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  behavior chains 17

  bladder stones 106, 114, 132

  bladders 132

  bloating 133

  Body Condition Score (BCS) 92–3, 112

  body language 18–21

  bones, feeding to dogs 97

  bottoms

  checking in puppies 56

  hernias 106

  perianal cancer 105

  brains, older dogs 142, 144, 145

  breathing

  checking in puppies 56

  and lungworms 122

  older dogs 140

  problems with 134, 140

  breeds

  choosing 26–37

  historically 12

  traits in 22–5

  types of 34–7

  breeders

  choosing 38–47, 53

  finding good ones 43–4, 46–7, 53–4, 58–9

  questions to ask 45–7

  burial 153

  calcium 90, 91

  cancer

  lumps 133, 139

  mammary 103

  and neutering 103, 105, 107

  in older dogs 139

  perianal 105

  problem breeds 28

  prostate 107

  testicular 105

  cars, fear of traveling in 188–91

  chasing behavior 21, 170–2

  children

  behavior with dogs 75, 196–7

  and household rules 201

  and roundworms 83

  chocolate 126

  claws, dew 62–3

  coats

  in adolescence 110

  checking in puppies 56

  cognitive dysfunction 144, 145

  communication

  body language 18–21

  by sound 184–7

  with tails 64

  conditioned responses 15

  consumer rights 47

  contracts 47, 57

  coprophagia 159

  coughing 134, 140

  cremation 154

  crossbreeds 33, 34

  deafness 161

  death of dog 145, 150–5

  designer crossbreeds 33

  development stages of puppies 66–9

  dew claws 62–3

  diabetes 140

  diarrhea 132

  diet see nutrition

  digging 180–1

  diseases see individual diseases and illnesses

  distemper 78

  docking tails 63–5

  domestication 13

  drinking 9, 131

  ear mites 85

  ears

  and body language 19

  checking in puppies 55

  cropping of 63

  hearing 50, 160–1, 179

  mites 85

  size of 30

  energy levels 112

  environment

  appropriate 9

  learning from 15

  euthanasia 152–3

  exercise

  chasing 21, 170–2

  healthy walks 50

  importance of 10, 11, 51

  older dogs 144, 148–9

  right amount of 51

  working breeds 35

  eyes

  blue eye 79

  body language 18

  checking in puppies 55

  problems with 136

  short-faced dogs 32

  sight 156–7

  eyesight 156–7

  faces, short 32

  false pregnancies 104, 109

  fat (in diet) 90, 113

  fatty acids 90, 116, 145

  fatty lumps 138

  fear(s) 178–9

  and body language 21

  of car travel 188–91

  fetching 172

  fiber 113, 146

  fighting 109, 111

  fits 137

  fleas 56, 124–5

  food see nutrition

  food allergies 115

  fur

  in adolescence 110

  bald patches 133

  checking in puppies 56

  in older dogs 141

  garlic 127

  gender, choosing 52

  giant breeds 26, 31

  grapes 127

  grief counseling 155

  grooming 141

  growling 185

  guarding 173–7

  habituation 71

  hair see fur

  handling, getting used to 14, 70, 86–7

  heads, body language 20

  health issues, and breeds of dog 26–33

  hearing 50, 160–1, 179

  heart disease 26, 115, 140

  heartworms 121

  heat exhaustion 32, 118

  hepatitis 79

  hernias 106

  history of dogs 12–13

  house-training 46

  household chemicals 129

  household rules 200–2

  howling 184

  imported puppies 42

  incontinence 104

  inherited health problems 26–32

  instinctive responses 14

  insurance 100–1

  joints

  arthritis 28, 116, 138, 146

  and neutering 107

  and nutrition 89, 116

  problem breeds 27, 28, 31

  jumping up 182

  kidneys 114, 127, 139

  lapdogs 36

  learning methods 14–17

  legs, short 28–9

  lethargy 135

  lice 125

  lipomas 138–9

  liver (dog’s) 79, 115, 139

  living with other dogs 192–5

  living with people 196–9

  lumps 133, 138–9

  lungworms 122

  mammary cancer 103

  markers (in training) 167–8

  marking territory 111

  medication (as poison) 128

  minerals 90

  mites 55, 85, 125

  mongrels 33, 37

  mothers, behavior/condition of 43, 45, 52, 53, 58

  mouths, body language 19

  multiple-dog households 192–5

  mutilations 62–5

  nails 141

  neutering 102–9

  noise 160–1, 179

  noses

  checking in puppies 55

  smell (sense of) 50, 162–5

  sneezing 134

  nutrition

  in adulthood 112–17

  allergies 115

  amount of food 92–5

  appetite 130

  drinking 9, 131

  and older dogs 145, 146–7, 149

  poisonous foods 126–8

  prescription foods 117, 149

  and puppies 47, 88–91

  raw foods 96–9

  stealing food 183

  obesity 92, 94–5

  older dogs 138–55

  death of 150–5

  exercise 144, 148–9

  graceful aging 142–5

  health problems 138–41

  nutrition 146–7

  and puppies 143

  onions 127

  parasites

  in adulthood 124–5

  in puppies 82–5

  parvovirus 78

  perianal cancer 105

  pesticides 128

  pheromones 163

  phobias 178–9

  plants, poisonous 129

  playing

  body language 21

  chasing 21, 170–2

  with other dogs 75

  with people 197

  and yapping 185

  see also socialization

  poisons 126–9

  positive reinforcement 16–17, 48, 51, 166, 168

  pregnancy

  false pregnancies 104, 109

  and worms 83

  prescription foods 117, 149

  prostate cancer 107

  protein 89

  punishment 16, 17, 49, 167, 182

  puppies

  behavioral health 48–51

  choosing 52�
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  development of 66–9

  health checks 54–6

  insurance 100–1

  mutilations 62–5

  neutering 102–9

  nutrition 47, 88–99

  socialization 68, 70–5

  vaccinations 76–81

  vets, getting used to 86–7

  worms and parasites 82–5

  puppy development 66–9

  puppy farms 40–2

  putting to sleep 152–3

  rabies 77

  raisins 127

  raw foods 96–9

  reinforcing good behavior 16–17, 48, 51, 166, 168

  resource guarding 173–7

  retrieval work 172

  rewarding 16–17, 51, 166, 168

  roundworms 83, 120

  rules 200–2

  safety 118–19

  scavenging 181

  scent 50, 162–5

  seizures 137

  senility 144

  separation distress 145, 179, 189

  sexual maturity 110

  shapes (of dogs) 28–32

  short-faced dogs 32

  sight 156–7

  sitting 202

  size

  problem breeds 31

  pros and cons 34–5

  skin

  diseases 116

  problem breeds 27, 29

  wrinkles 29

  sleeping, older dogs 144

  smell (sense of) 50, 162–5

  smells (from dogs) 135

  sneezing 134

  socialization 10

  with children 75

  fears 179

  with other dogs 48, 75

  in puppies 44–5, 48, 68, 70–5

  sounds 160–1, 179

  stealing food/household items 183

  stick injuries 119

  stimulus and response 14

  stomachs 133

  stroking 159

  swimming 149

  tails

  docking 63–5

  wagging 18

  tapeworms 120

  taste 158–9

  teacup dogs 31

  teeth 117, 138

  territory, marking 111

  testicular cancer 105

  ticks 85, 124

  touch 159

  training

  household rules 200

  how dogs learn 14–17

  methods 166–9

  multiple-dog households 192–5

  puppies 48, 49, 51

  with sounds 161

  traveling (in cars) 188–91

  urinating 132, 143

  vaccinations 54, 73, 76–81, 119

  vets

  and death of dog 152–4

  getting used to 86–7

  and insurance 100–1

  and puppies 86–7

  and vaccinations 76, 81

  when to visit 130–7

  visitors 177, 198

  vomiting 131

  walks see exercise 50

  water 9, 131

  weight

  Body Condition Score (BCS) 92–3, 112

  obesity 92, 94–5

  older dogs 146, 147

  problems with 136

  welfare needs 8–10

  working breeds 35

  worms

  in adulthood 120–3

  in puppies 82–4

  Xylitol 127

  yapping 185

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  Dreamstime: 9 (Wavebreakmedia), 10 (Ljupco), 11 (Dmitry Kalinovsky), 12 top (Jagodka), 24 top & 25 (Erik Lam), 37 top (Jagodka), 40 bottom (Erik Lam), 41 (One Touch Spark), 44 (Viorel Sima), 49 (Nejron), 55 (Anna Utekhina), 71 (Photodeti), 72 (Ekaterina Kurakini), 73 (Photodeti), 74 top (Nenitorx), 76 top (Odua), 77 (Monica Wizniewska), 84 (Onur Ersin), 97 top (Anke van Wyk), 100 (Jagodka), 106 (Vvs219), 106 bottom (Viorel Sima), 108 (Ivonne Wierink), 110 bottom (Jagodka), 111 (Willee Cole), 114 (Erik Lam), 116 & 120 top & 121 (Cynoclub), 120 bottom (Alexey Stiop), 122 (8213profoto), 123 (Cynoclub), 125 top (A Dog’s Life Photo), 125 bottom (Alexey Kuznetsov), 127 & 133 (Erik Lam), 134 top (Stefan Hermans), 134 bottom (Andrey Yakovlev), 141 top (Andrey Popov), 141 bottom (Tyler Olson), 142 (Willee Cole), 146 & 151 bottom (Cynoclub), 152 (Farinoza), 155 bottom (Cynoclub), 158 bottom (Andrey Pavlov), 159 (Alexander Ermolaev), 166 (Sonya Etchison), 167 (Pavel Siamionau), 172 (Erik Lam), 175 bottom (Jagodka), 189 (Sergey Lavrentev), 190 (Levente Gyori), 198 top (Mila Atkovska)

  Dreamstime/Eric Isselee: 7, 8, 13, 19 bottom, 22, 23 bottom, 24 bottom, 26, 27 bottom, 29 bottom, 34 bottom, 35, 36, 42, 45, 46, 47, 52, 53, 54 top, 57, 60, 64 top, 69, 78 top, 80, 92, 96, 103, 105, 109, 110 top, 119, 128–130 all, 143 top, 150, 151 top, 155 top, 185 top, 194

  Fotolia: 23 top (Sparkmom), 112 (Erik Lam), 191 (Conny Hagen)

  Photos.com: 17, 183

  Shutterstock: 6 (Oksana Kuzmina), 12 bottom (Happy Monkey), 14 & 15 (Ann Taylor), 16 (Siamionau Pavel), 18 (Dora Zett), 19 top (Jne Valokuvaus), 20 (Elina Leonova), 21 (Dagmar Bouskova), 27 top (Rosa Jay), 28 (Dora Zett), 29 top (Kulianionak), 30 (D W Art), 31 (Alexey Kusnetsov), 32 (Csanad Kiss), 33 (Samuel Germaine-Scrivens), 34 top (Csanad Kiss), 37 bottom (Ivanova N), 38 (My Images – Micha), 39 (Cynoclub), 40 top (Pongsatom Singoy), 43 (Leoniek vander Vliet), 48 (Pardoy), 50 (Nick Chase), 51 top (Holly Cook), 51 bottom (Kateryna Shyvoronkova), 54 bottom (Susan Schmitz), 56 (Anurak Pongpatimet), 58 (Miras Wonderland), 59 (Viarel Sima), 61 (Susan Schmitz), 62 top (In Deep), 62 bottom (Xie Wenhui), 63 (Every Dog Has A Story), 64 bottom (Ottsphoto), 65 (Studio CAXAP), 66 (Eve Photography), 67 (Andrey Kuznetsov), 68 both (Hvoya), 70 top (Nina Buday), 70 bottom (Anna Hoychuk), 74 bottom (Grigorita Ko), 75 (Nina Buday), 76 bottom (Noi 1990), 78 bottom (Billion Photos), 79 (Noi 1990), 81 (Anurak Pongpatimet), 82 (Halfpoint), 83 (Anurak Pongpatiment), 85 (Uvarov Stanislav), 86 (Adriano.cz), 87 top (135 Pixels), 87 bottom (Yakobchuk Viacheslav), 88 top (Anurak Pongpatimet), 88 bottom (Selin Aydogen), 89 (Andraskiss), 90 (Art Cook Studio), 91 top (Yellow Cat), 91 bottom (Milias 1987), 93 top (Gpointstudio), 93 bottom (Svetography), 94 (Maksimee), 95 top (Gmessina), 95 bottom (Boryana Manzurova), 97 bottom (Microstock Studio), 98 (Smit), 99 (Serghii Bobyk), 102 (Pressmaster), 104 (Kachalkina Veronika), 107 (Brian A Jackson), 113 (Vladimir Mucibabic), 115 (Nestor Rizhniak), 117 top (Billion Photos), 117 bottom (Aneta Jungerova), 118 (Reddogs), 124 (Thka), 126 (Christian Mueller), 131 (Alexei_tm), 132 (Noi 1990), 135 (Veryulissa), 136 top (Speedkingz), 136 bottom (Alexander Ermolaev), 137 (John Schulte), 138 top (Msgrafixx), 138 bottom (Cynoclub), 139 (Adriano.cz), 143 bottom (Outc), 144 (Oliver Tindall), 145 (Dora Zett), 147 (Monkey Business Images), 148 (PH888), 149 (Anucha Maneechote), 153 (Cpreiser000), 154 (Goran Cakmazovic), 156 (Romul014), 157 top (Master1305), 157 bottom (Sommart Sombutwanitkul), 158 top (Serhii Bobyk), 160 (Peter Verreussel), 161 (Gelpi), 162 (Celig), 163 (Julia Remezova), 164 (Sbko), 168 (Fotorince), 169 top (Goodluz), 169 bottom (Ovchinnikova Stanislava), 170 (Paulina Rosales), 171 (Iakov Fiulimonov), 173 (Vladimir Sukhachev), 174 (Volodymyr Burdiak), 175 top (Erik Lam), 176 (Martin Christopher Parker), 177 (Mr Nai), 178 (Dora Zett), 180 (Bormozaya), 181 top (Rarin Lee), 181 bottom (Dora Zett), 182 (Csanad Kiss), 184 (Willee Cole), 185 bottom (Robynrg), 186 (Pawel17521), 187 (Kalamurzing), 188 (Monika Wisniewska), 192 (Dora Zett), 193 (22August), 195 (Poodphoto), 196 (Meghan Huberdeau), 197 (Alexei_tm), 198 bottom (Oksana Kuzmina), 199 (Iakov Filimonov), 200 (Wavebreakmedia), 201 (Luis Molinero), 202 (Christian Mueller), 203 (Natalia Chirtsova)

  Stockxpert: 140

  U.S. Department of Defense: 165

 

 

 
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