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The Complete Book of Dog Breeding: The A-Z of Canine Breeding, Including How and When to Breed Dogs, Pregnancy, Puppy Care, Registration, and More, Written by a Veterinarian - Softcover

Rice D.V.M., Dan

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9780764138874: The Complete Book of Dog Breeding: The A-Z of Canine Breeding, Including How and When to Breed Dogs, Pregnancy, Puppy Care, Registration, and More, Written by a Veterinarian
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0764138871 ISBN 13: 9780764138874
Publisher: Sourcebooks, 2008

Synopsis

The complete guide to dog breeding―from a canine expert!

The perfect dog guide for experienced dog breeders, novice dog breeders, potential dog breeders, or dog lovers, The Complete Book of Dog Breeding is the ultimate canine breeding resource. Written by a veterinarian with years of experience, this dog book offers guidance on a variety of useful topics, including:

  • Canine Health Information (CHC) surveys and data
  • Helpful color photos and line art
  • How and when to breed dogs
  • Pregnancy duration, nutrition, and stages of labor
  • Puppy care, from nutrition to training and socializing
  • Pedigrees, registration, and titles
  • And much more!

Written using accessible, non-technical language, this comprehensive pet guide covers all stages of breeding and rearing.

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From the Inside Flap

(back cover)
A veterinarian with many years of canine practice experience offers guidance to novice and professional dog breeders, emphasizing their responsibilities to their dogs and to the buyers of the puppies they produce. Topics covered include:

  • Choosing brood stock based on health, quality, and conditioning
  • Practical DNA use, and Canine Health Information Center (CHIC) surveys and data storage to improve the selection of healthy brood stock and puppies
  • Potential breeding problems
  • Artificial insemination
  • Pregnancy and its duration
  • Stages of labor
  • Normal and Cesarean-section births, and how to assist in both
  • Nutrition of dams and puppies
  • Neonatal puppy care . . . and much more

    Filled with color photos and line art

    • About the Author

    DAN RICE, DVM, spent several decades at the Denver Small Animal Hospital, specializing in small animal medicine and surgery. He has also been the house veterinarian for an Iditarod team and a kennel of hunting dogs. Rice has written books about companion animals for adults and children.

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    Publisher
    Sourcebooks
    Publication date
    2008
    Language
    English
    ISBN 10 
    0764138871
    ISBN 13 
    9780764138874
    Binding
    Paperback
    Edition number
    2
    Number of pages
    192
    Rating
    • 3.92 out of 5 stars
      90 ratings by Goodreads