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Donkey Companion

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Donkey Companion by Sue Weaver is a practical and inspirational guide for anyone interested in working with and caring for donkeys. The book covers selecting the right breed, daily maintenance, training techniques, and first aid, offering expert advice to ensure a happy and healthy donkey. Filled with fun facts and charming anecdotes, it showcases the versatility of donkeys as strong, intelligent, and dependable farm companions.
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Format: Paperback / softback
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This book is ideal for farmers, animal enthusiasts, and anyone looking to understand and care for donkeys effectively.

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Friendly, dependable, intelligent, and easy to care for, donkeys are increasingly prized by small-scale farmers, horse lovers, and animal enthusiasts. This title offers a comprehensive overview of this hardy creature. It offers what donkey enthusiasts need to know about the animal's history, physiology, behaviour, and breed characteristics.

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Strong, intelligent, dependable, friendly, and extremely versatile, donkeys are the perfect farm companion. Whether you use your animal to pull carts, till fields, or protect livestock, you'll benefit from this practical and inspirational guide to working with and caring for your donkey.

Providing expert advice on selecting the right breed for your needs, daily maintenance, training, and first aid, Sue Weaver also includes plenty of fun facts and charming donkey anecdotes. Raise a happy and healthy donkey!

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Sir ReadALot.org praises the book as "the most complete, up-to-date reference of its kind," highlighting its insightful comparison between donkeys and horses and its thorough exploration of the species' capabilities.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781603420389

Publisher: Workman Publishing

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 27 August 2008

Country: United States

Imprint: Storey Publishing LLC

Illustration: 16 page colour insert illustrations

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 203.0mm

Height: 254.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 288

About the Author

Sue Weaver has written hundreds of magazine articles and many books about livestock, horses, and chickens, including The Backyard Cow, The Backyard Goat, The Backyard Sheep, Storey and The Donkey Companion. Weaver and her husband share their ridgetop farmette in the southern Ozarks with an array of animal friends.

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