The Labrador Retriever : A Comprehensive Guide to Buying, Owning, and Training (Breed Basics, 1)

With the plethora of dog training books on the market, how do you choose which is right for you and your new puppy? We've tried to address this issue by offering a new series of training books designed to be clear, concise and reliable in our training message. Author Steve Smith is an award-winning dog writer who is the editor of Retriever Journal and Pointing Dog Journal and the author of the best-selling Just Labs. His expertise on dog training is easy to access in this book as he discusses the Lab personality, breed characteristics and history, selecting a litter and puppy, early obedience training and socialization, land and water retriever training, training for tricks, grooming, preventative care, typical Lab ailments and general canine ailments. The informative and entertaining text is illustrated with over 100 color photographs to help you effectively train your Lab.