I Just Got a Puppy, What Do I Do?: How to Buy, Train, Understand, and Enjoy Your Puppy | 
 enlarge | Author: Mordecai Siegal
Publisher: Fireside
Category: Book
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Rating:  12 reviews
Sales Rank: 81868
Media: Paperback
Edition: 10 Revised
Pages: 224
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Dimensions (in): 8.4 x 5.6 x 0.6
ISBN: 0684855208
Dewey Decimal Number: 636.707
EAN: 9780684855202
ASIN: 0684855208
Publication Date: May 28, 2002
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WHO SAID A PUPPY DOESN'T COME WITH AN INSTRUCTION MANUAL?Newly revised, this perennially popular guide to everything you ever needed to know about your new puppy is now a more invaluable resource than ever. First use the authors' safe and effective tests to determine your dog's temperament: strong-willed, shy, high-energy, outgoing, calm, aggressive; then use their personalized techniques to begin your training. Soon you'll be on your way to a rewarding and loving relationship with your new dog. You will also get the lowdown on: • Where to get a puppy (and where not to) • What to do and buy to prepare for your puppy's homecoming • How to create an immediate bond of trust between you and your puppy • How to paper train and housebreak your puppy • How to correct behavioral problems like spot soiling, furniture chewing, begging, jumping, excessive barking, and biting Complete with updated training techniques and an all-new section of profiles of the twenty-five most popular breeds, this fully illustrated guide is an essential source of wisdom, information, and inspiration for any dog owner or dog owner-to-be.
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 Not all good advice! October 5, 2008
G. Levine (Shoreline, WA)
I have to say, not all the advice in this book is very good. For example, the author gives tests on how to test your dogs personality. One of the tests is to see if your dog is "hand shy." To do this, he says that you should take a rolled-up newspaper, or your hand and pretend to hit your dog!! Why would you do this? I think that's an excellent way to get bit.
Also, a lot of the advice is obvious, even if you have never owned a dog before. Save your money and get a book that's better written. Victoria Stillwell's book may be a good place to look...
Good book for first timer or a refresher for the experienced owner February 22, 2006
CJ (Oak Harbor, WA)
1 out of 4 found this review helpful
This book has good guidelines and some good ideas. A little behind in some of the "new age" training. But worth buying.
A very helpful book, especially for a novice. September 25, 2005
Kathleen J. Bracken (Latham, NY USA)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
This book might be under the level of someone who has spent a lot of time around dogs, but for the first time owner, it is great.
The author covers a lot of topics needed for a new puppy mom or dad. I especially recommend the sections on housebreaking vs. paper training. It also works because it doesn't make assumptions about your puppy. Some dogs are dominant and some dogs are meek, and the book is stronger because not only does it take this into account, it has a guide on determining what type of personality your puppy has.
I grew up around dogs, but never trained a new puppy myself, so this was my bible for the first few months with my shih-tzu. In fact, it was out so much that it has chew marks in the corner. So, while helpful as a guide, be prepared to work with your new family member as well.
 An excellent guide for first time puppy owners September 12, 2005
Shawna D. Johnson (Riverside, CA USA)
2 out of 5 found this review helpful
This book is extremly helpful in assisting the reader in choosing, training and living happily with your puppy.
Good basic information, outdated training techniques August 19, 2004
Dog lover (Chicago, IL)
4 out of 10 found this review helpful
This book has a lot of useful information about puppy development and personality - but it recommends the choke-chain leash-correction training approach, which has been abandoned by many dog trainers. Setting up situations so the puppy gets it right and is then rewarded is much more humane than jerking the poor little one around.
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