In This Chapter
- Playing games that encourage cooperation
- Mixing games and obedience
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Showing posts with label Puppies. Show all posts
Ten Crowd-Pleasing Tricks
In This Chapter
- Using your puppy’s old habits to create new tricks
- Letting your puppy show off a bit
Bugged In and Bugged Out: Internal and External Parasites
In This Chapter
- Tackling your blood-sucking parasite problem
- Recognizing the signs and symptoms of internal parasites
Food and Fitness
In This Chapter
- Feeding your puppy well
- Giving your pup a good workout
- Participating in organized adventures
Training through Your Pup’s Growth Stages
In This Chapter
- Performing basic lessons with infant puppies
- Building on the basics with exercises for the terrible twos
- Training your adolescent pup
- Discovering what to focus on during puppy puberty
- Teaching the teen dog
Preventative and Emergency Care
In This Chapter
- Keeping your puppy healthy with daily care, grooming, and regular checkups
- Relieving your puppy’s allergies
- Getting your puppy spayed or neutered
- Treating your pup in emergencies
Curbing Socially Unacceptable Behaviors
In This Chapter
- Handling an aggressive dog
- Resolving gulping, stool swallowing, and marking
When Anxiety Strikes
In This Chapter
- Knowing how to react to a barker
- Controlling a puppy who digs
- Admonishing mounting
- Resolving separation anxiety
- Building a timid puppy’s confidence
Dealing with Daily Hassles
In This Chapter
- Finding out how to handle a chewer
- Controlling your pup’s nipping and mouthing
- Dealing with a pup who jumps
- Discovering the best way to train your pup
Graduating to Off-Lead Control
In This Chapter
- Preparing for off-lead control
- Deciding on the right off-lead equipment
- Respecting your puppy’s limitations
- Protecting your off-lead pup with the Emergency “Down”
Teaching Everyday Etiquette
In This Chapter
- Getting your puppy ready for full freedom
- Adjusting your pup to your comings and goings
- Dealing with car travel
- Bringing your puppy out in public
- Training your pup to meet and greet gracefully
Housetraining for Success
In This Chapter
- Using direction instead of correction for housetraining success
- Determining a potty routine for your puppy
- Understanding the differences between paper and outdoor training
- Housetraining your pup kindly and cheerfully
Using Cool Tools and Groovy Gadgets
In This Chapter
- Training your puppy with positive reinforcement
- Using treat cups and snack packs as training devices
- Discovering clicker-based training
- Improving communication with targeting and point training
Getting Everyone Involved
In This Chapter
- Encouraging consistency among your family and friends
- Creating a clan of helpers
- Comparing puppy schools and private trainers
Living with Your Puppy in the Real World
In This Chapter
- Being a good neighbor
- Helping your puppy adjust to life changes
- Traveling by plane, boat, or automobile
Kids and Puppies
In This Chapter
- Helping your kids and puppy bond
- Discouraging your puppy from nipping and tugging
- Overcoming Sibling Rivalry Syndrome
Life from His Paws: Understanding Your Puppy’s View of the World
In This Chapter
- Making sure your puppy’s basic needs are met
- Communicating by using the language of a pup
- Establishing who’s in charge of the household
- Discovering how to train your puppy from his perspective
- Motivating your puppy appropriately according to his age
Socialization and Civility
In This Chapter
- Calming your puppy during socialization
- Conditioning your puppy to accept people of all sizes, races, and genders
- Introducing your puppy to wild animals, noises, and other interesting objects
- Handling a pup’s wary or defensive response
Home Sweet Home
In This Chapter
- Shopping for supplies you’ll need immediately
- Checking out training collars and leashes to be used later on
- Readying your house and your family
- Making introductions
- Getting through the first week
Finding and Choosing Your Puppy
In This Chapter
- Deciding where to look for your puppy — breeders, shelters, newspaper ads, or pet stores
- Asking and answering all the right questions about your prospective puppy
- Testing your puppy’s temperament and personality
- Considering an older pup
Picking the Right Kind of Puppy for You
In This Chapter
- Pinpointing your ideal breed or mixed breed
- Understanding what makes a breed (or mix of breeds) unique
- Getting the scoop on the terms “breed groups,” “designer breeds,” and “hybrid vigor”
Pre-Puppy Considerations
In This Chapter
- Asking yourself why you want a puppy
- Considering how a dog fits with your current and future family arrangements
- Figuring out what you want in a dog
- Fitting a puppy into your daily routine
Raising a Puppy: Making Heads and Tails of It
In This Chapter
- Understanding the differences between puppies
- Helping your pup settle in with the family
- Training with your pup’s age in mind
- Dealing with the infamous puppy behavior
- Taking care of your puppy
