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Dog Health and Nutrition For Dummies

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This book offers a comprehensive guide to ensuring your dog's well-being through proper health care and nutrition. Dr M. Christine Zink provides invaluable insights into maintaining optimal health, understanding basic nutrition, and tackling common canine ailments. Although the category is Travel & Adventure, the book's primary focus is on practical advice for nourishing your dog's health and vitality.
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You might like this book if you are a dog owner seeking straightforward advice on maintaining your pet's health and nutritional needs. With easy-to-follow guidelines, it's a great resource for understanding how to keep your furry friend thriving through all life stages. Whether you're a first-time owner or experienced dog parent, this guide provides valuable insights into ensuring your dog's well-being.

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A guide to keeping dogs healthy includes information on meeting dogs' nutritional needs, treating canine ailments, administering first aid, selecting common and alternative therapies, and choosing a veterinarian.

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You do everything you can to maintain your optimum health. Doesn’t your best friend deserve the same? Your dog’s a member of the family and needs the same attention to health and nutrition as you do to stay healthy, be happy, and live longer.

However, it’s easy to get lost in the pet store’s sea of dog products, passing aisle after aisle of dog food. Keeping your dog healthy or getting her back on the road to good health doesn’t have to be difficult, though. Dog Health and Nutrition for Dummies makes it easy to make sure your canine is living a healthy lifestyle. It gives you expert tips and advice on:

  • Basic canine healthcare
  • Feeding your dog
  • Recognising and treating common maladies
  • Caring for the canine senior

Author M. Christine Zink, DVM, PhD, is a specialist in canine sports medicine and a professor at The Johns Hopkins University, but above all, a dog lover. She breaks down the complexity of caring for your pooch into simple terms with helpful reminders, warnings, and information, including information about:

  • How to choose and work with a vet
  • Your dog’s anatomy with detailed illustrations
  • Canine first aid
  • Drug therapy for dogs
  • Maintaining your dog’s health with nutrition and exercise
  • Common household hazards

Dog Health and Nutrition for Dummies gives you all the information you need to properly care for your beloved canine pal.

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Dog Health and Nutrition For Dummies by M. Christine Zink receives praise for its practical advice on maintaining a dog's health through diet and lifestyle, offering clear guidance that is easy to understand. Readers appreciate the comprehensive coverage of topics from general care to specific health issues, finding it a valuable resource for both new and experienced dog owners. The book is also noted for being well-structured and approachable, making it a trusted reference for improving a dog's wellbeing.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780764553189

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 June 2001

Country: United States

Imprint: For Dummies

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 21.0mm

Width: 193.0mm

Height: 234.0mm

Weight: 594g

Pages: 400

About the Author

M. Christine Zink, DVM, PhD, presents Coaching the Canine Athlete seminars and regularly writes for dog magazines. She is a canine sports medicine consultant and a professor at Johns Hopkins University.

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