Jump-Start Your Canine Care
Doggie Basics
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Though there are thousands of animal care books out on the market today, few address the growing concerns to cease treating our companion animals as mere property and to finally give them the companion status they deserve. With this in mind we must become their guardians and not owners and begin to give them a more liberal and positive treatment and care. This book moves us forward to an evolving guardian that wishes to treat our companion animals with both dignity and humanity. This publication will give you tools to journey toward this goal even as we move through the twenty-first century and beyond. Until we begin to consider them as an extension of our families, we will continue to lose the battle of raising the level of care to a more respectable status. Humans have genetically engineered and designed the companion animal to a degree that they are in gross dependence of human protection. Therefore we are charged with the responsibility to upgrade our companions’ treatment and care if we want to see them live prosperous and healthy lives.
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You must have commitment, unconditional love, and loyalty when taking the leap to canine adoption. When you adopt an animal, you become their sole provider. In Jump-Start Your Canine Care, author V. Nunley provides a guide to help dog lovers move in a more liberal and positive direction in regard to companion animals’ treatment and care.
Focusing on a shift from mere pet ownership to companionship and guardianship, Nunley explores the many issues involved in the long-term care and protection of your canine companion. Jump-Start Your Canine Care offers advice in many subject areas to include:
- • deciding whether or not to adopt a dog;
- • choosing between a shelter or a store;
- • selecting the right companion animal;
- • considering doggie daycare or a boarding kennel;
- • picking a groomer;
- • understanding preventive measures;
- • handling holidays, traveling, and neighbors;
- • making contingency plans;
- • hound-proofi ng your home.
Bringing a loyal canine companion into your home is a life-altering move, but it’s also one that—with careful preparation, planning, and training—provides many joys and rewards. “Never compromise on companion care”
About the Author
V. Nunley retired from the military and earned a bachelor’s degree in Social Sciences majoring in Sociology from Troy University. She has been active in the rescue and adoptions of canines, has authored local articles and documents, and currently works in private consulting. Nunley has one (two-legged) daughter and five four-legged kids rounding out her loving household.