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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.

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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.

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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.

Amazon.com Review

The Monks of New Skete share their invaluable training techniques and philosophy in their bestselling book, How to Be Your Dog’s Best Friend. First and foremost, the Monks–who themselves breed and raise German shepherds in Upstate New York–emphasize that “understanding is the key to communication, compassion, and communion” with your dog. Outlined in seven highly readable and informative chapters, the training principles offer a better knowledge of your pet’s psyche and personality–ultimately deepening the bond between human and animal. Striving to educate and sensitize new and potential owners to dog kind, the book explores different breeds and temperaments, and assesses the best places from which to obtain a dog. Thanks to a succession of neatly ordered chapters and subsections on everything from crates and leash training to dog treats and massage, training is made accessible and even fun. The Monks lay particular emphasis on the importance of training with “spirit, humor, and most of all, physical and verbal praise!” Whether you’re a new owner or an old-timer, How to Be Your Dog’s Best Friend is one of the best training guides available, written with compassion, empathy, and humor. –Naomi Gesinger

From Publishers Weekly

The Monks of New Skete have been raising and training dogs for over 30 years at their Cambridge, New York, monastery, and this volume-updated from the 1978 version-offers solid insights on dog training, behavior, grooming, feeding and a host of other topics. Whether discussing country, city or suburban dogs, the monks dispense good advice on humane care, such as admonishing owners to avoid “canine incarceration,” i.e., leaving a dog confined alone for long periods of time. While the book does contain many useful, tried-and-true techniques for obedience-stay, heel, down-stay, recall and the like-its unique value lies in the monks’ insights and thoughts about the human-canine bond. Concepts such as discipline and praise are more than merely a means to an end, the monks maintain: they are extensions of a caring attitude and real communication with a canine companion. Without devolving into New Age psychobabble, the monks make philosophical and spiritual observations that no dog lover could resist, and which just might make a convert of the uninitiated. 87 b&w photos.
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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.