THE DOG OWNER'S ENCYCLOPEDIA OF HELPFUL HINTS AND TRADE SECRETS:




BIRDS —

BREEDINGS —

    Actual Breeding 

    Artificial Insemination (AI) 

    Housing ‘In Season’ Bitches

    Long Ties 

    Stud Dogs

    Misc...

CATS —

EARS —

    Bracing and Weighting Ears Which Should Tip Forward 

    Cleaning Dog's Ears and Your Hands 

    Ear Care and Ear Health 

    Ear Grooming 

    Encouraging The Use Of Ears 

    Removing Ear Braces and Weights 

    Softening Ear Leather 

    Stopping the Chewing Of Ears, Braces and Weights

ELIMINATING BAD BEHAVIORS

    Barking and Too Noisy 

    Biting

    Chewing 

    Cleaning and Staying Clean 

    Digging 

    Eliminating Other Bad Behaviors 

    Escaping and Jumping 

    Housebreaking 

    Stool Eating 

    Temperament Problems and Encouraging Good Behavior

ENCLOSURES—

CRATES, CAGES, PENS and WHELPING BOXES —

    Bedding, Mats, Footing, Etc. 

    Cleaning 

    Crates and Cages 

    Crate Training 

     Feeding and Drinking Containers 

    Indoor Enclosures 

    Newborns

    Outdoor Enclosures 

    Puppies 

    Traveling and Shipping 

    Whelping Boxes

FEEDING —

    Containers—Food, Water, Etc. 

    Daily Feeding 

    Dangerous Foods For Dogs 

     Healthy ‘People-Food’ For Dogs 

    ‘In Whelp’ Bitches 

    Newborns

    New Mothers 

    Puppies 

    Show Bait 

    Supplements 

    Travel and Feeding 

    Treats 

    Tube-Feeding Newborns 

    Water 

    Weight Problems 

    Whelping and Feeding 

    Misc...

FERRETS —

GROOMING —

    Bathing and Conditioning Dog's Coat Cleaning 

    Cleaning Your Hands

    Equipment, Products and Supplies 

    Grooming Boxes and Tack Boxes 

    Grooming Tables 

    Nail Trimming

    Removal of Skunk's Smell 

    Show Grooming and Preparation

    Whitening White Parts of Dog's Coat 

    Misc...

HEALTH —

    Arthritis 

        • Osteoarthritis (OA) 

         • Gouty Arthritis (GA) 

         • Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) 

         • Drugs For Treating Arthritis

     Breathing Difficulties In Newborns 

     Care During Cold Temperatures 

     Care During Hot Temperatures 

    Care During Illness and Injury

     Car Sickness 

     Ear Care and Ear Health

     Epilepsy

     Equipment 

     Eyes

     Fungal Problems 

     Hyperactivity 

     Lack of Coat Growth 

     Medications and Shots

     Newborns 

     New Mothers 

     Parasites 

     Poisoning 

     Puppies

     Record Keeping

     Removing Dewclaws From Newborns

     Sanitation 

     Skin and Coat 

     Teeth

     Vaccinations 

     Veterinary Services

     Weight Problems 

     Worming

IN THE HOME —

    Cleaning

    Furnishings, Flooring, Etc. 

    Grooming Table In the Home 

    Indoor Enclosures 

    Odors and Stains

    Misc...

KENNEL MAINTENANCE —

    ‘Doggy-Doo’ Patrol 

    Dog Runs and Outdoor Enclosures 

     Outdoor Housing

NAMING YOUR DOG —

OBEDIENCE and PERFORMANCE —

    Clothing 

    Equipment 

    Judging 

    Training

OLDER DOGS —

OTHER PETS —

    Birds

    Cats 

    Ferrets 

    Holiday Hazards and Warnings

PARASITES, PESTS and INVADING VARMINT CONTROL —

    Crawling (On The Ground) Pests, Etc. 

    Ear Mites 

    Fleas 

    Flies 

    Invading Animals and Varmints 

    Mosquitoes and Heartworms 

    Other Flying Pests 

    Poisons 

    Roundworms and Other Worms 

    Ticks

PHOTOS and PHOTOGRAPHY —

    Organizing, Displaying and Utilizing Photos 

    Taking Photos

PUPPIES —

    Cleaning 

    Newborns 

    Play Toys 

    Young Puppies

RECORDS —

    Identification 

    Judges and Judging 

    Measuring Heights 

    Medical and Health Records 

    Official Records and Registrations 

    Pedigrees 

    Photos and Photography 

    Protecting Your Breed Magazines 

    Records and Record Keeping 

    Ribbons and Trophies 

    Selling Dogs and Puppies 

    Shows and Show Entries 

    Telephone 

    Misc...

SELLING DOGS —

SHOWS —

    At The Showgrounds 

    Cleaning At The Show 

    Equipment To Use At The Shows 

    Feeding At Shows 

    Grooming At Shows 

    Health Problems At Shows 

    Identification 

    In The Ring 

    In The Vehicle 

    Lodging 

     Raffles 

    Ribbons and Trophies 

    Show Bait 

    Show Clothing 

    Show Entries 

    Show Grooming 

    Show Leads 

    Show Training 

    Traveling To The Show 

    Misc...

TRAINING —

    Conformation Training 

    Crate Training 

    Drink From A Sport's Bottle 

    Good Manners Training 

    Grooming Table Training 

    Housebreaking Your Dog 

    Improving Puppies' Temperaments 

    Leash-Breaking 

    Performance Training 

    Training To Improve Movement

TRAVELING and SHIPPING —

    Bedding and Mats For Travel Crates 

    Car Sickness 

    Cleaning While Traveling 

    Feeding While Traveling 

    Identification To Take When Traveling 

    In The Vehicle Lodging (Motels, Hotels, Etc.)

    Preparing To Travel 

    Shipping

WARNINGS —

    Bloat 

    Brown Recluse Spider Bites 

    Cancer In Dogs 

    Choking, Suffocating and Drowning 

    Crate Hazards 

    Eating Dangerous Bones 

    Electrical Shocks, Burns and Death From Electricity 

    Foods Dangerous To Dogs

    Fourth Of July Dangers 

    Glass, Staples and Sharp Objects Being Ingested 

    Halloween Warnings and Hazards 

    Holiday Warnings and Hazards 

     Hot Temperatures, Heat Hazards and Summer Warnings

    Ice, Snow, Extreme Cold Temperatures and Winter Warnings 

    Identification and Lost Dogs 

    Jumping Out Of An Enclosure 

    Pancreatitis 

    Poisonous Snakes and Their Bites 

    Poisons and Poisonings 

    Protection When Walking 

    Stings—Bees, Wasps, Hornets, Etc. 

    Stomach Upsets 

    Trapped and Possible Suffocation 

    Traveling With A Pet 

    Veterinarians 

     Water Dangers and Hazards 

    When To Induce Vomiting

WHELPING —

    Bedding and Linings For Your Whelping Box 

    Feeding Newborns 

    Feeding The New Mother 

    Heating The Whelping Box 

    Mothers Needing Help 

    Oxytocin Shots 

    Puppies' Toenails 

    Records and Record Keeping 

    Taking A Dog's Temperature 

    Weak Newborns

    Whelping Boxes

    Whelping Equipment