Chihuahua: Your Happy Healthy Pet (2nd Edition)
Chihuahuas are little dogs with big personalities. Adorable and affectionate, feisty and fearless, they're equally comfortable snuggling in your lap or stalking intruders. Always on the alert, they make great watchdogs. With their sassy expressions and amusing antics, Chis are great companions and they're travel-size, so you can take them with you! This guide helps you with advice on:
- Characteristics to look for
- Getting ready to bring your Chi home
- Feeding and grooming
- Healthcare and common problems
- Training and enjoying your pint-size companion
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Book details
- Author
- Elaine Waldorf Gewirtz
- Imprint
- Howell Book House, an imprint of Turner Publishing Company
- Published
- Pages
- 144
- Formats
- Hardcover
- Series
- Your Happy Healthy Pet
- Subjects
- Pets › Dogs › Breeds
- Topics
- dog breeds · dog care · dog training · dog grooming · dog health · pet ownership
- ISBN-13
- 9780470037942
About the author
ELAINE WALDORF GEWIRTZ is a California-based writer specializing in pet, health, and nutrition topics who has written more than a dozen dog books. Her titles include Pugs for Dummies, Your Yorkshire Terrier’s Life, and volumes in the Your Happy Healthy Pet series.
Gewirtz has received multiple Dog Writers Association of America Maxwell Awards, the ASPCA Special Writing Award, and the Howell Best Book Award. She is a graduate of a UCLA professional writing program and a member of the Dog Writers Association of America, the American Society of Journalists and Authors, and the Independent Writers of Southern California.
Gewirtz has served as a columnist for the American Kennel Club Gazette and contributed to Dog Fancy and Dog World.
Elaine lives in Westlake Village, California.