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Format: 1 online resource (356 pages)

ISBN: 0-323-99195-5

Content: The Perfect Puppy: Breed Selection and Care by Veterinary Science for Behavior and Neutering Age provides the most updated and expert knowledge on dog breeds to guide the selection of a puppy or mature dog. It offers the latest information on breed-specific behavior profiles and guidelines for spaying or neutering, health conditions, and life expectancy. Researched and written by experts in veterinary science and animal behavior, this book is an unbiased and data-driven analysis of 80 of the most common dog breeds, based on interviews with 168 practicing veterinarians. It covers behavioral expectations per breed, while addressing traits or issues that can arise from environmental factors like home size, presence of other dogs, and human family dynamics. This book is written and formatted to be used by veterinarians for optimal guidance on canine adoptions, while also appealing to breeders and potential adopters as well.

Note: Front Cover -- The Perfect Puppy -- The Perfect Puppy -- Copyright -- Contents -- About the authors -- Preface -- REFERENCES -- Introduction -- References -- 1 - Adopting and raising puppies -- Age and source for adoption -- House soiling -- Separation anxiety -- Fear of loud noises -- Fear of strangers -- Obnoxious begging, barking, and scratching behavior -- Sibling rivalry, canine style -- Aggressiveness toward human family members -- Aggression toward other dogs -- References -- 2 - Breed rankings on 10 key characteristics -- How to find the behavioral information you want -- How to evaluate the rankings in the graphs -- How to use the graphs on characteristics -- Behavioral traits -- Snapping -- Predictive value: moderate -- Territorial defense -- Predictive value: moderate -- Aggression to dogs -- Predictive value: moderate -- Aggression to family -- Predictive value: moderate -- Watchdog barking -- Predictive value: moderate -- Activity level -- Predictive value: high -- Excessive barking -- Predictive value: moderate -- Demand for affection -- Predictive value: low -- Trainability -- Predictive value: moderate -- Housetraining ease -- Predictive value: low -- 3 - Behavioral profiles of 80 breeds and guidelines for ages to spay or neuter -- How to use the behavioral profiles -- Profiles of each breed -- Airedale Terrier -- Akita -- Alaskan Malamute -- American Staffordshire Terrier -- Australian Cattle Dog -- Australian Shepherd -- Basenji -- Basset Hound -- Beagle -- Bernese Mountain Dog -- Bichon Frisé -- Bloodhound -- Border Collie -- Boston Terrier -- Bouvier des Flanders -- Boxer -- Brittany -- Bulldog -- Bullmastiff -- Bull Terrier -- Cairn Terrier -- Cavalier King Charles Spaniel -- Chesapeake Bay Retriever -- Chihuahua -- Chinese Shar-pei -- Chow Chow -- Cocker Spaniel -- Collie -- Dachshund -- Dalmatian -- Doberman Pinscher. , English Cocker Spaniel -- English Springer Spaniel -- French Bulldog -- German Shepherd Dog -- German Shorthaired Pointer -- German Wirehaired Pointer -- Giant Schnauzer -- Golden Retriever -- Gordon Setter -- Great Dane -- Great Pyrenees -- Irish Setter -- Irish Wolfhound -- Italian Greyhound -- Jack Russell Terrier -- Keeshond -- Labrador Retriever -- Lhasa Apso -- Maltese -- Mastiff -- Miniature Pinscher -- Miniature Schnauzer -- Newfoundland -- Norwegian Elkhound -- Old English Sheepdog -- Papillon -- Pekingese -- Pomeranian -- Poodle -- Pug -- Rhodesian Ridgeback -- Rottweiler -- Saint Bernard -- Samoyed -- Schipperke -- Scottish Terrier -- Shetland Sheepdog -- Shiba Inu -- Shih Tzu -- Siberian Husky -- Silky Terrier -- Soft-Coated Wheaten Terrier -- Vizsla -- Weimaraner -- Welsh Corgi, Pembroke -- West Highland White Terrier -- Whippet -- Wire Fox Terrier -- Yorkshire Terrier -- 4 - Behavioral differences between sexes-including breed profiles and appropriate ages for spaying and neutering to ... -- The most appropriate sex -- The effects of neutering males and spaying females -- Deciding on the age to neuter to avoid increasing joint disorders or cancers -- Therapeutic use of neutering for problem behavior -- References -- 5 - Why dogs do that? Eating grass, eating dog stools, howling, and yawning -- Eating grass -- Eating stools of their own or other dogs: canine conspecific coprophagia -- Howling -- Yawning -- References -- 6 - The aging dog: making life easier for them and you, when and how to say goodbye, creating a memorial -- Making life easier for them and you for dogs who have common problems -- Medications -- The final days -- Creating a memorial -- References -- Outline placeholder -- Australian cattle dog -- Australian Shepherd -- Beagle -- Bernese mountain dog -- Border Collie -- Boston Terrier -- Boxer -- Bulldog. , Cavalier King Charles Spaniel -- Chihuahua -- Cocker Spaniel -- Collie -- Corgi (Welsh), Pembroke and Cardigan -- Dachshund -- Doberman Pinscher -- English Springer Spaniel -- German Shepherd Dog -- Golden Retriever -- Great Dane -- Irish Wolfhound -- Jack Russell Terrier -- Labrador Retriever -- Maltese -- Miniature Schnauzer -- Pomeranian -- Poodle, Toy -- Poodle, Miniature -- Poodle, Standard -- Pug -- Rottweiler -- Saint Bernard -- Shetland Sheepdog -- Shih Tzu -- West Highland White Terrier -- Yorkshire Terrier -- Guidelines for age of neutering different weight categories of mixed-breed dogs -- Small mixed breed, < -- 10 kg (< -- 22 lbs.) -- Medium mixed breed, 10-19 kg (22-42 lbs.) -- Standard mixed breed, 20-29 kg (43-64 lbs.) -- Large mixed breed 30-39 kg (65-86 lbs.) -- Giant mixed breed 40+ kg (87+ lbs.) -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- V -- W -- Y -- Back Cover.

Additional Edition: Print version: Hart, Benjamin L. The Perfect Puppy San Diego : Elsevier Science & Technology,c2022 ISBN 9780323991940

Language: English