Product Description

This lovable creature is on its way to being the third most popular companion animal after dogs and cats. Table of Contents: PART ONE: Welcome to the World of the Ferret. 1. What Is a Ferret? 2. History and Ancestry of the Ferret. 3. The World According to the Ferret. PART TWO: Living with a Ferret. 4. Bringing Your Ferret Home. 5. Feeding Your Ferret. 6. Grooming Your Ferret. 7. Keeping Your Ferret Healthy. PART THREE: Enjoying Your Ferret. 8. Training and Socializing Your Ferret. 9. Having Fun with Your Ferret. 10. Ferrets and Your Family and Friends. 11. Legal Issues and Ferrets in Your Community. PART FOUR: Beyond the Basics. 12. Recommended Reading. 13. Ferret Resources. . Loaded with Information. Great Book

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #471622 in Books
• Brand: IDG/Howell Books
• Published on: 1996-11-19
• Original language: English
• Dimensions: .56" h x 5.51" w x 8.56" l, .74 pounds
• Binding: Hardcover
• 128 pages

From Amazon.com
The Ferret is an extremely informative guide on ferret health and behavior that offers practical advice for potential ferret owners, emphasizing that they can be challenging pets. Despite this word of caution, the book is careful to emphasize that ferrets can also be highly entertaining and affectionate animals, and with an estimated seven million pet ferrets in the U.S. alone, it's obvious that pet lovers agree. The 13 chapters range from "Bringing Your Pet Home" to "Training and Socializing" and include tips on properly grooming your pet, signs of disease, and a discussion of how your ferret will interact with other pets. This is a fun read, chock full of ferret trivia and illustrated with full-color photographs of our furry friends frolicking, burrowing, and snuggling.

From the Back Cover
At last, a book about your pet that emphasizes total care, training and companionship! You'll not only learn all about the species-specific traits of your special pet, you'll also learn what the world's like from your pet's perspective; how to feed, groom and keep your pet healthy; and how to enjoy your pet through training and activities you can do together. The Ferret is written by an expert and includes chapters on training and socializing your ferret, legal issues surrounding ferrets, and introducing your ferret to family and friends. It also contains the latest information about ferret health issues, treatments, and cures. Best of all the book is filled with info-packed sidebars and fun facts to make caring for your pet easy and enjoyable.

About the Author
Mary R. Shefferman is the editor-in-chief and founder, with her husband, Eric, of Modern Ferret magazine, a publication "for ferret owners by ferret owners." She and Eric live in New York with their four inspirational ferrets.