The Perfect Puppy: Breed Selection and Care by Veterinary Science for Behavior and Neutering Age provides the most updated and expert knowledge on dog breeds to guide the selection of a puppy or mature dog. It offers the latest information on breed-specific behavior profiles and guidelines for spaying or neutering, health conditions, and life expectancy.
Researched and written by experts in veterinary science and animal behavior, this book is an unbiased and data-driven analysis of 80 of the most common dog breeds, based on interviews with 168 practicing veterinarians. It covers behavioral expectations per breed, while addressing traits or issues that can arise from environmental factors like home size, presence of other dogs, and human family dynamics. This book is written and formatted to be used by veterinarians for optimal guidance on canine adoptions, while also appealing to breeders and potential adopters as well.
1. Introduction - p. xvii 2. Chapter 1. Adopting and raising puppies - p. 1 3. Chapter 2. Breed rankings on 10 key characteristics - p. 15 4. Chapter 3. Behavioral profiles of 80 breeds and guidelines for ages to spay or neuter - p. 59 5. Chapter 4. Behavioral differences between sexes—including breed profiles and appropriate ages for spaying and neutering to avoid increasing joint disorders or cancers - p. 295 6. Chapter 5. Why dogs do that? Eating grass, eating dog stools, howling, and yawning - p. 300 7. Chapter 6. The aging dog: making life easier for them and you, when and how to say goodbye, creating a memorial - p. 309 8. Appendix. Associations of ages of spaying and neutering with joint disorders and cancers for each of 35 breeds and 5 weight categories of mixed breeds - p. 315 9. Index - p. 329
The Perfect Puppy: Breed Selection and Care by Veterinary Science for Behavior and Neutering Age provides the most updated and expert knowledge on dog breeds to guide the selection of a puppy or mature dog. It offers the latest information on breed-specific behavior profiles and guidelines for spaying or neutering, health conditions, and life expectancy.
Researched and written by experts in veterinary science and animal behavior, this book is an unbiased and data-driven analysis of 80 of the most common dog breeds, based on interviews with 168 practicing veterinarians. It covers behavioral expectations per breed, while addressing traits or issues that can arise from environmental factors like home size, presence of other dogs, and human family dynamics. This book is written and formatted to be used by veterinarians for optimal guidance on canine adoptions, while also appealing to breeders and potential adopters as well.
1. Introduction - p. xvii 2. Chapter 1. Adopting and raising puppies - p. 1 3. Chapter 2. Breed rankings on 10 key characteristics - p. 15 4. Chapter 3. Behavioral profiles of 80 breeds and guidelines for ages to spay or neuter - p. 59 5. Chapter 4. Behavioral differences between sexes—including breed profiles and appropriate ages for spaying and neutering to avoid increasing joint disorders or cancers - p. 295 6. Chapter 5. Why dogs do that? Eating grass, eating dog stools, howling, and yawning - p. 300 7. Chapter 6. The aging dog: making life easier for them and you, when and how to say goodbye, creating a memorial - p. 309 8. Appendix. Associations of ages of spaying and neutering with joint disorders and cancers for each of 35 breeds and 5 weight categories of mixed breeds - p. 315 9. Index - p. 329
