The art of raising a puppy
Book - 2011
"For more than thirty years the Monks of New Skete have been among America's most trusted authorities on dog training, canine behavior, and the animal/human bond. In their two now-classic bestsellers, How to be Your Dog's Best Friend and THE ART OF RAISING A PUPPY, the Monks draw on their experience as long-time breeders of German shepherds and as trainers of dogs of all breeds to provide--brilliantly distilled--the indispensable information and advice that every dog owner needs. This new edition of THE ART OF RAISING A PUPPY features new photographs throughout, along with updated chapters on play, crating, adopting dogs from shelters and rescue organizations, raising dogs in an urban environment, and the latest developments ...in canine health and canine behavioral theory"--
- Subjects
- Published
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New York :
Little, Brown and Co
2011, 1991.
- Language
- English
- Corporate Author
- Corporate Author
- Edition
- 2nd edition
- Item Description
- "Completely revised and updated."
- Physical Description
- x, 341 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 329-331) and index.
- ISBN
- 9780316083270
- Monk as Midwife
- The Mystery of Development
- More Than Meets the Eye
- Light Shines in Darkness
- Opening Up to the World
- Testing the Puppies
- Interlude: Inspiration and Perspiration
- Deciding to Adopt a Puppy
- Finding Your Puppy
- First Things First
- A New Beginning
- House-Training and Preliminary Obedience Exercises
- The Foundations of Training
- Interlude: From a Monk's Journal
- Reading Your Dog
- Lessons From the Pack: Becoming Pack Leader
- Basic Training for Puppies
- Training and Play: Enjoying Your Pup
- Discipline and Common Puppy Problems
- General Care of Your Puppy
- Troika: When the Relationship Transforms
- Epilogue: A New Way of Seeing
- Appendix: Evolution and Interpretation of the Puppy Test.