Bark-N-Beautiful

By Kelly Carroll

Bark-N-Beautiful is a special pet care guide for pet owners and professionals to guide and educate in the areas of nutrition, grooming, behaviour,diseases and other ailments. Also sections will guide the prospective pet owner in choosing the right pet. Focus's on the temperament of certain animals and their physical requirements, what they like and what kind of living conditions an owner should consider before owning a certain breed. Training tips and how to handle the puppy stages and a few fun facts and name games makes this book a real fun read. This book includes full color photo's of the authors favorite furry friends. More about Pet Care at http://www.thepetbiz.com

• Language: English
• Publisher: AuthorHouse
• Release date: Dec 13, 2006
• ISBN: 9781481756464

Kelly Carroll

Kelly Carroll was inspired to write and share her knowledge because of her love for pets. As a little girl Kelly was the youngest of 5 kids in the Carroll family. One Brother and three sisters, making Kelly number five in the family.    Kelly was born in Goldendale, Washington and raised in a small railroad town called Wishram.  Later moved to The Dalles, Oregon where she spent the remainder of her teen years growing up.  At the present time Kelly has two grown children, a son and a Daughter that she is very proud of.  Both of her children are pet lovers and her daughter has followed in her footsteps in the pet industry. Early in Kelly's life she was the one who brought home all the stray animals, adopted the farm animals ranging from ducks, geese, and baby lambs that she would bottle feed.  Many times Kelly brought home stray birds that had fallen from their nest and raised them until they were able to fly on their own and returned back to nature.  At the age of 22, Kelly owned her first pet shop and grooming salon.  It was then that she knew this was her life's passion and this would be a long and rewarding career. Now a Master Pet Groomer of 24+ years of experience, schooling, training and teaching, Kelly shares her expertise and knowledge in the care, grooming and nutrition of everyone's pets.  Her knowledge in pet nutrition will guide you in making the right feeding decisions to extend the life of your pet by 5 or more years.  Kelly does not treat, diagnose or medicate pets.  She offers free counseling and her expertise knowledge and will take on any question or challenge in the area of your loving pet.  

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© 2006 Kelly Carroll. All rights reserved.

No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted by any means without the written permission of the author.

First published by AuthorHouse 12/27/2006

ISBN: 978-1-4259-6883-0 (sc)

ISBN: 978-1-4817-5646-4 (ebk)

Library of Congress Control Number: 2006909059

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Contents

In the Beginning...

Introduction

The Real Pet Lover

Are You Sure?

You’re Having a Baby!

Potty Training Your New Puppy

Don’t over look nutrition!

Itching and Scratching in Dogs

Grooming Your Pet

Popular Pets and Their Grooming Requirements

Choosing the right pet

My Dog Has Fleas!

Fresh and Raw Diets

Healthy Urinary Tract Through Diet

Recipes For Your Pet

Fun Name Games

Last Notes for You and Your Pet

Further information

This book is dedicated to all the pet lovers and pet enthusiast out there that give their time and caring love for the precious lives of animals.

THIS BOOK IS ALSO DEDICATED TO HELP THE PEOPLE AND PETS AFFECTED BY HURRICANE KATRINA.

I would like to also thank 8 people in my life.

1-  My Lord and Savior Jesus Christ for giving me hope and salvation.

2-  My parents for bringing me into this world and showing me how to make a difference.

3-  My Children, Travis and Heidi because they have taught me patience and love. Both have made me very proud to be a parent. I love you

4- Mark, Chase, and Maddie Jo my extended family, who spent a portion of their life and time with me building my dream, my home. You have blessed me beyond measure. Thank you, I love you.

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In the Beginning...

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Dog…and how did it come to acquire its name? Man named dog and God Named Man. When you spell dog backwards it is God. Not in the sense that dog is God but that dogs sometimes need Us as Man Needs God. We can deny the facts all we want, and make all the excuses we can muster up, but to deny God and the Lord Jesus is as bad for the soul as eating poison to die. God has inspired this book in my heart and I want to give him the glory for the words I am about to share with you. It is a gift from above that we have our pets. I want to share with all who read this book my gifted knowledge (Gods Gifts) about the care and needs of our furry friends, and what they need. Not just the basics, but the true sense of emotional, nutritional and physical care. Dogs play a huge roll in our lives (that is if you are a pet lover). They love us unconditionally (like Jesus). They need us because without our care they fend helpless. Our pets look to us for food, love, grooming and direction. In a sense they are little furry children God has placed in our care. It is our job to take the best care possible of all of Gods creatures big or small.

If for just one moment you can see what your pet sees through their eyes. If for just one moment you can feel emotional happiness or pain through your pets eyes. And, if for just one moment you could see through your pets eyes the love they must feel when we reach down to touch them, pet them and cuddle them. Their joy runneth over when it is feeding time! And, our joy runneth over with the total satisfaction of owning such an animal of devotion. The dog…what an incredible creature that is smart, cute and full of energy. Puppy-hood is like a new baby arrival. Shall I go on and on? We get the picture, right? All of us who are pet-maniacs, fanatical furry friend lovers, doggytarians and you name it, know exactly what I am speaking about. Ha! My dog would never do that? Or, my dog is perfect! And the best yet is… My Dog is the cutest dog ever! God help us to love our pets more and to teach them the ways of love, peace and happiness. And we want to say Thank you God…for creating our furry friend the Dog.

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Introduction

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When God was angry with Man and destroyed every living creature, he told Noah to build an ark. He told Noah to lead all the different animals of the earth, two by two, into the ark for safety, from the floods that were to come upon the lands. Instead of turning his back on them…he saved the lives of all living things to go and re-populate the earth….

Genesis 6:19 - You are to bring into the ark two of all living creatures, male and female, to keep them alive with you.

Even at the birth of Jesus he laid in a manger among animals.

Luke 2:7- And she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in strips of cloth and placed him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.

The Holy Spirit ascended upon Jesus when he was baptized in the form of a dove.

Luke 3:22 - And the Holy Spirit descended on him in bodily form like a dove.

I believe animals have a place in heaven for us no different than people have. Animals were a part of creation from the hand of God. They provide balance and equality for humanity in ways most people over look. It is the animals of the earth that create the balance upon our planet in which we live. God put them here for a reason. Maybe we are here to learn from the animal life, it’s survival, it’s power, the hierarchy, the ecology animals provide and the power of living in a natural environment for health. Animals are only a small part of the power and creation God placed in our care. It is our responsibility to care for Mother Earth, her animals and our own living health. God is Love…. so let’s Love Our Animals as much as we love our selves.

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The Real Pet Lover

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You always know the real pet lover by the kind of spots they have, in other words by their action and behavior with animals. The real pet lover will take home a stray or feed hungry pets, work in the pet industry, be a responsible breeder, volunteer to the cause of pets, have one or more pets and is always eager to add a new pet to the family. A real pet lover will do what ever it takes to make sure their pet is not hungry, always safe and never lacking hugs and kisses and feels completely loved. Most Pet lovers buy treats and toys in excess and take their pets out on trips to fun places. The real pet owner will not give away their pet because of inconvenience such as trying to rent a house that says not pets. The real pet owner will take their pets along for a lifetime as a family member. It is a shame the many pets that end up homeless because someone decides to move into a home or apartment that says…..NO PETS. Would a parent move into a home and tell their kids… sorry but you are not allowed to move with us so you have to go to a new home! No…of course not! The same goes with the real pet lover. It is not an option for a loving family member to be left behind. However, I have seen situations where a pet needs a new home because of sickness or death of a loved