Product Description

Nothing is more adorable than a new puppy. But without the proper time spent training them, today?s puppies can become tomorrow?s nightmare hounds. This book teaches puppy owners all they need to know to successfully raise a puppy of any breed or background. Complete with black-and-white photos, owners will learn how to:

• Choose the best breed for their lifestyle
• Help children and other pets acclimate to the new puppy
• Puppyproof the house
• Housebreak and train the new puppy
• Feed and groom according to age and breed
• Solve common behavior problems

Also includes detailed information on alternative health care options as well as exercises and advanced training techniques. This book has everything puppy owners need to ensure that their new puppy grows into a happy, healthy, and well-behaved dog.

About the Author

Carlo De Vito (New Jersey and New York) is a publishing professional and lifelong dog owner (Chelsea, a white German shepherd, and Chief and Cinderella, a pair of dalmatians). He is the author of The Everything Puppy Book and the coauthor of The Everything Dog Book. His work has also appeared in Chicken Soup for the Soul: Celebrates Dogs.

Amy Ammen (Milwaukee, WI) is a professional dog trainer and the coauthor of The Everything Dog Book. She has extensive experience in the show ring with four breed champions and three Obedience Trial Championships, and currently performs with her dancing dogs at festivals and children?s venues.

Product Description

Finally - a puppy guide that answers all your questions! Nothing is more adorable than a new puppy! But no matter how cute, puppies take a lot of hard work and loving care. The Everything Puppy Book teaches you absolutely everything you need to raise your precious pet through the most critical stages of his or her life.

Packed with professional instructions and useful tips, this is the one book you and your family will turn to time and time again. Including photographs of your favorite breeds, and a color insert, The Everything Puppy Book covers everything from grooming to exercise, and training to breed behavior. Before long, your puppy will become a healthy, well-mannered, well-adjusted, full-grown dog.

The Everything Puppy Book gives you valuable advice on how to:
Choose the best breed for your lifestyle
Help your other pets adjust to the new puppy
Puppy-proof your house
Buy the right supplies
Housebreak your puppy in record time
Solve common behavior problems
Feed and groom your puppy

About the Author

Amy Ammen is a nationally celebrated dog trainer and author. She regularly conducts training seminars across the United States, and has earned obedience titles with breeds from all seven of the American Kennel Club’s dog groups. She is the coauthor of The Everything Dog book, Dog Training, and Training in No Time.

Review

Help[s] prospective owners decide whether they’re ready for a dog…and whether they should get a puppy or an older dog.. (Pet Product News International 20080901)

New Dog offers tips on just about everything a prospective dog owner needs to know. (Trent Edwards The Calgary Herald )

Suited for someone in the early stages of getting a dog, who is simply looking for a primer. (Ranny Green City Dog )

Training sequences are clearly explained…. sidebars supplement the brief, clearly written text; high-quality captioned photos deliver most of the content. (Library Journal )

New Dog makes a great addition to any library. (Donna Naylor Shelf Life )

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A straightforward guide to welcoming a new dog home.

This book establishes a solid timeline for all the key decisions a new dog owner must make, whether adopting a puppy, an adult dog or a rescued dog.

Dr. Bruce Fogle provides his time-tested 20 Essential Tips for a Well-Behaved Dog and offers guidance on the 30 most popular breeds (including purebreds, crossbreeds and problem breeds). Careful attention is given to various concerns, such as allergies and urban, suburban and apartment living.

New Dog is packed with accurate, up-to-date information and wise counsel on a range of such topics as:

• Where to find the right dog
• Known inherited conditions
• Temperament testing and good canine citizenship
• Common problems: inappropriate chewing, aggression, boredom
• Effective communication
• Routine health care and choosing a vet
• Expert training sequences to follow and practice
• Traveling with dogs and choosing a kennel and a doggy daycare.

More than 300 commissioned color photographs, dozens of useful tips, and recent breakthroughs in veterinary science all make this the ideal guidebook for new dog owners.

(20081101)

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Product Description

An engaging, photo-filled dog-owner?s guide that will help you deepen the bond between you and your best friend.

Written in a friendly, accessible style, and full of appealing color photos, The Dog Owner?s Handbook offers plenty of expert advice on training and caring for your canine. Whether you want advice on selecting a dog, need a rundown on training techniques or health care, or plan to lavish your pet with toys and treats, here?s everything you need to know. Learn the best way to introduce a puppy to its new home; discover how to discourage attention-seeking behavior, like barking or jumping; find out how much and what type of exercise you should give your dog; and much, much more. Annette Conn is a professional dog behavior consultant and training instructor, with more than 25 years? experience. She also trains and handles dogs for television.

About the Author

Annette Conn is a professional dog behaviour consultant and trainer, who regularly teaches at several dog-training clubs and has lectured on dog behaviour, assessment and training throughout the UK. She lives in London.

Product Description
The first book specifically written for women and their dogs

Expert dog trainer Babette Haggerty-Brennan looks at the special issues unique to dogowning women in Woman’s Best Friend.

With warmth, humor, and expert experience, Babette explores the personalities of different breeds, and their needs as they relate to a woman’s specific lifestyle.

Unlike other training books, this unique guide offers advice and suggestions specifically for women, whose needs and nature require special consideration. Topics include:

• Choosing a family dog
• Preparing and training for a new baby
• Using effective commands
• Dealing with embarrassing dog behavior such as sniffing, eating underwear, excessive barking, and more
• Avoiding being overpowered by the dog, i.e. leash tugging, leash breaking, door crashing

In this fascinating and informative book, women get the advice and help they want to find a dog that fits their specific needs.

About the Author

Babette Haggerty-Brennan , a second generation professional trainer, has appeared on television, radio, in newspapers, and as a speaker at several dog conventions. She has written for a variety of dog and pet magazines.

Product Description

An engaging, photo-filled dog-owner?s guide that will help you deepen the bond between you and your best friend.

Written in a friendly, accessible style, and full of appealing color photos, The Dog Owner?s Handbook offers plenty of expert advice on training and caring for your canine. Whether you want advice on selecting a dog, need a rundown on training techniques or health care, or plan to lavish your pet with toys and treats, here?s everything you need to know. Learn the best way to introduce a puppy to its new home; discover how to discourage attention-seeking behavior, like barking or jumping; find out how much and what type of exercise you should give your dog; and much, much more. Annette Conn is a professional dog behavior consultant and training instructor, with more than 25 years? experience. She also trains and handles dogs for television.

About the Author

Annette Conn is a professional dog behaviour consultant and trainer, who regularly teaches at several dog-training clubs and has lectured on dog behaviour, assessment and training throughout the UK. She lives in London.

Product Description

The old rules don’t always apply to adopted dogs, whose training, past behaviors, and health histories may be a mystery. At last, here’s the one-stop bible that acknowledges their special needs and covers every detail of daily life. In chapters reviewed by experts in veterinary medicine, nutrition, and training, pet parents will learn:

• Where to find your perfect canine companion
• All about breeds and mixed breeds and how you can adopt any type of dog
• Smart guidelines for adoption success
• Realistic expenses of dog care
• What to expect when you bring your new pup home (and long after)
• How to prevent runaways and protect your dog from all types of harm
• Clicker, target stick, and other re-training methods
• Humane ways to modify undesirable behaviors
• How to introduce new diets and take the guesswork out of feeding
• Holistic and conventional medical treatments
• Daily hygiene and caring for your sick pup inside and out
• The impact of travel and changes at home
• What to do when it’s time to say good-bye

Plus recipes, doggy workouts, heartwarming true stories of adopted dogs and their happy parents, information on saving dogs on a larger scale, and much, much more!

About the Author

Since 1996, Petfinder.com has facilitated more than twelve million pet adoptions. What began as one couple’s New Year’s resolution to “do something good” by uniting homeless pets with prospective adopters has become the largest searchable database of adoptable pets on the Web. More than one out of nine homes with pets in the U.S. contains an animal found on Petfinder.com. Kim Saunders is vice president of shelter outreach at Petfinder.com and is the proud adoptive parent of Kona, Mojo, and Mocha.

Product Description
The first book specifically written for women and their dogs

Expert dog trainer Babette Haggerty-Brennan looks at the special issues unique to dogowning women in Woman’s Best Friend.

With warmth, humor, and expert experience, Babette explores the personalities of different breeds, and their needs as they relate to a woman’s specific lifestyle.

Unlike other training books, this unique guide offers advice and suggestions specifically for women, whose needs and nature require special consideration. Topics include:

• Choosing a family dog
• Preparing and training for a new baby
• Using effective commands
• Dealing with embarrassing dog behavior such as sniffing, eating underwear, excessive barking, and more
• Avoiding being overpowered by the dog, i.e. leash tugging, leash breaking, door crashing

In this fascinating and informative book, women get the advice and help they want to find a dog that fits their specific needs.

About the Author

Babette Haggerty-Brennan , a second generation professional trainer, has appeared on television, radio, in newspapers, and as a speaker at several dog conventions. She has written for a variety of dog and pet magazines.