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The Complete Book of Dog Breeding
Book of the Bitch
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The Complete Book of Dog Breeding
A veterinarian with many years of canine practice experience offers guidance to novice and professional dog breeders, emphasising the responsibilities of reputable breeders to their dogs and to the buyers of the puppies they produce. Topics covered include: the choosing, health, quality, and conditioning of brood stock; practical DNA use, and Canine Health Information Center (CHIC) surveys and data storage to scientifically improve the selection of healthy brood stock and puppies; potential breeding problems; artificial insemination; pregnancy and its duration; embryonic and foetal activity; pregnancy nutrition; physical changes during pregnancy; stages of labour; normal and Cesarean-section births, and how to assist in both; nutrition of dams and puppies and how to recognise and prevent potential problems in both; neonatal puppy care; lactation and weaning the puppies; socialising the puppies; pedigrees, registration, and titles; and much more.
Book of the Bitch
Written by experts, this book is relevant to both the experienced breeder and the novice bitch owner and also serves as a comprehensive guide to those considering owning a bitch. Whether or not you intend to breed, the more you understand about how bitches function, think and learn, the more pleasure your bitch is likely to give you and the happier and healthier she will be. For those interested in breeding a litter, the procedure for whelping and puppy rearing is carefully explained. Most importantly, the book contains detailed advice on how to recognise the signs of sickness and those diseases to which bitches are prone and what action to take. The information is divided into 12 chapters arranged in four sections: Care of Your Bitch, Breeding from Your Bitch, Anatomy, Physiology and Medical Problems, Useful Information and Data
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