Warming Up to Double-Coated Breeds

In This Chapter Understanding what makes a longer-haired double-coated breed Handling the big hair Grooming and grooming your double-coated dog Sprucing up your long hair’s coat for show It’s time to talk big hair. If the short-coated breeds are the wash-and-wear dogs of the canine world (see Chapter Warming Up to Double-Coated Breeds), the double-coated breeds…

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Rockrunner

Achaetops pycnopygius Common name: rockrunner (en); salta-pedras (pt); achétopse à flancs roux (fr); saltarrocas de Damara (es); klippensänger (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Sylviidae Range: This African species is only found in central and north-western Namibia and in southern Angola. Size: The rockrunner is 16-17 cm long and has a wingspan of 27 cm. They…

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Limpkin

Aramus guarauna (Photo from Wikipedia) Common name:limpkin (en); carão (pt); courlan brun (fr); carrao (es); rallenkranich (de) Taxonomy:Order GruiformesFamily Aramidae Range:The limpkin is found from Florida, in the Unites States, through southern Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean, and into South America, mostly east of the Andes, down to northern Argentina. Size:These birds are 64-73…

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Swamp sparrow

Melospiza georgiana Photo by Richard Dumoulin (Oiseaux) Common name:swamp sparrow (en); escrevedeira-dos-pântanos (pt); bruant des marais (fr); sabanero platanero (es); sumpfammer (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily EmberizidaeRange:The swamp sparrow breeds across most of Canada from the Rocky mountains to Newfoundland and in the north-eastern United States south to Missouri, Ohio and Maryland. Most population migrate south to winter…

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Sprucing Up Your Beagle

In This Chapter Grooming for good health and a better relationship Brushing for a healthy coat Keeping your Beagle critter free Giving your Beagle a bath Tending to ears, eyes, feet, and bottom Cleaning your Beagle’s teeth Dealing with winter-time concerns Many people choose to share their lives with Beagles because the Snoopy-dog is a…

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