The Labrador Handbook: Your Definitive Guide to Care and Training

by Pippa Mattinson

Overview

Pippa Mattinson, dog-training specialist, tells you everything you need to know about training and caring for your labrador. From puppyhood to caring for a senior dog, this book provides an in-depth guide to raising your labrador, making for a contented owner and a happy dog. It covers finding the dog for you, health, training, breeding, dog sports, and much more.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781785030918
Publisher:	Crown Publishing Group
Publication date:	10/01/2016
Pages:	192
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Pippa Mattinson is a zoologist and the founder of The Gundog Trust—the UK’s first gundog training and welfare charity. She is the author of The Happy Puppy Handbook and Total Recall.

Table of Contents

Introduction 10

1 A special friendship 12

2 Are you ready for a Labrador? 22

3 Finding your new best friend 30

4 How to buy a healthy puppy 38

5 Surviving the first few weeks 50

6 Coping with puppy problems 62

7 Your Labrador's health 72

8 Daily care of your Labrador 83

9 Principles of Labrador training 94

10 Practical training: the basics 105

11 Growing up and adolescence 117

12 Sexual maturity 130

13 Advanced training, activities and sports 139

14 Breeding from your Labrador 150

15 When things go wrong 162

16 Your senior dog 169

17 Fun games for Labradors of any age 179

Resources 186

Index 189