The Perfect Puppy: How to Raise a Well-Behaved Dog

by Bailey, Gwen

• ISBN13: 9780895778390
• ISBN10: 0895778394
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1996-05-01
• Publisher: PENGUIN PUTNAM INC

Summary

The Perfect Puppy tells you all you need to know in order to turn your pup into a well-adjusted, confident, happy adult dog. Here you'll find the most up-to-date behavioral information. Author Gwen Bailey is a strong advocate of prevention rather than cure, and she shows how to avoid the problems that so many owners encounter. The book offers comprehensive chapters on the importance of choosing a breed that suits your family and home, taking your puppy home, and easing its introduction to a wide variety of environments. In addition, you'll learn about housebreaking, helping your puppy to accept its position in the hierarchy of the human pack, handling and grooming, and the importance of games for both puppy and owner.
Throughout The Perfect Puppy, Gwen Bailey recommends the benefits of reward-based training methods, which help the owner to begin training while the puppy is relatively young and which yield a strong bond between owner and animal. She also explains how puppies learn and presents practical training exercises accompanied by easy-to-follow color photographs. Bailey tells us how to enjoy the lovable puppy stage while making your pup a well-mannered, sociable friend.

Author Biography

Gwen Bailey is an animal behaviorist for a British animal welfare society and was the first behavior counselor to be employed full-time by any welfare organization in Great Britain. She teaches a popular course for puppy owners, lectures pet health counselors for a leading dog food manufacturer, and frequently lectures veterinarians at international forums.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. 6
Acknowledgments	p. 8
The Raw Material	p. 10
A Puppy's-Eye View of The World	p. 18
The New Family	p. 27
Developmental Stages and What To Do	p. 34
Living With a New Puppy: The First Steps	p. 41
Socialization	p. 52
Housebreaking: The First Lesson	p. 66
Leading The Pack	p. 74
Toys and Games	p. 89
Controlling The Games	p. 103
Preventing Biting and Aggression	p. 109
Handling and Grooming	p. 122
Good Manners	p. 130
Chewing and Learning to Be Left Alone	p. 137
How Puppies Learn	p. 142
Training (practical exercises)	p. 150
Developing the Training	p. 174
Discipline	p. 178
Adolescence and Beyond	p. 184
Appendix: Socialization Program	p. 188
Further Reading	p. 190
Useful Addresses	p. 190
Index	p. 191
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