Puppy Love

combining Informative Text With Beautiful Full-color Photographs, This Book Covers Everything You Need To Know About Caring For Puppies From Birth To Age Six Months. Busy Puppy Parents Will Get Fast And Authoritative Advice On: puppy-proofing Your Home And Yard what Age To Bring Home A Puppy housetraining the First Trip To The Vet crate Training feeding socialization and Much More whether You're A Proud Puppy Parent Or Just Love To Admire These Adorable Bundles Of Joy, This Is A Charming Book You'll Turn To Again And Again. a Certified Pet Dog Trainer And Certified Animal Behavior Consultant, Liz Palika Has Written More Than Fifty Books. She Has Received Two Prestigious Maxwell Awards From The Dog Writers' Association Of America. Her Work Has Been Published In Newsweek, Dog World, Dog Fancy, The Akc Gazette, And Other Magazines. MirKnig.com Puppy Love 1 Table of Contents 5 Introduction 10 Chapter 1: Welcome to the World of Puppies 14 Genetics Determine Your Puppy’s Health and Temperament 16 Puppy Development during the First Two Weeks 18 Puppies Grow and Change during the Third and Fourth Weeks 19 Puppies Become Toddlers in the Fifth and Sixth Weeks 22 The Joys and Lessons in Play 23 Littermates Teach Social Skills 26 Puppies Become More Independent in the Seventh and Eighth Weeks 27 Momma Dog Is the Best Teacher 30 Lots of Changes during Weeks Nine and Ten 31 The World Is a Scary Place 34 The Best Age to Bring Home a Puppy 35 A Shopping List for Your New Puppy 38 Puppyproofing Your Home 39 Making Your Yard Safe 41 Bringing Home Your New Puppy 43 Chapter 2: Your New Family Member 46 Meeting Your Family 47 Introducing Your Puppy to a Dog at Home 50 Introducing Your Other Pets 51 Choosing Your Puppy’s Name 54 Limiting Your Puppy’s Freedom 56 Your Puppy Needs Her Own Bed 57 Why Is Your Puppy Crying? 60 Puppies Just Want to Have Fun 61 Teaching Your Puppy and Children to Play Nicely 64 Being a Good Puppy Parent 65 Introducing the Buckle Collar and Leash 67 Putting Identification on Your Puppy 70 Don’t Worry; Relax and Laugh! 72 Chapter 3: Housetraining Your Puppy 74 Housetraining Goals 75 Incorporating Longterm Goals into Your Housetraining 78 Using a Crate for Your Puppy’s Bed 79 Introducing the Crate to Your Puppy 82 Using the Crate Wisely 83 Don’t Abuse the Crate 86 Establishing a Schedule 87 Teaching Your Puppy to “Go” on Command 90 Going Outside with Your Puppy 91 Praising the Behaviors You Want to Happen Again 94 Preventing Housetraining Accidents 95 Chapter 4: Teaching Household Rules 98 Household Rules Are Vital 99 Avoiding Self-Rewarding Behaviors 101 Your Home before and after Puppy 104 A Suggested List of Household Rules 105 Teaching Your Puppy to Follow the Rules 108 Sometimes Puppies Make Mistakes 109 Don’t Ignore Good Behavior 112 Don’t Inadvertently Reward Bad Behavior 113 Teaching the Sit for Petting 116 Teaching the Collar Touch 117 Chapter 5: The Human-Animal Bond 120 Why Do We Bond with Dogs? 121 How Is Bonding with Dogs Good for You? 124 How Does Bonding Happen? 125 Women Bonding with Their Dogs 128 Men and Their Dogs 129 A Child’s Companion 132 Key Points to Bonding with Your Puppy 133 Chapter 6: Playing with Your Puppy 136 How Puppies Play 137 Using Playtime as a Teaching Tool 140 The Best Toys 141 Fetch Games 144 The Touch Game 145 The Name Game 148 Hide-and-Seek 149 The Find It Game 152 Simple Fun with Household Objects 153 Teaching Tricks 156 Avoid Playing Rough Games 157 Things Not to Use as Toys 160 Chapter 7: Socializing Your Puppy 162 The Best Age to Begin Socialization 163 How to Socialize Your Puppy 166 Sights, Sounds, Smells, and Feels 167 Introducing Your Puppy to a Variety of People 170 Letting Your Puppy Meet Other Dogs 171 Cats, Ferrets, Rabbits, Birds, and More 174 Going to Different Places and Seeing New Things 175 A Fun Game: Walking on Different Objects 178 Noisemakers Aren’t Just for Parties! 179 Don’t Overwhelm Your Puppy 182 Your Goals for Socialization 183 Chapter 8: Puppy School 186 You and Your Puppy Both Learn during Training 187 Choosing a Class and Trainer 190 Teaching the Sit 191 Teaching the Release 194 Teaching the Down 195 Teaching the Stay 198 Teaching the Come 199 Teaching Your Puppy to Come from a Distance 201 Playing the Come Game 204 Teaching the Watch Me 205 Teaching Your Puppy to Walk on a Leash 207 A Socialization Game 210 Puppy Playtime 211 Conquering the Confidence Course 214 Asking Questions about Training Problems 215 Training Takes Time 218 Chapter 9: Preventing Problem Behaviors 220 Problem Behaviors Are Not Problems to Your Puppy 221 Nutrition Can Affect Behavior 223 A Tired Puppy Is a Happy Puppy 226 Prevention Is the Name of This Game 227 Teaching Your Puppy How to Be Alone 230 Being a Leader to Your Puppy 231 Teaching No Bite! 234 What Is Aggressive Behavior? 235 Resource Guarding Might Require Professional Help 238 Teaching Your Puppy Not to Jump on People 239 Teaching Your Puppy to Sit at Doorways 242 Barking Can Quickly Become a Neighborhood Problem 243 Destructive Chewing Is Dangerous 246 Teaching Your Puppy to Stay off the Furniture 247 Preventing Begging 250 Are You Causing Your Puppy’s Behavior Problems? 251 Health Challenges Can Cause Behavior Problems 254 Chapter 10: Caring for Your Puppy 256 Choosing Your Puppy’s Healthcare Partner 258 Feeding Your Puppy a Nutritious Diet 260 When and How to Feed Your Puppy 261 The Daily Massage 264 Brushing, Combing, and Removing Tangles 265 Bathing Your Puppy 268 Fleas, Ticks, and Mites 269 Cleaning the Eyes, Ears, and Teeth 272 Teething Problems 273 Trimming Toenails 276 Vaccinations 277 Spaying or Neutering Your Puppy 280 When to Call the Veterinarian 281 Emergencies 284 Chapter 11: As Your Puppy Grows Up 286 What Is Adolescence? 287 Surviving Adolescence 290 Continuing Your Puppy’s Training 291 Physical and Mental Changes 294 Checking Out Dog Sports 295 Canine Good Citizen 298 Therapy Dogs Provide Affection 299 Enjoy Your Dog! 302 Index 308 Combining informative text with beautiful full-color photographs, this book covers everything you need to know about caring for puppies from birth to age six months. Busy puppy parents will get fast and authoritative advice on: Puppy-proofing your home and yard What age to bring home a puppy Housetraining The first trip to the vet Crate training Feeding Socialization And much more This book, combining informative text with full-color photographs, covers everything you need to know about caring for puppies from birth to age six months, including puppy-proofing your home and yard, housetraining, crate training, socialization, feeding, and much more