Selecting, conditioning, and coaching the canine athlete, whether for obedience, herding, sledding, hunting, frisbee, agility, dock diving, ipo, mondio ring--whatever the pursuit! Completely revised.
This title includes information on how structure affects function; locomotion; selecting a performance dog; routine maintenance; conditioning; lameness and performance-related injuries; problems that affect performance(eyes, ears, teeth,scenting, etc.); medications and performance; stress and the performance dog. This book helps you bring your dog to his highest physical potential!
Chapters include:
- Introduction
- Chapter 1: How Structure Affects Function
- The Importance of Structure
- Canine Functional Anatomy
- Chapter 2: Structure and Locomotion
- Chapter 3: Selecting a Performance Dog
- Nature Versus Nurture
- The Stages of Development
- Selecting a Puppy
- The Buyer's Responsibility
- Selecting an Adult for Performance
- Chapter 4: Routine Maintenance of the Performance Dog
- Maintenance Procedures
- Diet
- Exercise and Conditioning
- When to See Your Veterinarian
- How to Choose a Veterinarian
- The Annual Veterinary Exam
- Chapter 5: Conditioning the Performance Dog
- Benefits of Conditioning
- Organizing a Fitness Program
- Warm-ups and Cool-downs
- Designing a Conditioning Program
- Exercises for Strength and Endurance
- Conditioning Dogs with Physical Problems
- Conditioning Puppies
- Regaining Condition After Injury
- Chapter 6: Lameness and Performance-Related Injuries
- Structure of the Bones and Joins
- How to Evaluate Lameness
- Common Causes of Lameness- Joints
- Common Causes of Lameness- Ligaments and Tendons
- Common Causes of Lameness- Bones
- Common Causes of Lameness- Muscle
- Conditions of the Nervous System
- Nutritional Disorders
- First Aid for Sports Injuries
- Chapter 7: Problems that Affect Performance
- Conditions Affecting the Eyes
- Conditions Affecting the Ears
- Conditions Affecting the Teeth
- Conditions Affecting Scenting
- Conditions Affecting the Skin and Coat
- Conditions Affecting the Cardiovascular System
- Conditions Affecting the Respiratory Condition
- Conditions Affecting the Gastrointestinal Tract
- General Systemic Conditions
- Chapter 8: Medications and Performance
- The Basics of Pharmacology
- Adverse Drug Reactions
- Side Effects/Toxicity of Some Drugs
- Drugs, Performance, and Ethics
- Chapter 9: Stress and the Performance Dog
- Physiological Effects of Stress
- Physical Effects of Stress
- Reducing Stress in the Performance Dog
M. Christine Zink DVM, PhD, 2004, 239 pages, eBook.
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