Presents a guide to selecting and caring for a golden retriever that includes discussions on selection, nutrition, diseases, behavior, and training.
These handsome, intelligent dogs make excellent household pets. Originally bred as hunting dogs, they are also used as guide dogs and search and rescue dogs. All titles in Barron's profusely-illustrated
Complete Pet Owner's Manuals introduce inexperienced and prospective pet owners to the pleasures and duties of pet care. They also make ideal guides for older children having their first experiences as animal caretakers. Attractively illustrated and filled with helpful information,
Barron's Complete Pet Owner's Manuals advise on purchasing, housing, feeding, health care--and where applicable, grooming and training pets. Each book is individually written by an expert--a trainer, breeder, veterinarian, or other animal specialist. These manuals cover every popular dog and cat breed, as well as bird varieties, hamsters and other small caged animals, fish varieties for aquarium hobbyists, terrarium pets, and even exotics, such as reptiles, amphibians, and scorpions. All books have 70 or more color photos, and most also have instructive line illustrations.
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Information and advice to help you
take good care of your Golden Retriever
The Typical Golden Retriever: origins, physical traits, temperament, and more
Expert advice: feeding, health care, training, grooming, exercise, and play activities
Understanding your Golden Retriever: recognizing body language and behavioral changes
- Step-by-step directions for everyday care
- Informative and attractive sidebars
- Filled with handsome full-color photos
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These handsome, intelligent dogs, originally bred for hunting, make wonderful household pets.
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