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One in a series of authoritative dog breed books, this will provide you with all the guidance and advise you will need for providing a healthy and happy lifestyle for this treasured breed, including points on behaviour, training, feeding and health care. Recommended by top breeders and trainers, this book is the responsible first choice of every new owner.

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• Amazon Sales Rank: #590288 in Books
• Published on: 2000-10-19
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 176 pages

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This Special Rare Breed Edition dedicated to the Giant Schnauzer is a valuable source of information and advice about this uncommon and powerful breed of working dog. Given the limited amount of information available on this breed, this book offers owners specific instructions on the rearing, caring for and training of the breed. Cutting an impression of imposing power and strength, the Giant Schnauzer is revered as a bold and dependable guard dog, an adaptable working dog and a good-natured family dog. One of Germany’s most auspicious contributions to the dog world, Schnauzers, of which the Giant is the largest, possess distinctive facial furnishings, including eyebrows, moustache and chin whiskers, a blunt-wedged muzzle, and an alert and reliable temperament. For the family desiring a protector and companion, the Giant Schnauzer ranks among the top breeds in the world. Also ranking among the top breeders of working dogs in the world is author Barbara J Andrews, who has written insightful yet concise chapters on the breed’s history, characteristics, the breed standard, as well as puppy acquisition, training, health care and showing. This book combines the expertise of breed specialists, veterinary surgeons, trainers and behaviourists with a team of experienced book designers, photographers and illustrators to create a resourceful and accurate guide for all Giant Schnauzer owners. Illustrated with over 135 colour photographs, the book proves to be as attractive as it is informative. Innovations of modern science have enabled the publisher to present never-before-seen scanning electron micrograph images produced exclusively for this limited-edition series.

Excerpted from Giant Schnauzer (Pet Love) by Barbara J. Andrews. Copyright © 2000. Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.
'What a dog!' Giant Schnauzer owners often hear such comments. Indeed, the largest of the Schnauzers is an exceptionally impressive canine. He is tall yet powerful; dignified yet ever watchful and alert. His symmetry is appreciated by all with an eye for artistic balance and grace. Sylvia Hammarstrom, one of the world's top breeders, describes the Giant as 'aristocratic in his carriage'. The more one learns about Giants, the more one comes to respect and admire the breed and the talents of those who brought him to the state of perfection that he currently enjoys throughout the world. His birthplace is, of course, Germany, an enterprising country that has given the world many utilitarian yet stylish canines like the Riesen-schnauzer - the Giant Schnauzer. The Germanic talent for creating a handsome dog that performs a useful duty to man is well documented. The Giant Schnauzer is an excellent example for, even today, he retains an inherent ability to guard, control and move cattle, and, upon occasion, he has been known to handle sheep as well. Although his herding capabilities are seldom utilised today, the attention to duty that made him such a great choice as a protector of the cattle traders makes him an ideal family protector.