ABOUT THE AUTHOR
JB Garry was born 26 October 1962 in Western Europe. His first contact with a dog took place when he made his first steps as a child. As a ten year old boy, he went hunting with his relatives, taking with him the hunting dogs. The hunters loved him because he was the youngest among them, rescuer of the wounded and they gave him the nickname Blue Hunter. He had a number of different breeds of dogs, but in 1984, he made up his mind to choose the Doberman.
His Doberman kennel, registered with the FCI, Federation Cynologique Internationale (The International Dog Federation) with No. 2451 under the name Bonique, produced a great number of dogs of which quite a few won numerous awards in various dog competitions and expositions.
Apart from dog breeding, JB Garry also worked as a dog trainer and as such, he provided his services to the police and the military, where he was employed as a dog trainer for twelve years.
He trained hundreds of dogs with great success, so they say that he speaks with dogs. He says about himself that people exaggerate, that actually he only has the right attitude towards dogs.
Due to his popularity and excellent results as a dog breeder and trainer, Garry used to also train private dogs of some public figures including the dogs who belonged to a few ministers. His greatest reward is the success in training a dog, and the owners pleasure, and needless to say, he was always successful.
Published in Australia by Sid Harta Publishers Pty Ltd,
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First published in Australia July 2008
This edition published 2008
Copyright J B Garry 2008
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Garry, J B
Speaking with Dogs
ISBN: 978-1-921206-67-2
Some of the images in this book were sourced through Wikipedia and Wikipedia Commons.
Digital Editions Published By
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ISBN: 9781742980119 (Epub)
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Special thanks to Annette Hansen from Sid Harta Publishers for her expertise, generous effort and passion and her commitment to the research, correction and editing of my book.
Special thanks to Chameleon Design for expertise in photo searching, photo editing and typesetting of the book.
Special thanks to Kerry Collison of Sid Harta Publishers for taking us under his wing and for always being there for us with his expert opinion.
Special thanks to Slavica Ovari, librarian and nurse and my friend, for her extraordinary effort and genuine dedication to finding the right publisher, for researching and compiling information and enabling communication between myself and Sid Harta Publishers.
And finally I want to thank with utmost appreciation, my friends, dog owners, a couple of professional photographers and a number of dog breeders from all over the world, for all the images kindly provided copyright free to this project.
JB Garry
DEDICATION
I dedicate this book to my beloved four year old son, Mateo
CONTENTS
Introduction
Part 1 A few words on the psychology of dogs
How dogs speak
Defence of territory
The need for play
Rules for appropriate behaviour
Two types of behaviour
Dogs are led by the sense of smell
Stimulation by fatty acids
The development of hearing
A dogs world is black-and-white
The sense of smell is superior to the sense of taste
The dogs abilities are shrouded in mystery
Love for the pups
Part 2 Choosing a dog
Careful consideration is needed before buying
The difficulty of selection
The pup awaits an owner
Pedigree is a guarantee of pureness of breed
The standard as the ideal model
Part 3 Illness and injuries
Distemper kills pups
The danger of leptospirosis
Hepatitis
Vaccination against rabies
Hydatid disease and tuberculosis
First aid
Medication and injections
The danger of poisoning
Other diseases
The fight against external parasites
Aural parasites
Various types of worms
Eyes, ears, mouth, nails
Part 4 Breeding, heat and mating
Termination of pregnancy
Birth
How pups grow
Part 5 Diet
Advice on diet
Control of diet
Part 6 Care
Dogs should be protected from the cold
Washing
technique
Cleaning the coat
Part 7 Life span
Wolf, Arctic
Dog Breeds
Afghan Hound,
Akita Inu,
Alaskan Malamute,
Australian Shepherd,
Doberman
Dogo Argentino
English Mastiff
German Boxer
German Shepherd
Greyhound
Irish Red Setter
Komondor (Hungarian Shepherd)
Labrador Retriever
Rottweiler
Yugoslav Shepherd (Sarplaninac)
American Pit Bull Terrier
American Staffordshire Terrier
Australian Cattle Dog
AustralianKelpie
Bearded Collie
Border Collie
Bull Terrier
Chow Chow
Dingo
Poodle
Samoyed
Shar Pei
Shetland Sheepdog
Spaniels
Staffordshire Bull Terrier
Standard Schnauzer
Australian Silky Terrier
Australian Terrier
Boston Terrier
Chihuahua
Chinese Crested Dog
Fox Terrier
Jack Russell Terrier
Lhasa Apso
Maltese
Papillon
Pekingese
Pomeranian
Pug
Shih Tzu
Sealyham Terrier
Yorkshire Terrier
Mixed Breeds/Hybrids
Cavapoo
Cockapoo
Labradoodle
Maltepoo
Shih poo
Bibliography
Canine Organisations
Australian National Kennel Council
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