For the Life of Your Dog: A Complete Guide to Having a Dog in Your Life from Adoption and Birth, Through Sickness and Health

by Greg Louganis, Betsy Sikora Siino, Betsy Siino Sikora

Book Overview

In his #1 New York Times bestselling autobiography Breaking the Surface, Greg Louganis included loving portrayals of his protectors and closest friends: his dogs. Now Greg, a breeder and trainer of... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0671024507
• ISBN13: 9780671024505
• Release Date: February 1999
• Publisher: Pocket Books
• Length: 245 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.5" x 9.6"

Customer Reviews

Good book on living with dogs

When I saw this book I was surprised-like many people might be-to discover Greg Louganis trains dogs and lives with a pack of them, from several great danes to a "Jack Russell terrorist". As I read the book I found his enthusiasm towards dogs and understanding their behavior absolutely contagious. I found this book very encouraging and helpful. It may not be the best book on specific training techniques but I thought it provided great overall information on what you can do to really enjoy having dogs into your life.

The best "all around" dog book ever...

As a shelter volunteer, when I read this I kept hearing my own voice...talking to people who were wanting to adopt dogs: gently and encouragingly explaining how they should choose a dog (not based upon looks or on their general understanding of a certain breed), how to train their dog in a positive fashion (not using an "I'll show you who is boss" attitude)...It's ALL here...EVERYTHING... everything that I explain over and over and over again as I try to educate potential adopters hoping some of it sticks, and as I try to find the VERY BEST match for "my" dogs. I really don't understand when people say this book is about Great Danes..I didn't get that AT ALL. Just because he uses his own dogs as examples and draws from his own experiences doesn't mean you can't generalize ALL of this material to other dogs, not to mention that there is a large section devoted to terriors (he owns a JRT) and to mixed breed dogs. The only shortcoming I found was the lack of information the absolute necessity of spaying and neutering. Breeding should be left to a very few professionals, and the rest of us need to spay and neuter...and I wish he had touched upon that issue more adamantly. Also, the way the book is layed out isn't really user friendly. It's more memoir style so that you might miss out on some really good ideas and tips that are buried in a paragraph of text. Other than that, this book is the perfect primer for new pet owners. I bought three copies -- one for myself, one for our shelter library, and one for a friend who was contemplating dog ownership.

Finally, a Book about Dogs by one who truly loves them!!!!!!

Louganis has once again earned my respect, this time not only as an athlete, but also as a knowledgeable dog expert. Everyone who is even remotely considering adopting a puppy love needs to read this book!

Great all-around advice for any dog lover

I have read many books recently about dogs and have found this one to be among the most helpful and interesting. Highly recommended!

Great guidelines!

Greg does an excellent job in helping the owner of a dog through the various stages of its life. He lists some great tips on dealing with "accidents" and other training suggestions. Great photos of him and his dogs. It's a must own for any Greg Louganis fan or dog lover!