Mixed Breeds For Dummies takes the mystery out of mixed breed dogs and gives you the 411 on everything you need to know about owning your very own Heinz 57. Whether your mixed breed dog is a mangy mutt, a reserved rescue dog, or a dainty designer dog, one thing is for certain he needs just as much love and attention as his purebred peers.
Mixed Breeds For Dummies shows you how to:

• Decide which mixed breed is right for you
• Find a puppy or adult mixed breed dog
• Test your dog's temperament
• Housebreak your dog and teach him basic commands
• Overcome mixed breed training challenges
• Weigh the pros and cons of designer dogs (such as Labradoodles, Cockapoos, and Puggles)
• Groom and exercise your mixed breed dog
• Care for senior dogs

Mixed Breeds For Dummies explains how a dog doesn't need a pedigree to make a fantastic companion and shows you how, sometimes, a little of this, a little of that can be all the more rewarding!

Table of Contents :

Introduction.
PART I: JUST THE FACTS, MA'AM.
Chapter 1. Mixing It up: Introducing the mixed Breed.
Chapter 2. Designer Dogs: Not Your Mother's Mutt.
Chapter 3. A Little of This, a Little of That: Deciding Which Mixed Breed Is Right for You.
Chapter 4. Choosing Your New Best Friend.
PART II: LIVING WITH YOUR MIXED-BREED DOG.
Chapter 5. Getting Ready for Your Dog's Arrival.
Chapter 6. Bringing Home Your Mixed Breed.
Chapter 7. Chasing the Chuckwagon: The Basics of Feeding.
Chapter 8. Grooming Your Mixed Breed.
Chapter 9. Exercising Your Dog.
PART III: TRAINING 101.
Chapter 10. Housetraining.
Chapter 11. Hup, Two, Three, Four: Good Manners and Basic Training.
Chapter 12. Tackling Mixed-Breed Training Challenges.
PART IV: KEEPING YOUR DOG HEALTHY.
Chapter 13. Finding and Working with a Vet.
Chapter 14. First Aid: Dealing with Emergencies.
Chapter 15. The Special Needs for Senior Dogs.
PART V: HAVING FUN WITH YOUR DOG.
Chapter 16. Not Just for Purebreds: Showing Off with Your Mixed Breed.
Chapter 17. Traveling with Charley.
PART VI: THE PART OF TENS.
Chapter 18. Ten Reasons to Spay or Neuter Your Dog.
Chapter 19. ten Fund Activities You and Your Mixed Breed Can Enjoy Together.

Softcover - 288 pages

Author - Miriam Fields-Babineau has been a professional animal trainer since 1978 and has enjoyed exhibiting horses and dogs since childhood. She holds degrees in psychology and zoology from the University of Maryland. She is a member of the Dog Writers' Association and the Cat Writers' Association and is listed in numerous editions of Who's Who in America.
Fields-Babineau has been writing professionally since her first article was published in Canine Chronicle in 1986. She is the author of 35 books including Click & Easy : Clicker Training for Dogs; Cat Training in 10 Minutes; Labradoodle: Comprehensive Owner's Guide; The ABCs of Positive Training; Training Your Mixed Breed; Training Your Puppy in 5 Minutes; Raising Dogs the Natural way; The Perfect Retriever; and Multiple Dog Households. She has also published three short stories (one of which appeared in Christmas Cats: A Literary Anthology for Penguin, USA) and two novels: The Tocharian, a romantic fantasy-adventure, and Evil, a thriller.

She has provided animal actors for media productions since 1983, participating in the filming of commercials, advertisement,s TV programs, videos, and feature films.

Fields-Babineau also designed the Comfort trainer head halter for dogs, the All-in-One Leash, and the Clicker Spoon training tool for cats. Miriam Fields-Babineau currently resides in beautiful Amherst, Virginia, with her husband, Mike; son, Brendon Kyle; four dogs; four cats; and two horses.