Dogs All-in-One For Dummies

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Dogs
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by Eve Adamson, Richard G. Beauchamp,
Margaret H. Bonham, Stanley Coren,
Miriam Fields-Babineau, Sarah Hodgson,
Connie Isbell, Susan McCullough,
Gina Spadafori, Jack and Wendy Volhard,
Chris Walkowicz, M. Christine Zink, DVM, PhD
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Dogs All-in-One For Dummies®
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About the Authors
Eve Adamson is an award-winning pet writer and the author or coauthor
of more than 30 books, including Labrador Retrievers For Dummies and
Dachshunds For Dummies. She is a contributing editor for Dog Fancy magazine
and writes frequently for many pet publications; among them are Your Dog,
Dogs USA, Puppies USA, Cat Fancy, Cats USA, Kittens USA, Veterinary Practice
News, and Popular Pets, including the issues on Guinea Pigs, Rats, and many
issues on dog training and behavior. She writes the “Good Grooming” column
for AKC Family Dog magazine and a breed profi le column and a natural dog
care column for Pet Product News, and she is a member of the Dog Writers
Association of America and the Cat Writers Association of America.
Eve is an active supporter of the Iowa City/Coralville Animal Adoption Center,
where she adopted her terrier, Sally, in 1999. She lives with her family in Iowa
City, which includes partner Ben Minkler, sons Angus and Emmett, terriers
Sally and Jack, a parakeet named Snugglebunny, a dwarf hamster named
Mr. Hampy, and three little fi sh ceremoniously dubbed Little Fishies 1, 2, and
3. You can fi nd out more about Eve and her most recent publications at her
Web site, www.eveadamson.com.
Richard G. (“Rick”) Beauchamp has been successfully involved in practically
every facet of purebred dogs. He has bred them as well as trained and handled
them professionally in the show ring. For many years, he owned and managed
a publishing house devoted almost entirely to books and periodicals about
purebred dogs. He is a published author of numerous breed and all-breed
dog books and has lectured extensively on purebred dogs throughout the
world.
As a breeder-exhibitor, he has been actively involved in breeds of nearly
all the variety Groups, including top-quality Chow Chows, Dachshunds,
Salukis, and Irish Setters. His Beau Monde Kennel has produced champion
Boxers, American Cocker Spaniels, Poodles, Wire Fox Terriers, Bull Terriers,
Pembroke Welsh Corgis, Cavalier King Charles Spaniels, and Chinese
Shar-Pei. Rick is particularly associated with the Bichon Frise, a breed he has
specialized in since its earliest days in America.
As a judge of all breeds with the Federacion Cynologique Internationale,
Rick has had the distinct pleasure of judging championship events in Mexico
and throughout the United Kingdom, Scandinavia, Europe, Australia, New
Zealand, South Africa, the Orient, Central America, and South America. Rick
now judges throughout North America for the American Kennel Club, the
Canadian Kennel Club, and the United Kennel Club.
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In his other life, Rick has had a lifelong interest in fi lm and theater and
spent several years as a copy editor and reporter for the television and fi lm
industry bible, Daily Variety. He lives in Cambria, California, a coastal village
situated midway between Los Angeles and San Francisco.
Margaret H. “Maggie” Bonham is a four-time award-winning professional
dog, cat, and science fi ction and fantasy author who lives in Colorado. She
has worked as a vet tech, grooming dogs for clients. She also has groomed
various dogs as pets and for show. She has trained more than 50 dogs in
sledding, agility, packing, obedience, weight pulling, and conformation,
earning multiple titles on several of her own dogs. She has written educational
coursework (dog agility and activities) for dog trainers with Thomson
Education Direct. She also is a professional member of Association of Pet Dog
Trainers (APDT).
Maggie has been a professional writer since 1995, writing novels, nonfi ction
books, short stories, courses, educational materials, and articles. Her books
include Having Fun with Agility; A Dog’s Wisdom: A Heartwarming View
of Life; The Complete Guide to Mutts: Selection, Care and Celebration from
Puppyhood to Senior; Bring Me Home: Dogs Make Great Pets; Bring Me Home:
Cats Make Great Pets; The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Labrador Retrievers; The
Complete Idiot’s Guide to Dog Health and Nutrition; The Complete Idiot’s Guide
to Designer Dogs; The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Golden Retrievers; Soft Coated
Wheaten Terriers; An Introduction to Dog Agility; Northern Breeds: The Simple
Guide to Getting Active with Your Dog; Cancer and Your Pet: The Complete
Guide to the Latest Research, Treatments, and Options; Your Siberian Husky’s
Life: Your Complete Guide to Raising Your Pet from Puppy to Companion; and
Prophecy of Swords. Her work has appeared in various national publications,
including Dog Fancy, Dog World, Dog and Kennel, Pet Life, Pet View, The Dog
Daily, The Daily Cat, Catnip, Natural Pet, Contract Professional, and Mushing
magazine. She has been a columnist and contributing editor for Dog and
Kennel and PetView magazines, and she was a frequent contributor to
Pets.com and Vetmedcenter.com Internet sites. She is the editor of Merial
PawPrints, a newsletter that covers topics about dogs and cats and is
distributed to veterinarians for their clients.
Maggie currently trains various breeds for agility, sled-dog racing, obedience,
and conformation. She lives with many purebred and mixed breed dogs, and
one cat.
Stanley Coren is best known to the public for his popular books on dogs and
on general psychological issues. However, within the scientifi c world, he’s
also a highly respected scientist, a Professor of Psychology at the University
of British Columbia, and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada.
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His engaging writing style and his broad knowledge about the behavior of
dogs and people have made his books The Intelligence of Dogs, Why We Love
the Dogs We Do, What Do Dogs Know? How to Speak Dog, The Pawprints of
History, How Dogs Think, Why Do Dogs Have Wet Noses?, and Why Does My
Dog Do That? all bestsellers. Roger Caras, President of the ASPCA, and
himself a best-selling author of dog books, noted, “Stanley Coren has an
incredible gift — the ability to take the most complex matters and make it
all seem so simple and clear.” Perhaps this is why Coren was named Writer
of the Year by the International Positive Dog Training Association and is a
sought-after contributor to a number of national dog and pet magazines,
including Pets Magazine, Modern Dog, AnimalSense, Dog and Puppy Basics,
and AKC Gazette.
Many professional associations have recognized Coren’s work with service
dogs, and he has received awards from several major police dog organizations,
including the California Canine Narcotic Dog Association and the British
Columbia Police Canine Association. His work with and knowledge of dogs
has often caught the attention of the media, and he has been the subject of
feature articles in People Magazine, USA Today, Time Magazine, Maclean’s,
US News & World Report, New York Times, Los Angeles Times, San Francisco
Chronicle, Washington Post, and others. His affable manner has also made
him a popular guest with the broadcast media, and he has been featured on
numerous television programs, including Oprah, Larry King Live, Dateline,
20/20, Maurie Povich, Good Morning America, Charlie Rose, and the Today
Show. He currently hosts the national TV series Good Dog! in Canada.
Miriam Fields-Babineau has been a professional animal trainer since 1978
and has enjoyed exhibiting horses and dogs since childhood. She holds
degrees in psychology and zoology from the University of Maryland. She is a
member of the Dog Writers Association and the Cat Writers Association and
is listed in numerous editions of Who’s Who in America.
Fields-Babineau has been writing professionally since her fi rst article
was published in Canine Chronicle in 1986. She is the author of 35 books,
including Click & Easy: Clicker Training for Dogs; Cat Training in 10 Minutes;
Labradoodle: Comprehensive Owner’s Guide; The ABCs of Positive Training;
Training Your Mixed Breed; Training Your Puppy in 5 Minutes; Raising Dogs the
Natural Way; The Perfect Retriever; and Multiple Dog Households. She has also
published three short stories (one of which appeared in Christmas Cats:
A Literary Anthology, for Penguin, USA) and two novels: The Tocharian, a
romantic fantasy-adventure, and Evil, a thriller.
She has provided animal actors for media productions since 1983,
participating in the fi lming of commercials, advertisements, TV programs,
videos, and feature fi lms.
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Fields-Babineau also designed the Comfort Trainer head halter for dogs, the
All-in-One Leash, and the Clicker Spoon training tool for cats. Fields-Babineau
currently resides in beautiful Amherst, Virginia, with her husband, Mike; son,
Brendon Kyle; four dogs; four cats; and two horses.
Sarah Hodgson, president of Simply Sarah Incorporated, has been a
trainer of dogs and their people in Westchester, New York, and southern
Connecticut for more than 20 years. She’s the author of eight dog-training
books, including Puppies For Dummies, Dog Tricks For Dummies, Puppy
Raising & Training Diary For Dummies, Teach Yourself Visually Dog Training,
You and Your Puppy (coauthored with James DeBitetto), DogPerfect, 2nd
Edition, PuppyPerfect, and Miss Sarah’s Guide to Etiquette for Dogs & Their
People. In addition, Sarah has produced two videos, patented a dog training
leash (the Teaching Lead), and invented many other products to simplify the
shared lives of dogs and people.
Sarah is frequently featured as a dog training specialist on network television,
on radio, and in print media, including The New York Times, NBC, CBS,
Animal Planet (Disney syndicate), FOX, CNN, WOR, Hollywood Pets,
Parenthood magazine, and others. She has worked with many famous
persons’ dogs, including TV personality Katie Couric, actors Richard Gere,
Glenn Close, Chazz Palminteri, Chevy Chase, and Lucie Arnaz; business
moguls George Soros, Tommy Hilfi ger, Tommy Mottola, and Michael Fuchs;
and sports greats Bobby Valentine and Alan Houston.
In addition, Sarah is a behavior consultant and education facilitator at the
Adopt-A-Dog shelter in Armonk, New York, where she holds training and
socialization programs, conditioning each of the dogs within a fully decorated
home environment before their formal adoption. For more information on
everything Sarah, visit her Web site at www.dogperfect.com.
Sarah also writes a weekly column and balances all with her top priorities:
her family and pets.
Connie Isbell, the author of Rabbits For Dummies and Rabbit Adoption For
Dummies, grew up in rural New York State where she spent time with
creatures of all kinds — companion, farm, and wild alike. Connie carried
this interest in animals and nature into her work as an editor and writer for
Audubon magazine. She has also edited countless pet books, on everything
from adopting an ex-racing greyhound to training parrots and dogs. Connie
now works from her home on the coast of New Jersey, where she lives with
her husband, two daughters, and an assortment of pets.
Susan McCullough writes about all things dog for print and online outlets
across the United States. She is a contributing editor to Dog Fancy, and her
work has also appeared in the AKC Gazette, AKC Family Dog, Your Dog, the
Popular Dogs magazine series, Studio One Networks, The Washington Post,
and Family Circle. Her dog care books include Senior Dogs For Dummies and
Beagles For Dummies (Wiley).
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