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| I Just Got A Puppy, What Do I Do?: How to Buy, Train, Understand, and Enjoy Your Puppy | 
 enlarge | Authors: Mordecai Siegal, Matthew "uncle Matty" Margolis
Publisher: Fireside
Category: Book
List Price: $13.00
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You Save: $12.99 (100%)
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Avg. Customer Rating:  12 reviews
Sales Rank: 782980
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 224
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 8.2 x 5.3 x 0.5
ISBN: 0671695711
Dewey Decimal Number: 636.70887
EAN: 9780671695712
ASIN: 0671695711
Publication Date: December 1, 1992
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Product Description
Who said a puppy doesn't come with an instruction manual? From the bestselling authors of Good Dog, Bad Dog and When Good Dogs Do Bad Things comes this invaluable resource guide to everything you ever needed to know about your puppy. 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 and be on your way to a rewarding and loving relationship with your dog. You will also get the lowdown on: * Where to get your puppy (and where not to)
* How to create an immediate bond of trust with your puppy
* How to read your puppy's personality and understand why puppies do what they do
* What you'll need to prepare for your puppy's arrival
* All aspects of basic training, including paper training, house training, and feeding Complete with a unique section on Quick Fixes that shows you how to deal immediately with problems from spot-soiling to furniture chewing, this fully illustrated guide is an essential source of wisdom, information, and inspiration to any dog owner or dog owner-to-be.
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 Not all good advice! October 5, 2008
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
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
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
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
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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