Collins Good Dog Behaviour: An Owner’s Guide. Gwen Bailey
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Название: Collins Good Dog Behaviour: An Owner’s Guide

Автор: Gwen Bailey

Издательство: HarperCollins

Жанр: Домашние Животные

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isbn: 9780007586837

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СКАЧАТЬ will shake and ‘kill’ toys.

       6 GOLDEN RETRIEVER

      

BRED FOR retrieving game

      

ACTIVITY LEVEL: Image

      

CHARACTERISTICS: alert, attentive, tireless

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       Golden Retrievers

       7 ENGLISH SPRINGER SPANIEL

      

BRED FOR flushing and retrieving game

      

ACTIVITY LEVEL: Image

      

CHARACTERISTICS: friendly, biddable, energetic

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       Springers’ boundless energy, agility and willingness to please make them ideal working dogs.

       8 COCKER SPANIEL

      

BRED FOR flushing and retrieving game

      

ACTIVITY LEVEL: Image

      

CHARACTERISTICS: bustling, exuberant, affectionate

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       A Cocker Spaniel in full flight flushing out game.

       9 STAFFORDSHIRE BULL TERRIER

      

BRED FOR fighting other dogs

      

ACTIVITY LEVEL:

      

CHARACTERISTICS: courageous, tenacious, fearless

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       Staffordshire Bull Terriers are courageous and fearless.

       10 YORKSHIRE TERRIER

      

BRED FOR killing rats

      

ACTIVITY LEVEL:

      

CHARACTERISTICS: alert intelligent, spirited

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       Yorkshire Terriers are spirited little dogs which enjoy playing.

       11 CAVALIER KING CHARLES SPANIEL

      

BRED FOR companionship

      

ACTIVITY LEVEL: Image

      

CHARACTERISTICS: affectionate, friendly

       12 BOXER

      

BRED FOR hunting bears and boars

      

ACTIVITY LEVEL: Image

      

CHARACTERISTICS: lively, strong, loyal

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       Boxers are affectionate, exuberant and boisterous. They can make lovely pets providing they get enough play and exercise.

       MONGRELS AND CROSS-BREEDS

      Mongrels contain elements of their various ‘pure bred’ parents. They will have a real mixture of genetic traits which can be accentuated or played down by their owners as they are raised. They are good ‘all round’ dogs and often make excellent pets.

      Cross-breeds (from pure-bred parents of different breeds) contain a mixture of the characteristics of both breeds. They have the advantage over pure-breeds of having fewer health problems associated with inbreeding. The most successful crosses are often those where a breed with a gentle, placid nature is crossed with a breed with a more reactive temperament.

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      THE RIGHT DOG FOR THE RIGHT SITUATION

      When looking at the characteristics for each breed, you should realise that there is a negative side to each quality if it is incorrectly channelled. СКАЧАТЬ