The Ultimate Labrador Retriever - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0764526391 ISBN 13: 9780764526398

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 2003

Synopsis

The lovable, hardworking Labrador Retriever is America’s favorite dog breed, with more than 165,000 new puppies registered with the AKC in 2001. Written by an international team of Labrador experts and lavishly illustrated with more than 200 color photographs, this book delivers to Labrador enthusiasts and fanciers essential information on the standards, selection, care, training and showing of Labs. Now updated with new photographs and the latest information on the breed, it’s an indispensable reference–and the ultimate gift–for any Labrador enthusiast.

Heather Wiles–Fone, the editor, has been breeding Labradors for more than three decades and has produced a number of champions. She is also an international championship show judge of the breed.

About this title

About the Author

Heather–Wiles Fone bought her first Labradors in 1967 and the Heatherbourne kennel was founded. Since then she has produced more than 20 champions around the world, including Sh. Ch. Heatherbourne Fisherman, winner of the Best of Breed at Crufts. Heather has judged labradors at the World Show and in many countries, including the United States.

From the Back Cover

• Origins and History
• Puppy Care
• Training
• Feeding and Nutrition
• Breed Standards
• The Complete Gundog
• Breeding
• Showing
• The Labrador Retriever Worldwide
• And Much More

From the Inside Flap

The Labrador Retriever is, in many ways, the dog with the ideal temperament. A special blend of intelligence, honesty, and kindness has made it unrivaled as the most popular dog in the world. Bred originally as a fisherman′s dog, the gentry were swift to see the potential in this sturdy retriever, and the Labrador was adopted as a versatile gundog, retrieving game over land and in water. Today, the Labrador is still highly prized as a working gundog, but its intelligence and good nature have been put to many more uses.

The Labrador is used worldwide as a guide dog for the blind, its excellent nose has made it a first class arms and drug detection dog, and its gentle nature has made it an ideal therepy dog. Quick to learn and eager to please, the Labrador has also made its mark in the competitive sports of Field Trails, Working Trails, Agility, and Obedience. The breed′s handsome looks ensure its success in the show ring, but perhaps most important, the Labrador excels as the perfect companion dog.

In The Ultimate Labrador Retriever, 2nd Edition, editor Heather Wile–Fone has recruited a star–studded cast of specialists to write the definitive book on the breed. Experts from all over the world have pooled resources to give the most comprehensive coverage of the Labrador today.

Starting with in–depth research into the origins and development of the breed, the experts go on to analyze the Breed Standard in detail. An acclaimed feature of The Ultimate Labrador Retriever is "The Judge′s View," in which an American, British, and German judge make a pictorial critique of six different Labradors.

The critical importance of training and socialization is emphasized throughout the book, as well as detailed information on feeding, genetics, health care, and inherited conditions. There is also a special feature on breeding and rearing Labrador Retrievers.

The Ultimate Labrador Retriever, 2nd Edition, lavishly illustrated with more than 200 color photographs, is a "must–have" reference for the true Labrador enthusiast.

Edition details

• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0764526391
• ISBN 13: 9780764526398
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 256
• Editor: Wiles–Fone Heather