Books

The following books are currently for sale at Ingleburn Veterinary Hospital.
We also have a wide variety of our own information sheets, newsletters and booklets, available free of charge to our clients (most of which can also be found on this web site).

Training Your Cat by Dr Kirsti Seksel (Behaviour Specialist)

In this delightful book, Kirsti shows how you can get your cat to come when called, sit when asked, walk safely on a lead or harness, stop scratching or biting, toilet in the right place and refrain from wanton attacks on your furniture - and much, much more.

Dog Training - The Gentle Modern Method by David Weston

Simple, quick, effective and above all enjoyable for both trainer and dog.
Suitable for puppies as young as 8 weeks as well as adult dogs.
Over 20 lessons are featured with the basics - SIT, STAY, HEEL - and including all the exercises required for showing and advanced obedience trials like directed jumping, retrieving, scent discrimination.

Dog Problems - The Gentle Modern Cure by David & Ruth Weston

It's so simple to cure your dog's bad habits when you know how!
If your dog suffers from any of the 1001 behavioural problems that dogs develop in modern society, then this book is for you. David and Ruth explain why it is so difficult for dogs to adapt to modern suburban living and how we can make it easier for them to fit into our lifestyle.

A Dog in Your Family by Alicia Kennedy

A Guide to the Perfect Companion!
Develop a healthy, productive relationship with your dog, with this practical and engaging guide to training a socially acceptable and well-behaved canine companion. You will learn how to:

• choose the dog that is right for your and your family
• socialise your dog so that it is comfortable with people and with other dogs
• avoid dog attacks by understanding the causes of canine aggression and by recognising high-risk situations
• make sure that your dog knows its place in your family.

A Dog in Your Family also stresses the benefits of dog ownership for children and the elderly, focusing on the special needs that these groups have in relation to dogs.

Australian Dogs on Holidays

includes travel tips, and reviews of pet-friendly accommodation around Australia

Handle with Care - Making Friends with animals by Paul McGreevy

With endorsements from the RSPCA, the Veterinary Science Foundation and Kidsafe, this book comes well recommended. It is designed to help people, especially children, gain some understanding of what animals are "saying" with their body language. It discusses how to approach and how to handle animals. If our children are taught to better understand and care for animals, they can live harmoniously with them, and be less likely to be injured. The book is hardcover - 49 pages.