Janet Vorwald Dohner

Farm Dogs (eBook, ePUB)

A Comprehensive Breed Guide to 93 Guardians, Herders, Terriers, and Other Canine Working Partners

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

The first comprehensive book to focus specifically on the fascinating world of working farm dogs, this highly photographic breed guide features 93 breeds of livestock guardians, herders, terriers, and other canines who have served as highly valued, working partners on the farm for generations. In-depth text highlights the history, temperament, and training that make these dogs uniquely qualified for their working roles.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Storey Publishing, LLC
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. Oktober 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781612125930
• Artikelnr.: 45988445

Autorenporträt

Janet Vorwald Dohner is the author of The Encyclopedia of Animal Predators, Farm Dogs, and Livestock Guardians. She has 35 years of experience on her small family farm and has relied on livestock guard dogs and corgis with her sheep, goats, and poultry. She writes for magazines, including Modern Farmer and Mother Earth News, and she gives presentations on livestock guardians and predator control at various conferences. Dohner is a board member of the Kangal Dog Club of America and a member of several learning communities for working dogs.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
1  A Short History of Man and Dog Together
2  Understanding the Working Farm Dog
3  Choosing the Right Dog
4  Livestock Guardian Dogs
  Akbash Dog
  Anatolian Shepherd Dog
  Armenian Gampr
  Caucasian Ovcharka
  Central Asian Shepherd
  Estrela Mountain Dog
  Great Pyrenees
  Kangal Dog
  Karakachan Dog
  Komondor
  Kuvasz
  Maremma Sheepdog
  Polish Tatra Sheepdog
  Pyrenean Mastiff
  Sarplaninac
  Slovensky Cuvac
  Spanish Mastiff
  Tibetan Mastiff
  Tornjak
  Additional LGD Breeds
5  Herding Dogs
  Australian Cattle Dog
  Australian Shepherd
  Australian Stumpy Tail Cattle Dog
  Bearded Collie
  Beauceron
  Bergamasco Sheepdog
  Berger Picard
  Border Collie
  Briard
  Cardigan Welsh Corgi
  Rough and Smooth Collies
  Dutch Shepherd Dog
  English Shepherd
  German Shepherd Dog
  Icelandic Sheepdog
  Lancashire Heeler
  Finnish Lapphund and Swedish Lapphund
  Louisiana Catahoula Leopard Dog
  Mudi
  Norwegian Buhund
  Old English Sheepdog
  Pembroke Welsh Corgi
  Polish Lowland Sheepdog
  Puli
  Pyrenean Shepherd
  Samoyed
  Schapendoes
  Shetland Sheepdog
  Additional Herding Breeds
6  Terriers and Earthdogs
  Australian Terrier
  Border Terrier
  Cairn Terrier
  Dachshund
  Fox Terrier
  Irish Terrier
  Jack Russell, Parson Russell, and Russell Terriers
  Lakeland Terrier
  Miniature Schnauzer
  Norfolk and Norwich Terriers
  Patterdale Terrier
  Rat Terrier
  Additional Terrier Breeds
7  Traditional and Multipurpose Farm Dogs
  Airedale Terrier
  Belgian Shepherd Dogs
    Groenendael
    Laekenois
    Malinois
    Tervuren
  Bouvier des Flandres
  Canaan Dog
  Danish Swedish Farmdog
  Giant Schnauzer
  Hovawart
  Karelian Bear Dog
  Keeshond
  Kerry Blue Terrier
  Leonberger
  Newfoundland
  Portuguese Water Dog
  Pumi
  Rottweiler
  Schipperke
  Sennenhunde -- The Swiss Mountain Dog Breeds
    Appenzeller Sennenhund
    Bernese Mountain Dog
    Entlebucher Mountain Dog
    Greater Swiss Mountain Dog
  Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier
  Standard Schnauzer
Acknowledgments
Resources
Bibliography
Index