The Goodness of Dogs: The Human's Guide to Choosing, Buying, Training, Feeding, Living With and Caring For Your Dog

by India Knight

Overview

This book is a celebration of happy dogs and the happy people who own them. At once a companion, a manual and a repository of useful information, The Goodness of Dogs also contains avid dog-lover India Knight's reflections on the sheer brilliance of dogs and the life-enhancing delight of dog ownership. If you have reached dog nirvana, you will recognize yourself. If you haven't yet - this book will help you.

With chapters ranging from how to choose a breed (and where to get it from), to the joy and chaos of puppies, to feeding and training your dog, to choosing a vet and even how to cope with illnesses and death, The Goodness of Dogs will take you through every facet of dog ownership.

Full of India Knight's inimitable wit and the sound advice she is famous for, and beautifully illustrated by artist Sally Muir, this book will make the perfect gift for any dog-lover.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780241245439
Publisher:	Penguin UK
Publication date:	09/29/2016
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	300
File size:	33 MB
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About the Author

India Knight is the author of four novels and five previous non-fiction books: In Your Prime, the bestselling diet book Neris and India's Idiot-Proof Diet, the accompanying bestselling cookbook Neris and India's Idiot-Proof Diet Cookbook, The Thrift Book and The Shops. India is a columnist for the Sunday Times and lives in London with her partner and three children.

Editorial Reviews

This book is must buy for any actual or prospective dog owner. Wise, clever, funny, there is something for all dog people in here, however much one thinks one knows

EBOOK COMMENTARY

"This book is must buy for any actual or prospective dog owner. Wise, clever, funny, there is something for all dog people in here, however much one thinks one knows." —Liberty London Girl


"A lovely book." —Daily Telegraph


"Reflects sense, affection and research." —Evening Standard


"Mixing the personal with the practical . . . a useful, well-structured read for those considering their first dog, and for the dog-ambivalent among us." —Observer

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