Croatian Mountain Dog - Tornjak

Publisher: Tornjak club «Šibenik»
Impressum:
B5 format, 256 str.
Hard cover, full-color
220 photos and ilustrations

CONTENT:

Introduction

What they said about the book
"All you ever wanted to know about Tornjaks, and had no one to ask"

Foreward

I History and origin of the Croatian Tornjak

A few words about the origin of dogs
What are Tornjaks?
Story of Silvan
Historical documents and creation of contemporary Tornjak
First documents about Tornjaks
The name issue
Beginnings of breed reconstruction
Origin issue
Another view of Tornjak's origin, or "inverse theory" of shepherd breeds'
origin
A few more words about the theories on dog origin
Tornjak today

II Temperament and character of Croatian Dog - Tornjak

About Tornjak in general
What kind of a dog is this?
Tornjak and his family
Tornjak and strangers
"An obstacle expert"
Limitless trust and modesty
Gestures, communication and behaviour of the Tornjak
Who is this breed for?

III How to select and acquire your Tornjak

Chosing a dog - what to pay special attention to
Male or female?
Puppy or young adult?
Pet/guardian or show prospect?
What about Tornjaks that are supposed to guard the herd?
Introducing the dog to its new home
First visit a pet shop for supplies, bring your puppy home afterwards
Socialisation of Tornjak puppies
A small "doggy school" for Tornjaks

IV Health, prevention and illnesses of the Tornjak

Prevention
Parasite prevention
How to succesfully protect your dog against intestinal parasites?
Leischmania Infection
Skin parasites on a dog and how to fight them
How will I protect my dog against this pest?
Required vaccinations, what are they and what are they for?
Diseases we prevent by vaccinating our puppies and adult dogs
What about rabies?
Vaccine schedule
The things you should pay attention to while your dog is growing up
Protect your little Tornjak from the dangers in your home
Walks and excercise
Influence of the diet on the proper development and growth of the Tornjak
Most commonly seen diseases and illnesses

V Care and maintainance of the Tornjak

Caring for the coat
Combing
Bathing
Other regular maintainance
Anal glands
Another few words about the diet

VI You selected a Tornjak bitch

Not every bitch has to, nor should be, bred from
What you should know before you plunge into the adventure known as dog breeding
If you have decided to breed your Tornjak bitch
Heats
Mating
Pregnancy
And now... whelping!
Puppies are here!

VII Standard of the Croatian Mountain Dog Tornjak

What is a Standard for a breed?
Explanation of the currently valid Standard of the Croatian Mountain Dog Tornjak
Proposition for the new Standard of the Croatian Mountain Dog Tornjak

VIII Shows and all about them

What are the shows for anyway: to show or not to show?
What you need for a show
How to present your dog - a few words about ring training
"Ring training"
Judging and titles at shows

IX Croatian Tornjak as a working dog

A working day in the life of a Tornjak living with his herd

X Instead of a conclusion

A few words about the ethics of acquiring and keeping a dog
Before you get a dog
"How could you?"

XI Croatian native breeds

Croatian Sheepherd
Dalmatian
Istrian shorthaired Hound
Istrian coarsehaired Hound
Posavaz Hound

Repetitorium or the essence in a few words

Summary

Kennels and breeders of the Croatian Mountain Dog Tornjak (in alphabetical order)
Some interesting web adresses
Literature