Library
This is for those of you that are interested in more info on the canine species. By all means email me if you have a page or know of one that should be on this list. Below is a list of the ratings I can give to any of the pages. Also, below that is a list of books that I thought were very informative. Have a great day. Woof!!!
Ratings:
5 - Every dog lover should know about this site.
4 - Interesting site with very informative info. Good graphics and design.
3 - It doesn't have a lot of info on it but the info it does have on it is good.
2 -Pretty interesting. I linked to it because it has some good info but the rest is not that good or pointless.
1 - If it were a 1, then I wouldn't list it here!
The latest links are here but if you have never been to this page before, here are the previous links.
| Link | Description | Rating |
| Care for Animals | - animated story, puzzles and colouring pages about pets | 4 |
| Animal Planet Dog Guide | - info on dog body, behaviour, care, training and more | 5 |
My Fav. Breeds
Click on the numbers
that corespond to the breed you want to know about.
#1 - AKC breed profiles
#2 - "Breeds page" breed profiles
#3 - "Dogs in Canada" profiles
#4 - VACANT
#5 - "ALLDOGS" parade or breeds
#6 - "Pet Zone" breed information
#7 - "Dogs World" Breed Profiles
#8 - Miscellaneous Pages
| Cavalier King Charles Spaniel | #1 | #3 | #5 | ||||
| Chihuhua tp - short coat btm - long coat |
#1 | #3 #3 |
#5 #5 |
#6 | #7 | ||
| English Springer Spaniel | #1 | #3 | #5 | #6 | |||
| Italian Greyhound | #1 | #3 | #5 | #8 | |||
| Labrador Retreiver | #1 | #2 | #3 | #5 | #6 | ||
| Papillion | #1 | #3 | #5 | ||||
| Pomeranian | #1 | #3 | #5 | #6 | |||
| Pug | #1 | #2 | #3 | #5 | #6 | #7 | |
| Sussex Spaniel | #1 | #5 | |||||
| Whippet | #1 | #3 | #5 | ||||
| Weimaraner | #1 | #3 | #5 |
Recommened Dog Books
Practical Guide to Dog Care by Sheldon Rubin, DVM
Publications International LTD
"Information about fleas, housebreaking, nutrition, first
aid,
selecting a puppy, behavior, training, grooming + more"
By the editors of Consumers Guide.
Puppy Ed by Ann and Paul Brahms
Ballantine Books
"Training your dog at an early age"
Very simple to understand.
Starting a Pet sitting
Business by William S. Foster
Hancock House
"All the information you need to know to start your own Pet
sitting business.
This book is not for kids who want to sit pets for money but
adults
who plan to do this as their work."
This guy lives in USA so some things might be different then what
he
says depending on where you live.
The Animal Shelter by Patricia Curtis
Lodestar Books
"Everything you ever wanted to know about the Animal Shelter
including Cruelty, Who lives, Who dies?, Animal control, Pets and
labratory
tools and when you adopt them"
The Perfect Puppy (How to
choose your dog by its behavior) by
Benjamin and Lynette Hart
W. H. Freeman and Company
"a consumer's guide to 56 of the most popular AKC breeds,
ranked by 13 behavioral
traits. The best book for choosing a dog, I read it 3 times"
Good Dog! Positive Dog
Training Techniques by Deborah Wolfe
Polestar Sirius Books
"A really good book for help with training dogs. Lots of
tips from personal experience. House training, basic commands,
Kennel training, Praise and Punishment, Aggression, Fear, Biting,
Games and even a quiz to see if you remember everything you learn
in the book."
Dog Problems by Carol Lea Benjamin
Howell Book House
"A Professional Trainer's Guide to Preventing and Correcting
Aggression, Destructiveness, housebreaking problems, Excessive
Barking, Dogfights, Tugging, Jumping, Shyness, Stealing, Begging,
Car Chasing, Fear Biting, Object Guarding, and much, much
more."
Teach Your Dog to Behave by Bashkim Dibra
Penguin Group
"Simple Solutions to Over 300 Common Dog Behaviour Problems
from A to Z"
277 Secrets Your Dog Wants
You To Know by Paulette Cooper &
Paul Noble
Ten Speed Press
"A Doggie Bag of Unusual and Useful Information. Some
questions include:
Is it safe to let your dog kiss your face - or lick your feet?
Food Odors Dogs like Best,
Dogs can Improve Marriages, Do Rawhide chews work? and more"
Don't Shoot the Dog by Karen Pryor
Bantam Books
"The New Art of Teaching and Training. Principles and
practical uses of positive
reinforcement in teaching new behaviours. Here are the secrets of
changing behaviour in pets, kids - even yourself - without
yelling, threats, force, punishment, guilt trips... or shooting
the dog."
The Hidden Life of Dogs by Elizabeth Marshall Thomas
Houghton Mifflin Company
" All about dogs and their insticts"
The Social Lives of Dogs by Elizabeth Marshall Thomas
Simon and Schuster
"Answer to the question "What do dogs want?"It
turns out that more than anything,
they want the company of other dogs."
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