Your Dream Dog: A Guide To Choosing The Right Breed For You - Hardcover

Dibra, Bash; Rudolph, Elizabeth; Brown, Kitty

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0451208714 ISBN 13: 9780451208712

Publisher: NAL Hardcover, 2003

Synopsis

In a practical guide to the complexities of the human-canine relationship, the renowned dog trainer explains how to find the right dog to suit one's individual lifestyle, furnishing detailed descriptions and photographs of more than 140 officially recognized breeds.

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About the Author

Bash Dibra’s unique ability to communicate with animals has won for him a global reputation and established him as a trainer of record for the animal companions of some of the world’s most high-profile celebrities, among them Jennifer Lopez, Matthew Broderick, Sarah Jessica Parker, Martin Scorsese, Mariah Carey, and Kim Basinger. A recipient of the New York State Humane Association Award, the New York City Veterinary Medical Associations Unsung Hero Award, and the North Shore Animal League America’s Legendary Bond Award, Dibra dedicates countless hours to animal-related causes. He is a board member of New York SAVE, a nonprofit organization devoted to saving animals in veterinary emergency, and consults for the ASPCA, Bide-A-Wee, and the Humane Society of New York. Dibra lives in Riverdale, New York, with six dogs, four cats, and a bird. You can contact him at www.pawsacrossamerica.com and at bash@pawsacrossamerica.com.

From Publishers Weekly

This guidebook by an animal behaviorist to the stars (including Sarah Jessica Parker and J-Lo) helps readers with the all-important decision of selecting the right dog breed for one’s lifestyle, circumstances and personality. Dibra’s goal is for pet owners and the pets themselves to be utterly satisfied with the relationship, because "when the wrong one moves in with you, nobody—including the dog—is happy." With cautionary anecdotes of what can happen with the wrong dog, and encouraging stories of perfect matches, he introduces readers to the five-point temperament test, which can be used to pick a specific dog, then provides basic information—size, breed history, height, weight, life expectancy, exercise requirements and potential behavior problems—on more than 160 breeds, from Affenpinscher to Yorkshire Terrier. He also provides tips on where to find one’s dream dog, how to get the relationship off to the right start and how to keep the animal healthy.
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Edition details

• Publisher: NAL Hardcover
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0451208714
• ISBN 13: 9780451208712
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 368