The Maltese: An Owner's Guide to a Happy Healthy Pet

by Bobbie Linden

Overview

At last, a book about your pet that emphasizes total care, training, and companionship! You'll not only learn about the specific traits of your Maltese, you'll also learn what the world's like from your pet's perspective; how to feed, groom, and keep your pet healthy; and how to enjoy your pet through training and activities you can do together.

The Maltese was written by a breed expert and includes a special chapter on training by Dr. Ian Dunbar, internationally renowned animal behaviorist, and chapters on getting active with your dog by long-time Dog Fancy magazine columnist Hardi McLennan.

Best of all, the book is filled with info-packed sidebars and fun facts to make caring for your pet easy and enjoyable.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780876052372
Publisher:	Turner Publishing Company
Publication date:	11/01/1998
Series:	Happy Healthy Pet , #31
Edition description:	First Edition
Pages:	160
Product dimensions:	5.55(w) x 8.56(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

BOBBIE LINDEN breeds and raises Maltese, and writes the Maltese Breed Column for the AKC Gazette

Table of Contents

PART ONE: Welcome to the World of the Maltese.

1. What Is a Maltese?

2. The Maltese Ancestry.

3. The World According to the Maltese.

PART TWO: Living with a Maltese.

4. Bringing Your Maltese Home.

5. Feeding Your Maltese.

6. Grooming Your Maltese.

7. Keeping Your Maltese Healthy.

PART THREE: Enjoying Your Dog.

8. Basic Training (Ian Dunbar, Ph.D., MRCVS).

9. Getting Active with Your Dog (Bardi McLennan).

10. Your Dog and Your Family (Bardi McLennan).

11. Your Dog and Your Community (Bardi McLennan).

PART FOUR: Beyond the Basics.

12. Recommended Reading.

13. Resources.

What People are Saying About This

Bobbie Linden

Great resource for Maltese information. I was thrilled and deeply honored when Howell Book House (the premier publisher of dog books) asked me to author The Maltese edition of their Happy Healthy Pet series. The book was considerable fun for me to write. Many of the questions Maltese lover's are always asking was the basis of the book, such as: the origin of the breed, intrepretation of the standard, grooming, raising your puppy, living with a Maltese and health issues. Hopefully, you will find many of these answers in this book.