Animal Breeder
Find various books on being an Animal Breeder, from fact, to fiction. SA Career Focus has assembled these titles for your convenience. To purchase any of the books reviewed below, please click on the title/icon of the relevant book, and you will automatically be linked to the supplier's website. All orders, purchases and payments are dealt with directly by them. An animal breeder is a person who practices the vocation of mating carefully selected specimens of the same breed to reproduce specific, consistently replicable qualities and characteristics.  Dog Breeds
From Afghan and Airedale to Westie and Wolfhound, Collins need to know? Dog Breeds profiles all the most popular breeds. Whether you're choosing a new pet or just want to know more about a variety of breeds, this is your one-stop guide to dogs of all shapes and sizes. Contains everything you need to know about choosing the right dog for you and your family. All the most popular dog breeds are featured, with appealing colour pictures of each and a detailed analysis of their character and temperament, appearance, health and hereditary problems and ease of training. Review by Kalahari.net
 The Dog Breeder's Guide to Successful Breeding and Health Management This unique resource offers a general overview of canine body systems and how each system affects the breeding process. Key topics include nutrition, pharmacology, microbiology, parasitology, vaccinations, genetics, and endocrinology, as well as normal anatomy and disorders of the male and female reproductive systems. Review by Kalahari.net
 The Mixed-Breed Dog with CDROM 208 pages of brand-new text, featuring highly breed-specific information. - An extensive health chapter, reviewed and approved by a respected veterinarian. - Chapters on feeding, grooming, and beginner and advanced training. - A comprehensive resource section. - A bonus DVD featuring socialization, safety, and training advice from a professional dog trainer and detailed information from a veterinarian on what happens at the vet and how to perform regular home health checks. - An ideal mixture of informative text and accompanying photographs plus sidebars and tip boxes. Review by Kalahari.net
 Designer Dogs The only comprehensive book currently available on this subject. Features a special section on the top ten most popular designer dogs-including Labradoodles and Puggles.  Dr. Earl Mindell's Nutrition and Health for Dogs: Revised & Updated 2nd Edition
In this updated second edition, the authors focus on how a dog's body functions nutritionally. Overall, a dog's body functions are much the same as a human's body and has similar nutritional requirements. Although some canine needs differ, dogs also thrive on good nutrition, exercise, clean water, and love-and for optimal health, specific foods and vitamin/mineral supplements. The authors discuss easy, flexible, and affordable ways to keep one's dog healthy, and elaborate on the different nutritional requirements of different breeds. Review by Kalahari.net  British Dogs - Their Varieties, History, Characteristics, Breeding, Management and Exhibition
The object aimed at has been to give, as far as obtainable, a sketch of the origin of each breed, and an accurate description of the points of excellence of each variety. I. Dogs Used in Field Sports. GROUP I. Dogs that hunt their game by sight and kill - The Greyhound, Scotch Deerhotuid, Irish Wolfhound, Scotch Rough-haired Greyhound, Lurcher, Whippet, Siberian Wolfhound, and the Persian Greyhound GROUP II. Dogs that hunt their game by scent and kill - The Bloodhound, Foxhound, Otter hound, Harrier, Beagle, Basset, Dachshund, and the Schweisshund GROUP III. Dogs that find their game by scent for use as pointers in hunting - The English Setter, Irish Setter, Gordon or Black and Tan Setter, Spanish Pointer, Pointer, and the Dropper GROUP IV. Dogs used in hunting for retrieving game - The Black Spaniel, Cocker Spaniel, Clumber Spaniel, Sussex Spaniel, Norfolk Spaniel, Irish Water Spaniel, English Water Spaniel, Black Wavy-coated Retriever, Black Curly-coated Retriever, Norfolk Retriever, and the Russian Retriever II. Dogs Useful to Man in other Work than Field Sports.
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