This handy, one-of-a-kind encyclopedia contains over 2,000 helpful hints and trade secrets for owners of all dogs (show dogs and pets alike) in a single comprehensive book. Compiled by the creator, publisher and editor of an award-winning international dog fanciers’ publication that spanned for almost 37 years, this invaluable guide contains amazing secrets and solutions from professionals in the dog-show world and from pet owners. Of the thousands of hints received, those included in this book were carefully selected to best represent the most helpful and informative solutions available. In addition, for 15 years this author owned, bred and showed consistently-winning dogs (breaking several breed records within the competitive world of dog shows), and her background proved invaluable in creating this detailed reference book.Organized for ease of use, The Dog Owner’s Encyclopedia of Helpful Hints and Trade Secrets is not only separated alphabetically into categories of hints and ideas, but is cross-referenced into 199 different topics.It’s a true encyclopedia packed with valuable solutions and trade secrets directly from dog professionals and pet owners. This handy reference book will become an integral part of your library.List of Main Topics:(199 TOPICS IN TOTAL)BirdsBitchesBreedingsCatsEarsEliminating Bad BehaviorsEnclosures—Crates, Cages, Pens and Whelping BoxesFeedingFerretsGroomingHealthIn The HomeKennel MaintenanceNaming Your DogObedience and PerformanceOlder DogsOther PetsParasites, Pests and Invading Varmint ControlPhotos and PhotographyPuppiesRecords and Record KeepingSelling DogsShows Identification TrainingTraveling and ShippingWarningsWhelping Nancy Lee Cathcart created and published the multiple award-winning Sheltie Pacesetter magazine from 1977 until Summer 2012. Ever since 1977 she has been collecting and compiling the helpful hints and trade secrets from dog owners who have been sharing their unusual and most handy and helpful hints in caring for their beloved pets. These trade secrets are valuable for owners of show dogs, along with their beloved pets of all kinds. Mrs. Cathcart has now compiled all of these aids, suggestions and just plain great ideas pertaining to the care of pets into a single, well-organized reference book called The Dog's Owners Encyclopedia of Helpful Hints and Trade Secrets—which is available for purchase at http://www.sheltie.com. Nancy Lee Cathcart owned, bred and showed Shetland Sheepdogs for many years under the name of Knightwood Shelties. Among her well-known Shelties are: Multi-BIS (all-breed), Multi-BIS, Multi-BB Ch. Knighwood Wynborne Breeze, CD (who broke several Sheltie records), Ch. Knightwood Devon, Ch. Knightwood Windy Knight, U.D. and Ch. Knightwood Timber (who finished with 3 5-point majors in 3 weeks). Everyone of these and several other Knightwood Shelties won at Specialties!