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Among the many facets of dog breeding that are explained in detail are the seasonality of heats, choosing and conditioning breeding stock, potential breeding problems, the actual breeding process, normal and Cesarean-section births, lactation, neonatal puppy care, and much more. Full-color photos and line art.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great, Oct 14 2003

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Annette Neeley (Ogden, UT) - See all my reviews
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I love this book. It's a good refresher. I recommend it for every first time breeder BEFORE you even decide you're going to breed. It's easy to read and the information is extremely helpful. It's not as indepth as I need, but a good cursory look. Don't stop your breeding library search here, keep adding to it!

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Good book for a novice breeder, Dec 12 2001

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Don Priest (Portola Valley, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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I'm not a dog breeder, past or future. I wanted information on sire and dam selection, puppy development and conditioning prior to purchasing our next puppy. We've had 9 dogs over the years. This book would be rated 5 stars for a novice breeder. It's well priced and covers all the basics of pregnancy, gestation, whelping and potential problems. In the area of sire and dam selection (9 pages), the recommendation is to select a good example of the breed standard without any genetic faults. A recommendation on nutrition (8 pages) is to select a "premium dog food that has been feed trialed". The puppy development section (12 pages) described the general development from birth to 8 weeks. The information was general, basic and I didn't learn anything new. Lots of color pictures of cute puppies. A few illustrations of dog anatomy. Several stories of dog patients Dr. Rice used for examples. Easy writing style and very well indexed. But very basic.

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars informative, but easy and fun to read, Jun 12 2001

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Victoria Fisher "Victoria" (United States) - See all my reviews
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This is a great book. I ordered several at once, thinking that I would thus overlap any weaknesses. But this is the only one I've used. It has lots of great pictures and illustrations. It is written in a column-format with separate headings and a great index in the back. It also is not derogatory toward the inexperienced breeder. It is what the title says: the COMPLETE book of dog breeding.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Easy read for the novice breeder
This was the first book I read on dog breeding and I suppose from some of the glowing reviews here and the title of the book and description, I expected more. Read more

Published 18 months ago by Anne

5.0 out of 5 stars The Only dog breeding book you need!
Our dog was a few weeks pregnant and I've never owned a dog that had puppies before, so I bought this book to learn a little beforehand. Read more

Published on Oct 7 2003 by Jandy R Miller