The Complete Dog Breed Book, New Edition

The Complete Dog Breed Book, New Edition

by DK
The Complete Dog Breed Book, New Edition

The Complete Dog Breed Book, New Edition

by DK

Paperback(Previously published as Top Dog)

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Being a dog parent has never been more accessible. This guide gets you from choosing a dog to ensuring its long and happy life. And it’s got adorable puppy pictures too.

Find your ideal dog - and learn how to look after it - in this stunning guide to all things canine.

Combining breeds, behavior, care, and training advice, this book contains everything you need to know to help you choose and look after a dog, from the tiny Chihuahua to the towering Great Dane. Find the perfect pet using Q&A selector charts that help you find the best breed to suit your lifestyle.

Fully updated to reflect the latest dog breeds, The Complete Dog Breed Book contains a catalog of more than 420 dogs. Each features stunning photographs of the dog from various angles, while popular breeds - including the Boxer, Labrador Retriever, and English Springer Spaniel - are given a special in-depth treatment. Clear and concise text explains the main features of the dog, as well as providing a historical overview of the breed. Annotation highlights physical characteristics of each breed, while panels provide an at-a-glance guide to key features, such as the dog's temperament, size, and color.

A practical section on care covers the fundamental aspects of looking after a dog, from handling and grooming to exercise and health. Step-by-step photographic sequences, combined with expert-written advice, explain the essentials of basic obedience. The Complete Dog Breed Book is a one-stop manual to helping you become the owner of a happy, healthy, well-behaved dog.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781465491046
Publisher: DK
Publication date: 03/17/2020
Series: DK Definitive Pet Breed Guides
Edition description: Previously published as Top Dog
Pages: 352
Sales rank: 65,107
Product dimensions: 7.60(w) x 9.10(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

DK was founded in London in 1974 and is now the world leading illustrated reference publisher and a member of the Penguin Random House division of Bertelsmann. DK publishes highly visual, photographic non-fiction for adults and children. DK produces content for consumers in over 100 countries and over 60 languages, with offices in the UK, India, US, Germany, China, Canada, Spain and Australia.

DK's aim is to inspire, educate and entertain readers of all ages, and everything DK publishes, whether print or digital, embodies the unique DK design approach. DK brings unrivaled clarity to a wide range of topics, with a unique combination of words and pictures, put together to spectacular effect. We have a reputation for innovation in design for both print and digital products.

Our adult range spans travel, including the award-winning DK Eyewitness Travel Guides, history, science, nature, sport, gardening, cookery and parenting. 

DK’s extensive children’s list showcases a fantastic store of information for children, toddlers and babies. DK covers everything from animals and the human body, to homework help and craft activities, together with an impressive list of licensing titles, including the best-selling LEGO® books.

DK acts as the parent company for Alpha Books, publisher of the Idiot's Guides series.

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Table of Contents

1 Introduction to Dogs

What is a dog? 8

Choosing the right dog 14

2 Guide to Breeds

Primitive dogs 22

Working dogs 32

Spitz-type dogs 96

Sight hounds 124

Scent hounds 136

Terriers 186

Gundogs 220

Companion dogs 260

Crossbreeds 282

3 Care and Training

Preparing for arrival 294

Food and feeding 298

First days 300

Handling your dog 302

Grooming 304

Good behavior 306

Socialization 312

Training your dog 320

Health 330

Glossary 340

Index 342

Acknowledgments 351

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