Rough and Smooth Collies
Author: Stella Clark
Publisher: Ringpress Books
Published: 1993
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780948955822
DOWNLOAD EBOOKGives the reader a professional's insight into this world-wide favorite breed.
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Barbara Sykes' Training Border Collies
Author: Barbara Sykes
Publisher: Crowood
Published: 2015-02-23
Total Pages: 295
ISBN-13: 1847978908
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA new, practical guide to training your Border Collie, by esteemed trainer and author, Barbara Sykes. Drawing upon her popular 'Thinking Like Canines' (TLC) training method and other established approaches, Barbara Sykes' Training Border Collies is an essential resource for understanding and training this versatile and loyal breed. With step-by-step photography and training case studies throughout, the book covers: breed variants and temperaments; diet, puppy training and bringing new dogs home; simple commands, boundaries and socialization; the 'Chill Mat' - a safe territory to keep your collie calm; lead and recall training; rescue and problem dogs and, finally, common myths, facts and tips about the breed. This essential resource for all Border Collie owners, BC kennel clubs and trainers is fully illustrated with 150 colour step-by-step photographs.
Lad: A Dog
Author: Albert Payson Terhune
Publisher: Good Press
Published: 2023-09-18
Total Pages: 217
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"Lad: A Dog" by Albert Payson Terhune. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.
Stockdog Savvy
Author: Jeanne Joy Hartnagle-Taylor
Publisher: Dogwise Publishing
Published: 2019-05-17
Total Pages: 483
ISBN-13: 161781251X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhether you are interested in working dogs for a hobby, on the ranch, or for serious trial competition, Stockdog Savvy will be an invaluable aid. Beginning with chapters on herding dog characteristics, instinct, and choosing a herding dog, the Taylors explain how to prepare your puppy and do basic foundation training. The book progresses to starting the dog on stock and developing a useful working dog and ends with advanced lessons and preparing for the various types of competition. If you want to learn about working stockdogs, this is the book for you! Learn how to: • Select, care for and train a working stock dog. • Teach your dog to work cattle, sheep, goats, foul or exotic livestock. • Choose the right type or breed of livestock, care for and handle them correctly. • Train a dog for work on a ranch, the open range, or in the trial pen. • Recognize more than 60 different herding breeds and much, much more.
Lad of Sunnybank
Author: Albert Payson Terhune
Publisher: Read Books Ltd
Published: 2014-04-15
Total Pages: 213
ISBN-13: 1473393051
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis classic book details the misadventures of a collie named Lad, written by the master of dog-based literature, Albert Terhune. A sequel to Terhune’s famous book ‘Lad: A Dog’, in this book Lad befriends a raccoon named Ramsey, a fox named Aesop, and a monkey named Darwin. Filled with exciting tales of courage and loyalty in the face of danger, this rare book is a must-read for dog-lovers and collectors of Terhune’s beautiful work. Lad of Sunnybank was originally published in 1929 by Harper Collins and is proudly republished here with a new prefatory biography of the author. Albert Payson Terhune (1872 – 1942) was an American author, and journalist, and dog breeder, most famous for his heart-warming stories chronicling the misadventures of dogs.
The Collie
Author: Charlotte Wilcox
Publisher: Children's Press
Published: 2000-02
Total Pages: 52
ISBN-13: 9780516214573
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAn introduction to this gentle, intelligent breed of herding dogs, covering its history, development, habits, and required care.
All about Dogs
Author: Charles Henry Lane
Publisher:
Published: 1900
Total Pages: 444
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA Useful Dog
Author: Donald McCaig
Publisher:
Published: 2007
Total Pages: 104
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPresents narrative shorts and a poem about dogs, particularly sheep dogs, and the bond that forms between owners and their canines.
Farm Dogs
Author: Janet Vorwald Dohner
Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC
Published: 2016-10-04
Total Pages: 353
ISBN-13: 161212593X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKGain a deeper understanding of your canine friends through these in-depth breed profiles that showcase how working dogs think. From familiar breeds like the Border Collie, Corgi, and Dachshund to the lesser-known Akbash, Puli, and Hovawart, Janet Vorwald Dohner describes 93 breeds of livestock guardian dogs, herding dogs, terriers, and traditional multipurpose farm dogs, highlighting the tasks each dog is best suited for and describing its physical characteristics and temperament. She also offers an accessible history of how humans bred dogs to become our partners in work and beyond, providing a thorough introduction to these highly intelligent, independent, and energetic breeds.
My Friend the Dog
Author: Albert Payson Terhune
Publisher:
Published: 1926
Total Pages: 346
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKEleven stories of collies, as children's pets, farmers' steady helpers, trackers or slayers of vicious beasts, and companions of very different men and one story of a wolf as tame and devoted as a dog.
