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The Rescue Dog (Hardcover)

by Gwen Bailey (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 160 pages
  • Publisher: Hamlyn (30 April 2000)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0600596915
  • ISBN-13: 978-0600596912
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 294,952 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Over 150,000 dogs are rehomed every year in Britain alone: a wonderful experience for both dog and owner but nevertheless a very demanding one. Gwen Bailey ensures that excitement, rather than anxiety, accompanies the transition. 160 pages with over 150 specially commissioned colour photographs Gwen Bailey is the Animal Behaviourist for the Blue Cross, Britain's largest animal welfare charity.

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38 of 38 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A must read for anyone thinking of rehoming a rescue dog., 24 April 2000
By John Hoerner (Hawling, Gloucestershire, UK) - See all my reviews
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Rehoming rescue dogs is not as simple as it seems. They have many times had a hard life and this can manifest itself in behaviour problems. Gwen understands it all. I live with five rescue dogs and can heartily recommend this book to anyone who wants to enter this rewarding experience.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Comprehensive, useful guide, 10 Aug 2009
By DC (Hampshire, UK) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Rescue Dog (Paperback)
The book provides useful, practical advice when acquiring a rescue dog.

It begins with really good tips on choosing a dog to be compatible with your personality, family and circumstances (including very interesting tips on how to assess a dog's behaviour in kennels), through the settling in period, how to bond with your dog, and common behavioural problems.

Behavioural topics covered include aggression, housetraining, shyness, fear of strangers, jumping up, separation anxiety, excessive barking, car sickness and others.

I liked that the author is not afraid to mention and confront these problems - I believe that some less professional rescue organisations skirt around potential issues or don't even properly assess dogs beforehand, which is misleading and unfair for adopters. The author offers various steps for dealing with them, all of which are very practical and most importantly, encouraging.

It also covers basics such as environment, care and exercise and touches on why dogs behave as they do - the pack mentality - in a common-sense, humane way.

Although I could have done with this book BEFORE giving a home to a very nervous, possibly mistreated, untrained, unsocialised rescue dog (!), since getting the book my husband and I have dipped in and out of it often and found good advice. Within 5 weeks we had seen very significant improvements with our dog. For us, housetraining and getting our dog used to children and men has been a major issue, and we have found the author's advice to be spot on.

Personally, some of the most interesting and 'new' bits of information have been:

- that there is typically a 'honeymoon period' (apparently dogs tend to be on their best behaviour for the first couple of weeks or so in a new home)
- that it can take up to six months for a rescue dog to fully settle into a new home
- explanations of why marking can occur in a new home
- and the importance of routine for dogs.

The author is also good at reminding the reader to be patient and allow the dog plenty of time to settle in - very pertinent advice!

It has been an enormous relief for us to realise that what we have experienced is not so unusual, and can normally be resolved.

There is a highly encouraging success story at the end of the book, with one man's experience of rehoming a dog with massive behavioural problems, that he was able to turn completely around.

The author is a rehomer for Blue Cross, and has much experience of the issues discussed.

There is plenty of new food for thought which may spur some on to delve deeper into canine behaviour, but all the basics are covered here for anyone considering getting a rescue dog.

Overall I highly recommend this book to anyone thinking of, or in the first weeks and months of rehoming a rescue dog.







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