Название: Collins Good Dog Behaviour: An Owner’s Guide
Автор: Gwen Bailey
Издательство: HarperCollins
Жанр: Домашние Животные
isbn: 9780007586837
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6 GOLDEN RETRIEVER
BRED FOR retrieving game
ACTIVITY LEVEL:
CHARACTERISTICS: alert, attentive, tireless
Golden Retrievers
7 ENGLISH SPRINGER SPANIEL
BRED FOR flushing and retrieving game
ACTIVITY LEVEL:
CHARACTERISTICS: friendly, biddable, energetic
Springers’ boundless energy, agility and willingness to please make them ideal working dogs.
8 COCKER SPANIEL
BRED FOR flushing and retrieving game
ACTIVITY LEVEL:
CHARACTERISTICS: bustling, exuberant, affectionate
A Cocker Spaniel in full flight flushing out game.
9 STAFFORDSHIRE BULL TERRIER
BRED FOR fighting other dogs
ACTIVITY LEVEL:
CHARACTERISTICS: courageous, tenacious, fearless
Staffordshire Bull Terriers are courageous and fearless.
10 YORKSHIRE TERRIER
BRED FOR killing rats
ACTIVITY LEVEL:
CHARACTERISTICS: alert intelligent, spirited
Yorkshire Terriers are spirited little dogs which enjoy playing.
11 CAVALIER KING CHARLES SPANIEL
BRED FOR companionship
ACTIVITY LEVEL:
CHARACTERISTICS: affectionate, friendly
12 BOXER
BRED FOR hunting bears and boars
ACTIVITY LEVEL:
CHARACTERISTICS: lively, strong, loyal
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.
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