The Complete Book of Dog Breeding: The A-Z of Canine Breeding, Including How and When to Breed Dogs, Pregnancy, Puppy Care, Registration, and More, Written by a Veterinarian - Softcover

Rice D.V.M., Dan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0764138871 ISBN 13: 9780764138874

Publisher: Sourcebooks, 2008

Synopsis

A veterinarian with many years of canine practice experience offers guidance to novice and professional dog breeders, emphasizing 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 fetal activity; pregnancy nutrition; physical changes during pregnancy; stages of labor; normal and Cesarean-section births, and how to assist in both; nutrition of dams and puppies and how to recognize and prevent potential problems in both; neonatal puppy care; lactation and weaning the puppies; socializing the puppies; pedigrees, registration, and titles; and much more. Filled with color photos and line art.

About this title

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A veterinarian with many years of canine practice experience offers guidance to novice and professional dog breeders, emphasizing their responsibilities to their dogs and to the buyers of the puppies they produce. Topics covered include:

Choosing brood stock based on health, quality, and conditioning

Practical DNA use, and Canine Health Information Center (CHIC) surveys and data storage to improve the selection of healthy brood stock and puppies

Potential breeding problems

Artificial insemination

Pregnancy and its duration

Stages of labor

Normal and Cesarean-section births, and how to assist in both

Nutrition of dams and puppies

Neonatal puppy care . . . and much more

Filled with color photos and line art

About the Author:

DAN RICE, DVM, spent several decades at the Denver Small Animal Hospital, specializing in small animal medicine and surgery. He has also been the house veterinarian for an Iditarod team and a kennel of hunting dogs. Rice has written books about companion animals for adults and children.

About this edition

• Publisher: Sourcebooks
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0764138871
• ISBN 13: 9780764138874
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 192