Airedale Terrier
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This Comprehensive Owner’s Guide to the Airedale Terrier serves as a complete introduction to the breed known to his admirers as “the king of terriers.” The largest of the British terriers, the Airedale, hailing from that industrial town in northeastern England, has been favored as a working terrier, show dog, military messenger dog, and farm dog since the nineteenth century. The book begins with an entertaining chapter on the breed’s history in England followed by chapters on characteristics and the breed standard encapsulating all of the virtues of this imposing terrier breed, offering sound advice about which owners are best suited to the breed.New owners will welcome the well-prepared chapter on finding a breeder and selecting a healthy, sound puppy. Chapters on puppy-proofing the home and yard, purchasing the right supplies for the puppy as well as house-training, feeding, and grooming are illustrated with handsome adults and puppies bursting with energy and personality! In all, there are over 135 photographs in this compact, useful, and reliable volume. The author’s advice on obedience training the super smart Airedale will help readers better mold and train their dogs into the most socialized, well-mannered dog in the neighborhood. The extensive chapter on healthcare written by Dr. Lowell Ackerman provides up-to-date detailed information on selecting a qualified veterinarian, vaccinations, parasites, infectious diseases, and more. Sidebars throughout the text offer helpful hints, covering topics as diverse as historical kennels, toxic plants, first aid, crate training, carsickness, fussy eaters, and parasite control. Fully indexed.
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Bardi McLennan. Airedale Terrier
A CLEVER SOLUTION
ENTER THE SHOW DOG
A STANDARD, OF SORTS
AMERICA, A PRIME MARKET
MOVING ON
THE MODERN AIREDALE IN ITS HOMELAND AND ABROAD
AIREDALE “SUPER BOWL”
ARE YOU AN AIREDALE PERSON?
THE UPS AND DOWNS OF THE KING OF TERRIERS
THE AIREDALE AT WORK AND PLAY
HEALTH CONSIDERATIONS
THE AMERICAN KENNEL CLUB STANDARD FOR THE AIREDALE TERRIER
YOU’D LIKE A PUPPY?
THE ADULT ALTERNATIVE
WHERE TO BEGIN?
A COMMITTED NEW OWNER
YOUR AIREDALE SHOPPING LIST
FOOD AND WATER BOWLS
THE DOG CRATE
BEDDING AND CRATE PADS
PUPPY TOYS
COLLARS
LEASHES
HOME SAFETY FOR YOUR PUPPY
VISITING THE VETERINARIAN
MEETING THE FAMILY
FIRST NIGHT IN HIS NEW HOME
SOCIALIZING YOUR PUPPY
LEADER OF THE PUPPY’S PACK
PUPPY PROBLEM SOLVING AND PREVENTION
CHEWING AND NIPPING
JUMPING UP
PUPPY WHINING
FEEDING
FEEDING THE PUPPY
FEEDING THE ADULT DOG
DIETS FOR THE AGING DOG
TYPES OF FOOD AND READING THE LABEL
DON’T FORGET THE WATER!
EXERCISE
GROOMING
BATHING
NAIL CLIPPING
EYE CARE
THE OTHER END
ID FOR YOUR DOG
BASIC TRAINING PRINCIPLES: PUPPY VS. ADULT
HOUSE-TRAINING YOUR AIREDALE
WHEN YOUR PUPPY’S “GOT TO GO”
HOME WITHIN A HOME
PROGRESSING WITH POTTY-TRAINING
KEEPING THE PACK ORDERLY
PUPPY KINDERGARTEN. COLLAR AND LEASH
ATTENTION
EXERCISES FOR A BASIC CANINE EDUCATION. THE SIT EXERCISE
THE DOWN EXERCISE
THE STAY EXERCISE
THE COME EXERCISE
THE HEEL EXERCISE
TAPERING OFF TIDBITS
OBEDIENCE CLASSES
TRAINING FOR OTHER ACTIVITIES
HEALTHCARE FOR A LIFETIME
SELECTING A VETERINARIAN
VACCINATIONS AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES
FOOD ALLERGY
NEUTERING/SPAYING
EXTERNAL PARASITES. FLEAS
TICKS
MITES
MOSQUITOES
INTERNAL PARASITES: WORMS. ASCARIDS
HOOKWORMS
WHIPWORMS
TAPEWORMS
HEARTWORMS
Abrasions
Animal Bites
Antifreeze Poisoning
Bee Sting
Bleeding
Bloat/Gastric Torsion
Burns
Choking
Chlorine Ingestion
Constipation
Diarrhea
Dog Bite
Frostbite
Heat Stroke
Hot Spots
Poisonous Plants
Rat Poison Ingestion
Shock
Snake Bite
Tick Removal
Vomiting
AKC CONFORMATION SHOWING. GETTING STARTED
HOW SHOWS ARE ORGANIZED
OTHER TYPES OF COMPETITION. OBEDIENCE TRIALS
AGILITY TRIALS
TRACKING
Отрывок из книги
Physical Characteristics of theAiredale Terrier
(from the American Kennel Club
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Briar, mated to an Eng. Ch. Newbold Test daughter, Rosamond, sired Briar Test, a dog considered for type to be an even more dominant “father of the breed.” Test’s son, Master Briar, bred to a daughter of Holland Buckley’s Clonmel Marvel, produced Eng. Ch. Clonmel Monarch. Eng. Ch. Warland What Not and Int. Ch. Warland Ditto were two from J. P. Hall’s kennels that were held to be exceptional. Ditto’s get figured prominently in England, on the Continent and in the United States.
Through these close lines came all the top Airedales of the early 1900s, including virtually every good representative of the breed that was to be the foundation of the leading Airedale kennels in the US. And still comments persisted about size, light eyes, soft coat—and those ears!
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