Description:

A fine hunter as well as a great household pet, this energetic breed is a perennial favorite among dog fanciers. All Complete Pet Owner's Manuals are heavily illustrated with color photos and line art, and are filled with reliable, easy-to-understand information on pet care. The many titles in this series show and tell pet owners how to care for dogs, cats, birds, fish, reptiles, gerbils, hamsters, and virtually every other animal that is kept as a pet. The books give advice on purchasing and otherwise acquiring a pet, maintaining health care, housing, proper feeding, and where applicable, grooming and training. Clear, straightforward text comes with high-quality, full-color photos and anatomically accurate line art, as well as helpful tables and charts.

• Table of Contents:
• WESTIE ORIGIN AND HISTORY
• Background, Character, and Disposition
• Sociability
• Breed Standard
• FINDING THE BEST WESTIE
• Good Westie Breeders
• Newspaper Ads
• A Family Dog; A Great Companion
• Westie Cost
• Age to Acquire Your Westie
• Adopting an Adult; Male or Female?
• Spaying
• A Happy, Healthy Puppy
• PREPARE FOR YOUR WESTIE
• One Room at a Time
• Backyards
• Chewing
• Kennel and Run
• Boarding
• Identification; Crate
• PUPPY STRESS
• First Days
• Diet and Feeding Schedule
• Building a Lasting Relationship
• Canine/Human Socialization
• Separation Anxiety
• WESTIE PRIMARY EDUCATION
• Housebreaking; Paper Training
• Understandable Cues
• Crate Training
• Collars and Leashes
• Commands
• Constructive Exercise
• Fun and Games at Home
• Learned Behavior vs. Instinctive Traits
• WESTIE GROOMING
• To Bathe or Not to Bathe
• Skin and Coat Care
• Teeth; Feet and Nails; Ears; Eyes
• WESTIE NUTRITION
• Feeding Your Westie
• Consumable Chewies and Treats
• Human Food
• HEALTH CARE
• The Veterinarian
• Preventive Care
• Parasites; Nonpreventable Diseases
• Heredity Conditions
• WESTIE VOCATIONS AND AVOCATIONS
• Agility
• Conformation Showing
• Canine Good Citizens
• Obedience
• Therapy Dogs
• YOUR OLD WESTIE
• Health Problems in Old Westies
• How to Make Life Easier for your Old Westie
• Euthanasia
• INFORMATION
• Index
• Paperback / 96 Pages / 6 1/2 x 7 7/8 / 2002