Australian Cattle Dogs: Everything About Purchase, Care, Nutrition, Breeding, Behavior, and Training (Complete Pet Owner's Manuals)

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Summary: Not for deaf ACD owners
Review: I do not recommend this book if you are a deaf ACD owner. The book states that deaf dogs do not make good companion dogs and does not give any facts for their statement. As the owner of two deaf ACD's , I am glad I didn't take the advise of the author. I would have to agree that this is a breeder book and is not for those who wish to aid the overpopulation instead of add to it.

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Summary: Pretty good
Review: I have an Australian Cattle Dog myself, and this is the book that I had from the very beginning. It was pretty good, though it didn't give much info on how to deal with the Cattle Dogs large amount of energy. If you want a book on the background of the Australian Cattle dog, this is a good book, but don't get it if you are looking to solve problems.

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Summary: A very informational book, I recommend this book to anyone.
Review: I own over 100 head of cattle and pursched me a youg Blue Heller to train and thought this book was what I needed. No where in the book was there any help on how to train for livestock handling.

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Summary: thoughful and informative
Review: This book claims to be a training manual for cattle dogs. It turns out to be a basic training manual for ANY dog owner. Nothing specific about training for herding, hand signals, etc. I plan to donate it to the public library for new dog owners; it doesn't cut it for cattle ranchers!

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Summary: Not what I was looking for!
Review: This book is very detailed in the process of breeding and not enough as to Care, Nutrition, Behavior and Training as the Title of the book leads you to believe. It does state what your ACD needs as far as "needs a job to do" or "daily exercise" but does not give enough suggestions or examples for the reader to follow or try out. For me, this book is too generic. It says "Exercise needed" but no suggestions are given, "Nutrition" but no amounts or recommendations, and so on. The rest of the book is dedicated to the purchase and breeding. I think this book might be informative for someone thinking about buying a ACD but for someone that allready ownes a ACD this book offers very little information. But hey, the pictures are great.

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Summary: Not what I was looking for!
Review: This book is very detailed in the process of breeding and not enough as to Care, Nutrition, Behavior and Training as the Title of the book leads you to believe. It does state what your ACD needs as far as "needs a job to do" or "daily exercise" but does not give enough suggestions or examples for the reader to follow or try out. For me, this book is too generic. It says "Exercise needed" but no suggestions are given, "Nutrition" but no amounts or recommendations, and so on. The rest of the book is dedicated to the purchase and breeding. I think this book might be informative for someone thinking about buying a ACD but for someone that allready ownes a ACD this book offers very little information. But hey, the pictures are great.

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Summary: We bought our first Aussie after reading this book!
Review: We bought all the books on the breeds that we found attractive to see if our personalties would mesh. Since we had plenty of time to devote to a dog (recommended for the Aussie) we went ahead and bought our puppy from a breeder in Texas. This book could have been written for our "Barbie" (Knollwood Shrimp on the Barbie). She is every bit as good and as naughty as Mr. Beauchamp's book says an Aussie can be.

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Summary: Really good for person thinking about purchasing an ACD.
Review: We were thinking of buying an Australian Cattle Dog after seeing them work on a ranch while we were on vacation. The dogs are extremely smart and we liked their looks but realizing how much time and attention they needed changed our minds because of our work situation at this time. We decided to wait another year when one of us would be home at all times. This book tells about what the dog is really like and how it should be trained and treated.Lots of breed books we read only told the plus features of the breeds and not what to be careful of.