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Kennels and Kenneling: A Guide for Hobbyists and Professionals: Howell reference books

Autor Joel M. McMains
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 11 dec 2000
Everything you need to know to build a palace for your dogs From drawing up the plans to buying the lumber to sinking the fence posts to nailing the utility hooks to the wall, everything is covered in this comprehensive look at building a home for your best friend. Tips on kennel operations, and how they should shape your plans, help readers choos the design that′s right for them and keep their kennels running smoothly once they have been built. There are separate sections on hobby kennels and boarding kennels, with ideas for each type that can be put to good use in both. Dog World called this book, "A first–rate practical guide for anyone who loves dogs.... It is also a splendid essay on what it means to keep a dog your own or someone else′s."
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781582451510
ISBN-10: 1582451516
Pagini: 208
Dimensiuni: 156 x 237 x 14 mm
Greutate: 0.45 kg
Ediția:2nd Edition
Editura: Howell Books
Seria Howell reference books

Locul publicării:Hoboken, United States

Descriere

Kennels & Kenneling, 2nd Edition, brings you exciting, updated information on the business and hobby of kenneling. Whether keeping multiple dogs is one of the basic requirements of your livelihood or the natural result of an absorbing pastime, you need a practical system in order to house, handle, and manage all the dogs in your care. That′s exactly what you can expect to find out with all the reliable advice and wisdom available in this second edition of Kennels & Kenneling:
  • A Guide for Professionals and Hobbyists.
  • Discover: Strategies for planning, designing, constructing, and operating a successful kennel
  • Information on how to make running any kennel easier and more enjoyable
  • Solutions that you can use for both hobby and professional kennels
  • Tips on keeping all your visitors happy and healthy
  • Quick answers to the most common kenneling and client problems
  • Easy ways to maintain the information and records necessary to run your kennel smoothly
  • Tried and true policies that are sure to keep your canine guests visiting your kennel again and again

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Kennels & Kenneling, 2nd Edition, brings you exciting, updated information on the business and hobby of kenneling. Whether keeping multiple dogs is one of the basic requirements of your livelihood or the natural result of an absorbing pastime, you need a practical system in order to house, handle, and manage all the dogs in your care. That′s exactly what you can expect to find out with all the reliable advice and wisdom available in this second edition of Kennels & Kenneling:
  • A Guide for Professionals and Hobbyists.
  • Discover: Strategies for planning, designing, constructing, and operating a successful kennel
  • Information on how to make running any kennel easier and more enjoyable
  • Solutions that you can use for both hobby and professional kennels
  • Tips on keeping all your visitors happy and healthy
  • Quick answers to the most common kenneling and client problems
  • Easy ways to maintain the information and records necessary to run your kennel smoothly
  • Tried and true policies that are sure to keep your canine guests visiting your kennel again and again

Cuprins

Acknowledgments.

Preface.

Section I: Home, Breeding and Training Kennels.

Chapter 1: Designing and Building a Home Kennel.

Chapter 2: The Different Needs of Breeders and Trainers.

Section II: Boarding Kennels.

Chapter 3: Designing and Building a Boarding Kennel.

Chapter 4: Setting Up Your Business.

Chapter 5: Equipment and Supplies.

Chapter 6: Daily Operations.

Chapter 7: Policies and Practices.

Chapter 8: Record Keeping.

Chapter 9: Problems and Solutions.

Chapter 10: Lessons from the Best Teacher.

Postscript.

Canine First Aid.

Index.

About the Author.

Notă biografică

JOEL M. MCMains, an award–winning author for Howell Book House, has trained dogs professionally for over 30 years. Along with offering professional obedience and protection–training services, Joel operates his own boarding kennels and holds public obedience classes and training seminars. For 12 years, Joel was the coordinator of Wyoming′s Sheridan County 4–H Dog Program.