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| Foreword | |
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| Introduction | |
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| We Love Dogs! | |
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| We Love Dogs ... to Death, Sometimes | |
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| How Do Dog Disasters Happen? | |
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| The awwwwwww factor | |
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| Puppy love is fleeting | |
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| A Preventive Approach | |
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| Improving the Dog You Have | |
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| Why You Need This Book | |
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| Becoming an Informed Consumer | |
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| How This Book Is Organized | |
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| Icons Used in This Book | |
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| Some Additional Notes | |
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| Starting to Think Dog | |
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| Considering Canine Possibilities | |
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| Considering Canine Packaging | |
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| Letting Go of "Love at First Sight" | |
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| Starting from Scratch | |
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| Sizing up a breed type | |
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| Keeping up with your pup | |
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| Facing up to fur | |
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| Factoring in intelligence | |
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| Surfing Canine Cyberspace | |
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| Narrowing the Field | |
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| Playing Favorites | |
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| Mixed Breeds | |
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| Evaluating Breeds | |
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| Remember -- no dog is perfect | |
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| The sporting group | |
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| The hound group | |
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| The working group | |
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| The terrier group | |
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| The toy group | |
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| The non-sporting group | |
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| The herding group | |
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| A world of other breeds | |
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| Decisions, Decisions | |
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| Puppy or grown dog? | |
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| Male or female? | |
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| Cost considerations | |
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| Finding Out about Breeders, Shelters, and Other Sources | |
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| Welcome to the '90s | |
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| A different world | |
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| Different dogs | |
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| Purebred Puppies: Going to the Source | |
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| Breeders: The good, the ignorant, the unscrupulous | |
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| Pet stores: Proceed with caution | |
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| The Poop on Papers | |
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| Expanding the Possibilities | |
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| Shelters: A good choice and a good deed | |
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| Breed-rescue groups: A first-rate source for purebreds | |
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| Other Possibilities | |
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| "Career change" dogs | |
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| Private parties | |
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| All the Right Stuff | |
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| Canine Cuisine | |
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| The daily diet | |
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| Treat 'em good | |
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| Give 'Em Shelter | |
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| Barriers | |
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| Dog houses | |
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| Crates and beds | |
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| Bowls and Waterers | |
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| Collars and Leashes | |
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| The everyday collar | |
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| Training collars | |
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| Leashes | |
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| Lookin' Good | |
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| Combs and brushes | |
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| Nail trimmers | |
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| Shampoos and conditioners | |
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| Toys | |
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| Chewies | |
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| Squeakies | |
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| Fetchies | |
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| More Great Gear | |
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| Pooper scoopers | |
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| Smell and stain removers | |
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| Silly stuff | |
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| Bringing a Puppy or an Adult Dog into Your Life | |
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| Choosing and Bringing Home Your Puppy | |
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| Puppy Preparations | |
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| Puppy-proofing | |
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| Puppy gear | |
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| Puppy Picking | |
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| Working with a breeder | |
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| Puppy testing | |
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| Puppy Comes Home | |
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| The name game | |
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| Puppy's first night | |
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| Early Puppy Training | |
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| Shaping Good Behavior | |
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| Bonding | |
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| Socializing | |
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| Consistency | |
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| Praise -- and correction | |
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| Teaching What Every Puppy Should Know | |
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| Getting used to a collar and leash | |
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| Grooming | |
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| Sit for what you want | |
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| Fixing the Things That Drive Puppy Owners Crazy | |
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| Chewing | |
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| Improper greetings: sniffing and jumping | |
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| Barking | |
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| Nipping and biting | |
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| Working through the Rough Spots | |
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| Puppy Veterinary Care | |
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| Developing a Healthy Relationship | |
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| Puppy's First Veterinary Exam | |
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| Well-Puppy Care | |
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| Puppy shots? | |
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| Rabies prevention | |
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| Parasite control | |
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| Elective Procedures | |
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| Tail docks and dewclaw removals | |
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| Ear crops | |
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| The Birds, the Bees, and Your Puppy | |
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| House-Training Puppies (And Dogs) | |
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| A Positive Approach | |
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| A Puppy Potty Strategy | |
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| House-Training the Adult Dog | |
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| Adopting an Adult Dog | |
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| The Adult Dog Defined | |
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| The canine adolescent | |
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| Young adults | |
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| "Senior" dogs | |
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| New Dog Comes Home | |
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| Introductions | |
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| Establish a routine | |
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| Living with Your Dog | |
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| Maintaining a Happy, Healthy Dog | |
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| Keeping Up Appearances | |
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| Brushing and combing | |
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| Giving a bath | |
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| Trimming toenails | |
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| Controlling fleas | |
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| Controlling ticks | |
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| Working with Your Veterinarian | |
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| Choosing a veterinarian | |
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| Preventing illness | |
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| Recognizing signs of illness | |
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| Giving medication | |
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| Basic Training | |
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| A Few Words about Aggression | |
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| Developing the Right Attitude toward Training | |
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| Keys to Success | |
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| Be on the same team | |
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| Be positive | |
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| Be fair with corrections | |
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| Be consistent | |
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| Build on your successes | |
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| Tools for Teaching | |
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| Getting your dog's attention | |
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| Giving praise | |
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| Maintaining control and giving correction | |
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| Using a release word | |
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| Basic Things Every Dog Should Know | |
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| Sit | |
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| Down | |
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| Stay | |
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| Heel | |
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| Come | |
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| Great Things They Don't Teach in Obedience Class | |
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| Wait | |
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| Go to your bed | |
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| Paws up | |
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| Off | |
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| Don't touch or leave it | |
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| Getting Help | |
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| Problem-Solving | |
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| Problems from the Inside Out | |
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| Recipe for Fixing Behavior Problems | |
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| Ensure good health, inside and out | |
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| Minimize mischief opportunities | |
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| Substitute other behaviors | |
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| Let the situation teach the dog | |
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| Problems That Often Put Dogs in the Shelter (and Their Solutions) | |
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| Barking | |
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| Digging | |
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| Destructiveness when left alone | |
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| "Disobedient" | |
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| New baby worries | |
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| To Breed or Not To Breed | |
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| A Case Against Breeding | |
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| Health and behavior | |
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| Time and money | |
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| A Dog-Breeding Primer | |
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| Mating, gestation, and whelping | |
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| Raising Good Puppies -- and Finding Good Homes | |
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| Birth to 3 weeks | |
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| 3 to 5 weeks | |
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| 5 to 7 weeks | |
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| Finding proper homes | |
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| Caring for an Aging Dog | |
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| Special Care for Seniors | |
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| Nutrition | |
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| Exercise | |
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| Dentistry | |
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| Some Common Problems | |
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| Reasonable Accommodations | |
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| Knowing When It's "Time" | |
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| What if You Go First? | |
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| Finding Cool Things to Do with Your Dog | |
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| Traveling with Your Dog | |
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| Should Your Dog Travel? | |
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| Health concerns | |
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| Travel manners | |
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| What to Do if Your Dog Can't Go with You | |
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| Prepare for emergencies | |
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| Consider pet sitters | |
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| Boarding kennels | |
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| Travel Preparations | |
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| The well-equipped travel dog | |
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| The well-prepared dog lover | |
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| Travel by Car | |
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| Making car rides safer | |
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| Uneasy riders | |
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| Travel by Air | |
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| Dog-Friendly Vacations | |
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| Getting Past "No Dogs" -- It's Possible! | |
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| Keeping the World Safe for Canine Travelers | |
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| Canine Competitions | |
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| The Benefits of Organized Activities | |
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| Making Sense of It All | |
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| Dog Shows | |
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| Obedience Trials | |
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| Working Events | |
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| Field trials | |
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| Sled dog events | |
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| Protection dog events | |
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| Herding dog events | |
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| New Sports for the '90s -- and Beyond | |
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| Agility | |
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| Flyball | |
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| Freestyle obedience | |
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| Flying disk competitions | |
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| Getting Started | |
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| Choose a sport | |
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| Take a class, join a club | |
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| Making the connections | |
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| Keeping Things in Perspective | |
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| The Part of Tens | |
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| Ten Dog Myths -- Debunked! | |
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| One Dog Year Is Equal to Seven Human Years | |
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| A Hot, Dry Nose Means a Fever | |
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| A Dog Should Go through One Season before Being Spayed | |
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| Spaying and Neutering Makes Dogs Fat | |
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| If a Dog Scoots on His Rear, He Has Worms | |
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| A Dog's Mouth Is Cleaner than a Human's | |
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| Dogs Eat Grass When Their Stomachs Are Upset | |
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| Adding Oil to a Dog's Diet Solves Skin Problems | |
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| Brewer's Yeast and Garlic Control Fleas | |
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| A Barking Dog Won't Bite | |
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| Ten Ways to Have Both a Dog and a Nice Yard | |
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| Give Your Dog Lots of Exercise | |
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| Give Your Dog Mental Stimulation | |
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| Keep Potty Areas Separate from Ornamental Gardens | |
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| Don't Leave Dogs Unsupervised in the Yard | |
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| Put Special Plants in Safer Places | |
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| Discourage Digging | |
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| Teach the Wait Command | |
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| Give Your Dog Space of His Own | |
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| Work with the Patterns in Your Yard | |
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| Keep Things in Perspective | |
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| Ten Things You Need to Know to Prepare Your Dog for a Disaster | |
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| Have a Plan | |
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| Know What Your Veterinarian's Plans Are | |
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| Maintain Your Pet's Permanent and Temporary ID | |
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| Keep Vaccinations -- and Records -- Current | |
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| Have Restraints Ready | |
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| Rotate a Supply of Food, Water, and Medications | |
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| Keep First Aid Supplies on Hand -- with Directions | |
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| Know the Locations of Other Veterinary Hospitals -- and Animal Shelters | |
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| Keep a "Lost Dog" Kit Ready | |
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| Be Prepared to Help Others | |
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| Ten Silly Tricks to Teach Your Dog | |
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| Shake Hands | |
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| Roll Over | |
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| Beg | |
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| Jump Through (Or Over) | |
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| Carry and Fetch | |
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| Speak | |
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| Find | |
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| Spin | |
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| Dance | |
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| Say Your Prayers | |
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| Ten Questions to Ask When Buying a Purebred Puppy | |
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| How Long Have You Been in This Breed, and What Others Have You Bred? | |
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| What Are the Congenital Defects in This Breed? | |
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| What Steps Have You Taken to Decrease Congenital Defects in Your Dogs? | |
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| Do You Have the Parents on Site? May I See Them? | |
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| What Are the Good and Bad Points of the Parents, and What Titles Do They Have? Will You Explain Their Pedigrees? | |
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| Where Were These Puppies Raised? | |
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| How Have You Socialized These Puppies? | |
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| How Have You Evaluated These Puppies? | |
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| What Guarantees Do You Provide? | |
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| When Can I Take My Puppy Home? | |
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| Ten Must-See Dog Sites on the World Wide Web | |
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| Blue Dog Can Count | |
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| Dog Term Glossary | |
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| Dave's and Other Dog Lists | |
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| She Ate What? | |
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| The Mother of All Canine Web Sites | |
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| Cutting-Edge Net Vets | |
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| For Purebreds Only ... Mostly | |
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| And Now a Word from a Shelter | |
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| Good Dog (-e-zine)! | |
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| Bully! | |
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| Oh, What an Exciting Web We Weave | |
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| Additional Resources | |
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| Breed Registries | |
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| United States and Canada | |
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| Other countries | |
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| International Organizations | |
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| General-Interest Canine Publications | |
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| Annuals | |
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| Magazines and newspapers | |
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| Pet-Supply Sources | |
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| Index | |