: Original
  • Pages: 128
  • Sales rank: 1,352,080
  • Product dimensions: 5.80 (w) x 8.00 (h) x 0.40 (d)

Meet the Author

Alison Smith
Alison Smith is the editor of Our Dogs, the UK's oldest newspaper for dog owners. She has owned Staffordshire Bull Terriers for the last 20 years, has had success in the show ring, and is the author of An Owner's Guide: Staffordshire Bull Terriers, published by HarperCollins.
 
The Dog's Trust is the largest dog welfare charity in the UK. It cares for more than 12,000 dogs each year at its growing network of re-homing centers around the UK.

Good To Know

In our interview, Smith shared some fun facts about herself:

"I love oysters! I will only eat them raw. Last summer my friends and I rented a house for a week on Long Island. We bought an oyster knife and fresh oysters from the local fisherman and learned to shuck them ourselves. Then we had an oyster eating contest. I ate 30 in one sitting."

"The current song with which I am obsessed: Rod Stewart's Maggie May. Yes, you heard right, Rod Stewart. Listen to it -- it's a good song -- great lyrics. And the mandolin at the end -- lovely."

"When I am completely stuck with a piece of writing, I like to try standing on my head and talking myself through it. There is something about being upside down that can help me shift into a new mode."

"When I was in grade school I wanted to be a farmer so that I could hang out with the livestock. When I was in high school I wanted to be a cemeterologist so that I could hang out in Mount Hope Cemetery all day taking rubbings of gravestones. When I was in college, I though that I would be a teacher -- in order to do something useful with my life. I thought being a writer was too self-indulgent."

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    1. Hometown:
      Brooklyn, New York
    1. Date of Birth:
      December 12, 1968
    2. Place of Birth:
      Rochester, New York
    1. Education:
      B.A., Brown University, 1992
    2. Website:

Table of Contents

Foreword 6

Dogs Trust 8

1 Choosing a rescue dog 10

2 Bringing your new dog home 28

3 Bonding with your dog 48

4 Training your dog 60

5 Good dog behaviour 78

6 Keeping your dog happy 94

7 Keeping your dog healthy 110

Useful information 124

Index 127

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