Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Pages: 280
Trim: 6⅜ x 9½
978-1-4422-4716-1 • Hardback • April 2017 • $48.00 • (£37.00)
978-1-4422-4717-8 • eBook • April 2017 • $45.50 • (£35.00)
Elizabeth U. Murphy, DVM, is a small-animal veterinarian and former Physician Assistant who has practiced for the past 19 years at the innovative and progressive Broad Ripple Animal Clinic in Indianapolis, Indiana. Murphy has been a regular contributor to NPR’s Sound Medicine radio show and podcast where she explores the many parallels between human and veterinary medicine. Murphy provides information to pet owners about the ways to help their dogs age gracefully and age well on her website and blog: howtoageproofyourdog.com. Murphy may also be followed on Twitter (@howtoageproofyourdog) as well as Facebook: (https://www.facebook. com/pages/How-To-Age-Proof-Your-Dog). Murphy is a popular local speaker and has contributed to Veterinary Trends magazine. She is also an animal portraitist, and her artwork may be viewed on her website at: artisticbuzz.com.
Chapter 1: Age-Proofing??
Chapter 2: Why Do People Get Dogs Anyway?
Chapter 3: The Inner Game of Dog
Chapter 4: The Inner Game of Your Dog
Chapter 5: Getting To Know You
Chapter 6: Getting To Know All About You
Chapter 7: The Vision Thing
Chapter 8: The Laudatory Auditory
Chapter 9: Smell Scentral
Chapter 10: Two More Sensible Senses
Chapter 11: Blue Dogs
Chapter 12: Provide Purpose
Chapter 13: Supply Structure
Chapter 14: Practice Prevention
Chapter 15: Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes…
Chapter 16: Beware the Creep
Chapter 17: Shifting Senses
Chapter 18: Turn Up the Volume
Chapter 19: Diminishing Returns
Chapter 20: Sticky Wickets
Chapter 21: Fuzzy Logic
Chapter 22: Keeping Up Appearances
Chapter 23: Taking Stock
Chapter 24: And Then…?
Murphy, a veterinarian with 17 years of experience, has ushered canines through all stages of life, from their earliest weeks to their final days, while acquiring valuable information about how they live and age. She shares her knowledge in this detailed guide, using anecdotes from her practice to show dog owners how to help their dogs age well. The book delves into a dog’s senses and changes to watch out for as dogs age. Murphy urges dog owners to practice the 'Fab 4' with their dogs: provide purpose, supply structure, target togetherness, and practice prevention. Toward the end, Murphy touches upon geriatric dog issues such as arthritis and the diminishing of senses and mental capacities, and also prepares owners for grief. Written with a tender touch, this thoughtful guide is essential reading for dog owners.
— Publishers Weekly
This book should go along with the new puppy. It contains much of what you need to know to raise a great dog. Plus, it will help both pet parent and dog prepare for the issues that go along with aging.
— Marie Cargill, holistic practitioner, a licensed acupuncturist, a registered herbalist, and a homeopathy proponent for both pets and their people; author of Cancer and Your Pet: A Guide to Alternative and Integrated Treatment