Product Description

Features a new 8–page color section



The bestselling guide to making the most of puppy′s first year

Bringing home a puppy? This fun, friendly guide to puppyhood prepares you for this tough but terrific time. From the basics –– housebreaking, feeding, training –– to the latest on doggie day care, traveling with a puppy, and the new designer breeds, you get everything you need to help your puppy grow up to be a healthy, playful, well–mannered dog.

Discover how to
∗ Choose the perfect puppy for you
∗ Socialize your puppy
∗ Stimulate your puppy′s growing mind
∗ Use the latest training tools
∗ Keep peace between kids and puppies

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #26241 in Books
• Published on: 2006-09-08
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 520 pages

From the Back Cover
Features a new 8–page color section

The bestselling guide to making the most of puppy′s first year

Bringing home a puppy? This fun, friendly guide to puppyhood prepares you for this tough but terrific time. From the basics — housebreaking, feeding, training — to the latest on doggie day care, traveling with a puppy, and the new designer breeds, you get everything you need to help your puppy grow up to be a healthy, playful, well–mannered dog.

Discover how to

• Choose the perfect puppy for you
• Socialize your puppy
• Stimulate your puppy′s growing mind
• Use the latest training tools
• Keep peace between kids and puppies

About the Author
Sarah Hodgson has been a trainer of dogs and their people for over 20 years. She has had many famous clients, including TV personality Katie Couric, actors/actresses Richard Gere, Glenn Close, Chazz Palminteri, Chevy Chase, and Lucie Arnez, business moguls George Soros, Tommy Hilfiger, Tommy Mottola, and Michael Fuchs, and sports greats Bobby Valentine and Alan Houston.
Sarah is the author of eight dog training books, including Teach Yourself Visually, Dog Training; Dog Tricks For Dummies; DogPerfect; and PuppyPerfect. Soon to be released: Miss Sarah’s Book of Etiquette for Dogs.

Customer Reviews

Every newbies dream!!!!!
This book is perfect for any newbie when it come to the world of dogs. I myself am a first time owner and the book was incredibly helpful. Buy all the dogs/puppy for dummies, like i did and you will have a very healthy happy dog/puppy in no time at all.

Great book
Bought this book when I was getting my first puppy, the book was packed full of information on how to successfully train and socialise your new pup, including useful info on how to keep your pup happy and healthy. Even has information on harmful things for dogs, like certain foods and plants, before i got this I had no idea that Onions and Grapes were poisonous to dogs.

The information is so relevant and useful that i even found myself using many of the techniques on my older dog, finding them all great with helping to train him again.

Brilliant
If you are thinking of getting a puppy this book is a must. Follow the steps and you won't go wrong. We are in the terrible 2's at present but knowing about it before hand was a big help.