A book on ‘Basics of Dog Care, Management and First Aid’ has a noble
aim to provide comprehensive guidance to the dog lovers, students of veterinary
science, practicing veterinarian, academicians and those who wants to know
about a lovely family member and companion in form of dog. It provides a basic
preliminary information about dog, dog breeds, their scientific breeding, regular
care, food, training, health care, deworming, vaccination, emergency
management and first aids and technical approaches for major disorders to deal
with. Primary care and management before consulting the veterinarians are also
narrated in some conditions which could save the life of ailing dogs, so that
owner can report the correct situations and brief the observed symptoms to their
veterinarian which can help them quickly to rule out the problems and understand
the need of an hour.
Ultimately, author’s intension to provide information through the book is to
provide basic knowledge and understanding of their pet at different stages of life
to the dog owner. Better care and management more effectively not only help
them but to tackle the undue situations and emergencies to save their dog’s life.
Similarly, on other side, it helps the veterinarian to judge the situation interacting
with owner to plan clinical care and management in right direction.

HIGHLIGHTS OF BOOK
The major areas covered in this book are

 Preference of pet and selection of dog as a family member

 Selection of suitable dog type for family

 Most preferred family dog’s information

 Dog breeding and top family dog breeds

 Information on Indian dog breeds and their ancestors

 List, pictures, and features of most popular breeds of dogs

 Mating and selective breeding

 Basic requirement of pup care, and management of new baby

 Most popular names of baby boy and baby girl pets

 Dog food, diet preference and nutritional requirement of food during different growth phase

 Dietary care and management in health and in sickness

 Criteria to identify health and illness in dogs

 Restraint, major commands, training steps for pup as an obedient family member

 Care, feeding, breeding ,deworming and vaccination of pet to adult dogs

 Vaccination and it’s protocol

 Care and Management of geriatric dog

 First aid approaches in emergencies and during different systemic disorders

 Basic first – aid techniques, such as cleaning and management of injuries, wound, emergency approaches, performing CPR step by step

 List of emergency kit, homemade and other medication information

 Approaches for administration of medicines

 Most common problems, their major symptoms, and approaches to overcome it

 System wise major disorders and their management.

 Major ecto-endo parasites and their control measures

 Preparedness during emergencies and critical care suggestions

 List of homeopathic remedies

 Understanding body languages of dog

 Manners required at pet clinics

 Normal physiological range of body temperature, respiration, and heart rates

 Major communicable diseases of dogs.

 List of prescribed laboratory tests for pet and their significance

 Coloured pictures of dog breeds, grooming, dog feeders, nail care, restraints, normal anatomical features, disorders of eye, ears and teeth.