Bearded Collie (Comprehensive Owner's Guide) - Hardcover

Harcourt-Brown, Bryony

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1593782365 ISBN 13: 9781593782368

Publisher: Kennel Club Books, 2005

Synopsis

The newest in a series of popular breed books. You will find much needed factual information and advise including points on training, care, feeding, behaviour, everything needed to maintain a happy healthy lifestyle for this treasured breed.

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The Bearded Collie, known to his flock as the ‘Beardie’, acquires his name from his shaggy coat, which protects him from the elements and gives him an irresistible, lovable charm. Known for centuries in Scotland and Northern England, the Beardie has handy size, a happy temperament and an irrepressible willingness to participate in all activities, whether on the farm or during a family outing. This is a fun-loving, adaptable and hardy dog for the right owner. This book provides the much-needed factual information about the Bearded Collie and its ancestry, character and standard, as well as the proper selection, feeding, training, preventative health care and behaviour of the breed. The new owner will welcome advice about puppy-proofing the home, preparing for the pup’s arrival and preventing puppy problems. In addition to an extremely authoritative text, this book presents over 135 photographs in full colour, which prove to be as informative as they are attractive. Helpful hints and important information are highlighted to provide easy access to everything the reader needs to know about life with a Bearded Collie. Whether it’s housebreaking problems, allergies or fleas, this book is the way to prevention, providing the reader with the necessary guidance an owner needs from puppyhood through the senior years. Recommended by top breeders and trainers, this book is the responsible first choice of every new owner of a Bearded Collie. Topics discussed include: History of the Bearded Collie; Characteristics of the Bearded Collie; The Bearded Collie Breed Standard; Your Bearded Collie puppy; Everyday care of your Bearded Collie; Housebreaking and training your Bearded Collie; Health care of your Bearded Collie; Showing your Bearded Collie; Behaviour of your Bearded Collie.

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The Bearded Collie is very much the type of breed that many people feel they already know, simply because of their similarity to a lot of 'shaggy mongrel' types. Until comparatively recently, however, many people would not know the name of the breed when they met one and would often confuse the Bearded Collie with the Old English Sheepdog. Despite the similar shaggy appearance and herding heritage, the breeds are, actually, very different in body and head shape, general construction and overall balance. The Bearded Collie has, in fact, a long history, in various guises but all rather similar to the dogs we still see nowadays. Grooming techniques may result in longer and, often, heavier coats but the basic shape and balance of the early Beardies are, or should be, still there. The Bearded Collie originated in Britain as a working sheep and cattle dog. It is generally accepted that the Bearded Collie's temperament was ideally suited to the work of a drover, often covering great distances to drive cattle safely to market over rough terrain. This would certainly be borne out by the Bearded Collie's method of working stock, which typically displays a rough-and-ready attitude, nudging and nipping the heels and barging the beasts into order. This behaviour is still readily evident in present-day Beardies, given the opportunity.

Edition details

• Publisher: Kennel Club Books
• Publication date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1593782365
• ISBN 13: 9781593782368
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 160