Living with blind dogs : a resource book and training guide for the owners of blind and low-vision dogs
Title:
Living with blind dogs : a resource book and training guide for the owners of blind and low-vision dogs
Author:
Levin, Caroline D.
Personal Author:
Edition:
2nd ed.
Physical Description:
xii, 188 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm
Summary:
"Living With Blind Dogs, now in its second edition, is the only published resource book on this topic. It embodies helpful hints from dozens of blind-dog owners, as well as years of opthalmic nursing, veterinary, and dog training experiences"--Page 4 of cover.
General Note:
Previous edition: [Portland, Or.] : C.D. Levin, c1998.
Language:
English
Contents:
Dealing with loss -- Anatomy of the eye -- Diseases that cause blindness -- Genetics and blindness -- How dogs react to blindness -- Pack issues and behaviorial changes -- Training concepts -- New skills for blind dogs -- Negotiating the house -- Negotiating the yard -- Negotiating the community -- Playtime -- White canes and other devices -- Dogs both blind and deaf -- Dogs blind from birth -- Vision and the modern-day dog.
ISBN:
9780967225340
Format :
Book
