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The Ultimate Staffordshire Bull Terrier
by
Clare Lee & Joyce Shorrock
Hardcover 256 pages (February 2003)
Publisher: Ringpress Books
Synopsis
The Staffordshire Bull Terrier is among the most popular of pet dogs in the UK and the editors have recruited a host of specialists to write the definitive book on the breed. The book includes expert advice about choosing a healthy puppy and raising him to be a loving companion. There is emphasis on the importance of training and socialisation with contributions from top trainers and handlers. There is also an invaluable chapter on healthcare focusing on preventative care and breed-specific conditions. There is a book for both the novice and experienced.
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The Staffordshire Bull Terrier is one of the great characters of the dog world. Lively, loyal, and affectionate, the Stafford is best known for being a great people-lover, who gives his heart to his family – and to everyone he meets.
Originally bred to bait bulls and for ratting, ‘sports’ which lost favour with the aristocracy, the Stafford was taken into the homes of the less privileged, where he became a much-loved family pet. Here, he learnt his great ‘people skills’, and has maintained his position as a popular family pet ever since.
In The Ultimate Staffordshire Bull Terrier, editors Clare Lee and Joyce Shorrock have recruited a star-studded cast of specialists to write the definitive book on the breed.
Starting with in-depth research into the origins and development of the breed, the experts write about the choosing, raising, socialising and training of a Stafford puppy, with detailed information on everything you need to know to get you through puppyhood.
Caring for an adult dog is examined, with a chapter devoted to Stafford nutrition. There is a wealth of information on the health of the Stafford, written by veterinary specialists in the breed, with details on general care through to breed-specific problems that the Stafford may experience.
Although the Stafford is not well known for his training skills, many have achieved top honours in Competitive Obedience, Agility and Working Trials, and these sports are covering in a chapter on training, which also covers basic puppy obedience.
The Breed Standard is analysed n full, with helpful line-drawings to explain what is required in the show ring. Another chapter, on showing, describes all aspects of exhibiting this popular dog.
All-time great Staffords are covered, with information on the influential dogs from the breed’s early history through to the top-winning Staffords of today, and there are also chapters on mating, breeding, whelping and rearing.
Finally, a top canine art historian describes how the breed has been celebrated in all art forms throughout its history.
Illustrated throughout with top-class colour photography and line-drawings, The Ultimate Staffordshire Bull Terrier is essential reading for all enthusiasts of this unique breed.
Front cover: Ch. Bowtmans Red October; owned and bred by Colin and Carol Powell. Back cover: English school oil on canvas, c1840, reproduced courtesy of Iona Antiques London.
ISBN: 1860542816
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