Living With an Older Dog

by David Alderton, Derek Hall

Overview

Most dogs live longer these days, thanks to a greater understanding of what they need in terms of food, exercise, health monitoring, and medical care. This book describes how to recognize and understand the changes – both mental and physical – that occur as your dog grows older. It explains – with the help of unique and specially-commissioned photography – how to manage these changes successfully, and thus how to make the senior canine years more enjoyable and fulfilling for both you and your dog. Exercise, diet, grooming, sharing the house with a younger dog, travel and holiday arrangements – all this and much more is covered in detail. There is also advice on how to work closely with your vet in order to manage your dog's senior years, as well as sympathetic advice for when the time comes to say goodbye. Includes: Physical and behavioral changes • General care • Feeding the older dog • Using your vet • Diseases and the older dog • Special care • When it's time to say goodbye • Glossary of terms

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781845843359
Publisher:	Veloce Publishing
Publication date:	04/15/2011
Series:	Gentle Dog Care
Pages:	128
Product dimensions:	8.10(w) x 8.10(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

David Alderton trained as a veterinarian, and his books about dogs have sold over a million copies. David has been awarded the Maxwell Medal by the Dog Writers' Association of America, and has acted as consultant on canine programs screened by the Discovery Channel. He was very closely involved in the TV documentary celebrating the Crufts Centenary dog show, screened by the UK's BBC and broadcasters in thirteen other countries world-wide.Derek Hall is a freelance author and editor, specializing in natural history, including pets. He has an Honors degree in Biology from London University. As editor, he has produced numerous pet books, covering a range of subjects including aquarium fish, horses, cats, dogs, cage birds and small mammals (rabbits, guinea pigs, gerbils, etc). David Alderton trained as a veterinarian, and his books about dogs have sold over a million copies. David has been awarded the Maxwell Medal by the Dog Writers' Association of America, and has acted as consultant on canine programs screened by the Discovery Channel. He was very closely involved in the TV documentary celebrating the Crufts Centenary dog show, screened by the UK's BBC and broadcasters in thirteen other countries world-wide.Derek Hall is a freelance author and editor, specializing in natural history, including pets. He has an Honors degree in Biology from London University. As editor, he has produced numerous pet books, covering a range of subjects including aquarium fish, horses, cats, dogs, cage birds and small mammals (rabbits, guinea pigs, gerbils, etc).

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

"From understanding how dogs age, communicating with the vet, medicine, and when it's time to do the inevitable, David Alderton & Derek Hall provide readers with a great deal of wisdom and understanding. 'Living with an Older Dog' is a choice and very highly recommended read for dog lovers, a resource not to be missed." – Bookwatch
 

"Living with an Older Dog is a sensitive and reassuring book that looks at the major issues and gives you the information you need to make the twilight years of your dog as comfortable and pleasant as possible - for you as well as them." - Lostandfond.co.uk

Editorial Reviews

"From understanding how dogs age, communicating with the vet, medicine, and when it's time to do the inevitable, David Alderton Derek Hall provide readers with a great deal of wisdom and understanding. 'Living with an Older Dog' is a choice and very highly recommended read for dog lovers, a resource not to be missed." - Bookwatch

"Living with an Older Dog is a sensitive and reassuring book that looks at the major issues and gives you the information you need to make the twilight years of your dog as comfortable and pleasant as possible - for you as well as them." - Lostandfond.co.uk

"Every owner should invest in a copy of the excellent book Living with an older dog ... Written with a great deal of practical knowledge by dog care experts, the book covers everything you need to know about caring for elderly dogs in sickness and in health ... All in all, highly recommended by Dogs Monthly." - Dogs Monthly

From the Publisher