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The Donkey Companion: Selecting, Training, Breeding, Enjoying & Caring for Donkeys

The Donkey Companion: Selecting, Training, Breeding, Enjoying & Caring for Donkeys

Current price: $29.95
Publication Date: August 27th, 2008
Publisher:
Storey Publishing, LLC
ISBN:
9781603420389
Pages:
343
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Description

Strong, intelligent, dependable, friendly, and extremely versatile, donkeys are the perfect farm companion. Whether you use your animal to pull carts, till fields, or protect livestock, you’ll benefit from this practical and inspirational guide to working with and caring for your donkey. Providing expert advice on selecting the right breed for your needs, daily maintenance, training, and first aid, Sue Weaver also includes plenty of fun facts and charming donkey anecdotes. Raise a happy and healthy donkey!

About the Author

Sue Weaver has written hundreds of magazine articles and many books about livestock, horses, and chickens, including The Backyard Cow, The Backyard Goat, The Backyard Sheep, Storey and The Donkey Companion. Weaver and her husband share their ridgetop farmette in the southern Ozarks with an array of animal friends.

Praise for The Donkey Companion: Selecting, Training, Breeding, Enjoying & Caring for Donkeys

“The Donkey Companion is the most complete, up-to-date reference of its kind. The book offers readers a walk through the wonder and capabilities of this equine species, with keen insight into the differences between donkey and horse.”

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