The Dog Owner's Handbook (PDF Edition)

Taking Care of “Mans’ Best Friend!” Everything You Need to Know About Dogs But Didn’t Know How To Ask!

Dear Fellow Dog Lover, Nothing beats the companionship of a pet of your own. And no other animal deserves that coveted title of “Mans’ Best Friend,” more than dogs.

Dogs throughout current history have made us laugh. How about Pluto, Goofy and Scooby Doo? And some have made us cry. . .Lassie saves Timmy and how about Rin Tin Tin?

Many modern day dogs are trained as rescue dogs. After undergoing intensive training these special dogs put their sense of smell to work find people buried under rubble after earthquakes, tornados, fires, avalanches and other disasters.

Others are trained as drug sniffing dogs and work in our airports and other ports of entry to assist in the war on drugs. And not enough can be said about the tireless companions who help people with disabilities like loss of hearing or blindness. Not only do dogs make excellent pets but their loyalty and devotion are unparalleled by any other animal.

We have all heard stories of dogs that have performed seemingly impossible heroic acts of bravery to save their owner from harm. So, we can’t promise that your pet will be another Lassie or even a Scooby Doo, but whether you already own a dog and are looking for answers to some of your questions or you are someone who is looking at becoming a first time dog owner, you’re sure to find the answers you need in “The Dog Owners Handbook.”

Whatever your reasons are for owning a dog you will find everything you need to know to get started on the right foot. . .er’. . .paw with your new pet. Here’s a sample of what’s inside: Do you know what kind of dog you are looking for?

Select the right breed for your family. How to find a reputable breeder. Discover the perfect pet to suit you. Should you go with a purebred or a mutt? What is best, a puppy or an adult? Learn how to housebreak your puppy What is obedience training and how to implement it. Many dogs are overweight. Learn the proper diet for your dog. How to spot allergies in your pet. When to vaccinate your pet and what vaccinations he needs. . . .and much, much more!

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1000 Best Dog Training Secrets

As every dog owner knows, it takes a lot of time and patience to train a dog--whether she's a puppy or an adult dog learning new behaviors. 1000 Best Dog Training Secrets is packed full of useful training tips for new and seasoned dog owners from two experts in the field. The easy-to-follow advice covers everything from basic skills to socialization, obedience training, manners, tricks and more. Robyn Achey and William Gorton, owners and operators of Tall Tails Training & K-9 Education school in New England, offer insight into handling dogs at all stages of development from brand new puppy to geriatric, so it's never too late to get started. You will learn about:

Establishing leadership
Socialization
learning from human leaders
Obedience training
Developing life skills
Teaching manners
Dog etiquette
Behavior problem prevention & solutions
Toys, games & leisure activities

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Famous Dogs and Cats

Blair In 1905, Blair was the first canine movie star and was featured in "Rescued by Rover". Blair was a Collie owned by the movies director and an actor in the movie, Cecil Hepworth. It was a British film where a baby is kidnapped by an old beggar woman, but the faithful family dog Rover comes to its rescue.
The name Rover, uncommon until then, became popular.

Lassie - The Lassie Network Lassie is undoubtedly the world's most famous dog and is a character who has starred in many movies, TV shows, and books over the years. Lassie was created by Eric Knight and published as a short story in the Saturday Evening Post in 1938 and as a novel in 1940. All of the "Lassie's" were male collies and all the official Lassies are descendents of the original Lassie.


Goofy Goofy first appeared over seven decades ago in Mickey's Revue (1932). Then a bit player (as an obnoxious "laugher" in a barnyard audience), he sported whiskers and square spectacles and was called Dippy Dawg.


Rin Tin Tin - Official Site The nation’s first canine movie star. Born in Germany, he was rescued from the trenches as a puppy and brought to the United States by Lee Duncan, an American pilot in World War I, who was also his trainer.
First appearing in “Where The North Begins” in 1925, Rin Tin Tin went on to make 25 movies, sign his own contracts with a paw print, and at the height of his success was his studio’s major wage earner, earning approx. 5 Million Dollars.

Snoopy The Red Baron hunting Beagle from Charles Schultz' extremely popular comic strip, Peanuts. Snoopy also guest starred in the movie special Snoopy vs. The Red baron, as of course the fly boy.

Eddie - (from Paramount TV ) Moose, a Jack Russell Terrier, portrays Eddie in the hit comedy series FRASIER. Eddie is Martin's faithful companion and partner in crime. Having graced the covers of such notable publications as Life, TV Guide and Entertainment Weekly, as well as joining the ranks of Cindy Crawford and Kathy Ireland with his own calendar.

Spuds MacKenzie The original party animal, he made his debut in a Bud Light beer commercial during the Super Bowl in 1987. Spuds, who was also a senior party consultant for the Anheuser-Busch Company, had a black circle around one eye. He became a hit almost overnight. Spuds was water skiing, skateboarding, lounging by a pool with beautiful women or something else equally glamorous. His likeness appeared on T-shirts, sweaters, mugs, posters and stuffed animals, outdoing other popular characters of the time, including ALF and Max Headroom.


Ch. Bolero Dolce Sinfonia He is not only a great top winner and champion, but he is definitely a Star. Of all the show dogs in the world, he was the one recently used by Eukanuba dog food, filming in Hollywood for one or more of their advertisements (Saatche & Saatche of New York).
He is the model used by some dog fashion companies, and is going to be seen in posters and more advertising programs by Eukanuba and others.

Benji Benji and Sabrina Parisi at the Genesis Awards 2005 in Beverly Hills. Benji (actually a SHE) is the adorable and smart actor in the movie "Benji: Off the Leash" by Mulberry Square Productions.

Skippy A wire-hair terrier, Skippy starred in the first four "The Thin Man" series and well known movies in the 1930's like "Topper Takes a Trip" as Mr. Atlas, "Bringing Up Baby" as George, and "The Awful Truth" as Mr. Smith.

Underdog - Info from Toon Tracker He was a super-canine who talked in rhymes, and was the alter-identity of Shoeshine Boy. He was usually called into action by his girlfriend and ace TV reporter Sweet Polly Purebred by saying "Oh where, oh where has my Underdog gone?". The TV show debuted on October 3, 1964, on the NBC network and continued until 1973.

Petey He was a white American Pit Bull Terrier with a ring around one eye, and played alongside a lovable bunch of kids called 'The Little Rascals' in the Our Gang Television Series. The American Staffordshire Terrier is an AKC registered breed, while the APBT is not. The ring around Petey's eye was actually drawn on, which is why it changed from one side to the next between seasons of the TV show.


Laika The first living creature to orbit the earth was a dog. Named Laika(barker in Russian) she blasted off aboard the Soviet Union's Sputnik 2 on November 3, 1957. With no way to bring her back to earth, she became the first creature to give her life for the exploration of space.

Onion (Official Website) Onion is a miniature bull terrier that's only two years old. She's in the new Ewan McGregor movie called 'Scenes of a Sexual Nature', due out November 2006, was also in a pop promo for the Norwegian band A-ha!, and earned a Gold Good Citizen Award. She is immortalized in a painting, she's the subject of a range of line drawings, and has even been sculpted.

Duchess Is the elegant cartoon Persian cat created for Walt Disney’s 1970 animated feature, The Aristocats. She and O’Malley the Alley Cat were amongst the most loved of cartoon cats ever drawn.

Garfield The fat, lazy funny patter cat, was created by Jim Davis in 1978. Within four years, Garfield’s comic strip was appearing in a thousand newspapers around the world. He also has computer animated and cartoon movies under his belt.

Felix the Cat Unlike other cartoon felines, Felix began his career as a movie star, rather than a cartoon strip. Created by Australian Pat Sullivan, Felix was the star of the first “talkie” cartoon, a
year before Mickey Mouse began to talk. Felix was also the subject of the very first television test broadcasts in 1928, and was NBC’s official test pattern until the late 1930’s.

Fritz the Cat - (from Lambiek.Net) Robert Crumb was born in Philadelphia in 1943. One of the characters he invented was Fred the Cat, after the family's pet. Fred eventually became Fritz the Cat, one of Crumb's best-known characters.
When animator Ralph Bakshi turned to Crumb to make Fritz the Cat into an animated movie, Crumb eventually agreed, but soon became exhausted with the pressure and left it to his wife, Aline Kominsky. Crumb hated the film so much that he killed off Fritz once and for all in a strip in The People's Comics.

Sylvester The animated cartoon character, first appeared in the “Life With Feathers,” television cartoon episode in 1945, by Warner Brothers.

Krazy Kat George Herriman’s cartoon creation made it’s debut in the New York Journal in 1910. Krazy Kat became the star of the first cat comic strip, sharing funnies stardom with the brick-throwing Ignatz Mouse.

Morris The most famous cat in America, was a fourteen pound orange tabby charmer who was rescued from a Chicago animal shelter, by Bob Martwick, a professional animal trainer. Morris became spokes-cat for Purina’s 9 Lives cat food in 1969, and eventually became honorary director of Star-Kist Foods, with veto power over any cat food flavor he didn’t like. President Nixon invited Morris to co-sign (with a paw-print) the National Animal Protection Bill. Up until the time he died in 1978, Morris lived with Bob in a Chicago dog kennel where there was never any question who was top cat.


The Cat in the Hat - Buy the Video The creation of Theodor Seuss Geisel, who called himself “Dr.Seuss,” first appeared in the children’s book of the same name published in 1957. He may be an old standby, but he never lets us down. When in doubt, turn to the story of the cat that transformed a dull, rainy afternoon into a magical and just-messy-enough adventure. With his simple and often single-vowel vocabulary, the Doctor knew what he was doing: hear it, learn it, read it--laughing all the way. The Cat in the Hat is a must for any child's library.


Socks First pets have always been popular. President Clinton's cat, Socks, and his chocolate Labrador, Buddy, have also managed to attract quite a few fans since landing in the White House, the majority being curious children who have lots of interesting questions and aren't shy about sharing!

Tom - (from Tom and Jerry Online) The ever-dueling duo have chased each other from the Hollywood Bowl to Hungary to outer space and back, and fifty years after their movie debut, are still going strong. Vintage Tom & Jerry cartoons still play at the cinema, on television, and are packaged for sale or rental on videotape. Tom and Jerry have very definite personalities. Tom is a fiendish opportunist, always anxious to ingratiate himself with the powers that be, whether housekeeper, dog, or even, on occasion, mouse; while Jerry, the impish schemer, is happy minding his own business until cornered, piqued or generally provoked.