Cartea West Highland White Terriers: Everything about Purchase, Care, Nutrition, Breeding, and Health Care
A fine hunter as well as a great household pet, this energetic breed is a perennial favorite among dog fanciers. All “Complete Pet Owner’s Manuals” are heavily illustrated with color photos and line art, and are filled with reliable, easy-to-understand information on pet care. The many titles in this series show and tell pet owners how to care for dogs, cats, birds, fish, reptiles, gerbils, hamsters, and virtually every other animal that is kept as a pet. The books give advice on purchasing and otherwise acquiring a pet, maintaining health care, housing, proper feeding, and where applicable, grooming and training. Clear, straightforward text comes with high-quality, full-color photos and anatomically accurate line art, as well as helpful tables and charts.
Table of Contents:
- WESTIE ORIGIN AND HISTORY
Background, Character, and Disposition
Sociability
Breed Standard - FINDING THE BEST WESTIE
Good Westie Breeders
Newspaper Ads
A Family Dog; A Great Companion
Westie Cost
Age to Acquire Your Westie
Adopting an Adult; Male or Female?
Spaying
A Happy, Healthy Puppy - PREPARE FOR YOUR WESTIE
One Room at a Time
Backyards
Chewing
Kennel and Run
Boarding
Identification; Crate - PUPPY STRESS
First Days
Diet and Feeding Schedule
Building a Lasting Relationship
Canine/Human Socialization
Separation Anxiety - WESTIE PRIMARY EDUCATION
Housebreaking; Paper Training
Understandable Cues
Crate Training
Collars and Leashes
Commands
Constructive Exercise
Fun and Games at Home
Learned Behavior vs. Instinctive Traits - WESTIE GROOMING
To Bathe or Not to Bathe
Skin and Coat Care
Teeth; Feet and Nails; Ears; Eyes - WESTIE NUTRITION
Feeding Your Westie
Consumable Chewies and Treats
Human Food - HEALTH CARE
The Veterinarian
Preventive Care
Parasites; Nonpreventable Diseases
Heredity Conditions - WESTIE VOCATIONS AND AVOCATIONS
Agility
Conformation Showing
Canine Good Citizens
Obedience
Therapy Dogs - YOUR OLD WESTIE
Health Problems in Old Westies
How to Make Life Easier for your Old Westie
Euthanasia - INFORMATION
Index
Author: Dan Rice
Language: English
Paperback, 95 pages
Published January 1st 2002 by Barron’s Educational Series
