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The New Complete Portuguese Water Dog

by Kathryn Braund

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From Uncharted Waters to Safe Harbor

When The Complete Portuguese Water Dog first appeared in 1986, it may have appeared like a voyage into uncharted waters to publish a book on a breed that had so recently faced the specter of complete extinction. In spite of the risks, the book was published, thrived and became the prime reference in the English language for this gallant canine sailor. As the assets of the Cão d'Áqua became known to an ever-widening circle of friends, the book became ever more important as a learning tool.

However dogs change, people change and events change ongoing history. Eventually, even the greatest book will benefit from a revision; so it is with this book. Now The New Complete Portuguese Water Dog reprises the great milestones in the breed and documents the momentous progress the Portuguese Water Dog has made over the past decade. This edition tells the story of the once obscure breed that now has found safe haven in homes, show rings and performance arenas wherever fine dogs bring pleasure.

In The New Complete Portuguese Water Dog, author Kathryn Braund salutes the dogs in the limelight and also discusses the essentials of puppy and adult care, health issues, breeding, grooming, training for Obedience, Agility and Water Trials and gives fascinating insights into the "Portie" in other countries. In every way this exciting, new edition is a "must have" for every owner and admirer of this distinctive breed.

Book details

Author
Kathryn Braund
Imprint
Howell Book House, an imprint of Turner Publishing Company
Published
Pages
304
Formats
Hardcover
Subjects
Pets › Dogs › Breeds
Topics
dog breeds · dog ownership · dog training · obedience training · agility training · water trials
ISBN-13
9781620457351

About the author

KATHRYN BRAUND was a dog obedience instructor for forty years and the author of four books on dogs, including The New Complete Portuguese Water Dog, The Complete Portuguese Water Dog, and Dog Obedience Training Manual, Volumes I and II.

Braund won multiple Maxwell Awards from the Dog Writers Association of America, including Best Breed Book and Best Book of the Year for The Complete Portuguese Water Dog in 1985.

Before writing, Braund worked in theater, radio, and vaudeville, then in advertising, public relations, and as a writer and editor of technical publications for aerospace companies. Her decades of breeding and raising Dalmatians, Portuguese Water Dogs, and Havanese informed her writing on dogs directly.

Kitty was born October 14, 1920, in San Francisco, California.

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