David Alderton

The complete guide to pet bird care

Discover your mutt's family tree with this extensive guide to mixed breeds. Understanding which breeds are part of your dog's mix will help you to better appreciate its special nature. With The Dog Decoder, you'll learn how to identify physical traits that can be used to decipher your dog's ancestry. Extensive descriptions of various characteristics, full-color photographs, and dozens of "dog-nosis" examples that analyze a mutt's features make this...

A guide to the selection and care of small pets, including mammals, birds, herptiles and invertebrates, and fish; providing an overview of each category, a look at various breeds, and discussion of housing, feeding, hygiene and maintenance, breeding, grooming, and showing.

"Popular dating Web sites use innovative profiling to help people find their ideal matches. In Your Perfect Dog, a similar approach is used to help prospective dog owners find the best canine for their homes and lifestyles. After all, a pet is a long-term companion that will essentially become a member of the family. It makes sense to ensure that owner and pet personalities are compatible. Renowned canine expert, David Alderton, uses 20 simple human...

A lavishly illustrated reference covering all aspects of keeping fish, the Encyclopedia of Aquarium & Pond Fish is the first book on the market to provide care and identification information on all types of fish for every possible environment, from indoor aquariums to outdoor ponds. The book contains a directory of over 800 of the most popular fish freshwater, saltwater, coldwater, and tropical showing not only what each fish looks like, but what...

Presents essential reference guide to keeping the most popular pet species and breeds, including hamsters, gerbils, guinea pigs, rabbits, birds, reptiles and fish, with hundreds of full color photographs.

Examines the day-to-day life of a wide variety of wild mammals.