Product Description

The essential, comprehensive guide to raising, training and caring for your labrador retriever.. Learn about the history of the breed and its needs in life so you can decide if it is the right breed for you.. Whether a new or seasoned dog owner, you will find here an endless array of tips on housetraining, manners, socialization, health issues, dog sports, and dealing with behaviour problems.. Advice on caring for your labrador retriever through old age, including hip and elbow Dysplasia that the breed is prone to.. Packed full of photographs showing labradors in action - the only guide to the breed you will ever need!

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #192895 in Books
• Published on: 2005-08-26
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 304 pages

Customer Reviews

This book helped us sleep at night!!!
as first time puppy owners, we have been using this book as our bible! it is easy to read (even at 3am when pup won't stop crying!) is set out really clearly when you just need to dip in for quick help and contains so much information we're still not through it all.
it's written in a friendly tone and gives simple advice that is easy to follow and really works. it reassures that you should do what is right for you and your pup and also has loads of information that you never thought you'd need to know.
would definitely recommend
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Informative Book but US Centric
I am in the UK and looking to get a labrador retriever dog or puppy. This book has been useful in terms of training, behaviour, grooming etc. However anywhere in the book giving tips (apart from the appendices) is entirely US unformation. Any costs quoted are American and many examples of various scenarios would not really apply to the UK for various reasons.
Still a good book but not ideal. I bought online and confirmed the price was in sterling only, the publisher was in UK and appendices had UK details... little did I know that it was an American book poorly adopted for the UK market.