Pet Owner's Guide to the Golden Retriever

The golden retriever, with its friendly, outgoing character, its good looks and intelligence, is one of the most popular companion dogs in the world. Part of the Pet Owner's Guide series, this book is written by a British expert and covers all aspects of the golden retriever, from choosing a puppy, personality, and health concerns, through to daily care, obedience training, and breeding.

In The Beginning

6

(5)

A brief history

Choosing a Golden Retriever

Breed Characteristics

Temperament

Buying a Puppy

11

(16)

Finding a puppy

Finding a breeder

Male or female?

Selecting a puppy

Housing and bedding

Equipment you require

Arriving home (Paperwork; The first night)

The first weeks (House training; Finding a vet; Worming; Exercise; Sleep)

Feeding (Complete feeds; Orthodox; Natural; Vegetarian)

Diet sheet

The Next Steps

27

(10)

Lead training

The first outing

Preparatory work

Teaching manners

Jumping up

Heel-work

Chewing

Establishing a routine (Exercise, Preparing food; Grooming; Bathing)

The veteran Golden

Standard and Show

37

(13)

Interpreting the breed standard

General Appearance

Temperament

The head

Shoulders, topline and stifles

Coat and colour

The champions

On with the show

Types of shows (UK and America)

Learning to show your dog

Trimming

Entering a show

Final preparations

Dog show bag

Your own bag

The big day

Judging

Ring procedure

The Versatile Retriever

50

(9)

Gundog Training

Lessons for the owner

Obedience

Walking to heel on the lead and the `sit'

Walking to heel off the lead

The `stay'

`Come'; Retrieving

Game Retrieves

Gunfire

Obedience Competition

British titles

American titles

Agility

Other roles

Breeding

59

(9)

To breed or not to breed

What age to mate

Breeding programmes

In-breeding

Line breeding

Out-Crossing

Choosing a stud dog

The in-season bitch

When to mate

The mating

Post-mating

Whelping and Rearing

68

(8)

Detecting Pregnancy

The in-whelp bitch

Whelping quarters

Equipment for whelping

The whelping

Post-whelping

Care of the bitch and puppies

The bitch's diet

Nail trimming

Worming

Weaning

Selling the puppies

Health Care

76

General Maintenance: Inoculations

Exercise

Grooming Worming

Ectoparasites (Fleas, Lice, Ticks, Mange). General Observations: Motions

Sickness and Vomiting

Refusal of food

Temperature

Common Ailments: Anal glands

Pyrometra

Kennel cough

Cystitis

Growths

False or phantom pregnancy

Hereditary conditions: Hip dysplasia

Hereditary cataract and PRA

Entropian

Osteochondritis

Epilepsy

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Pet Owner's Guide to the Golden Retriever

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