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| You and Your Puppy: Training and Health Care for Your Puppy's First Year (Howell Reference Books) | 
 enlarge | Authors: James Debitetto, Sarah Hodgson
Publisher: Howell Book House
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  8 reviews
Sales Rank: 464887
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 272
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 9.2 x 6.1 x 0.6
ISBN: 076456238X
Dewey Decimal Number: 636.707
UPC: 785555044289
EAN: 9780764562389
ASIN: 076456238X
Publication Date: December 26, 2000
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Product Description
First published in 1995, this authoritative book has helped nearly 40,000 families raise healthy, content pets. Packed with illustrations and photos, it explains how to keep puppies healthy, put them through basic training, correct behavior problems, and integrate them into family life. Since the initial publication, coauthor Sarah Hodgson has become the media's favorite puppy expert?a dog trainer who writes for The New York Times, appears on the Rosie O'Donnell Show," the "Today Show," and other programs, and even helped Katie Couric choose a puppy."
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 Very helpful information. August 2, 2005
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This book has very accurate information for training your puppy and very accurate medical information. I would recommend it.
It really works August 2, 2004
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
Our new baby responds to the instructions in this book wonderfully. I was worried about getting a dog, but the results we are getting by following the instructions presented her have made me really glad that I finally got a dog. I could not be more greatful for such a good instuction manual.
 Great for the beginner! July 9, 2004
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I've been training dogs for 10 years, and I have recommended this book to all of my puppy owners! It's a great way to get through the first year of puppyhood, and have a dog you'll be proud to call yours. All of my students have found the information easy to understand, the methods easy to use, and the results are wonderful!
 Repetitive, dangerously confused, and irritating September 9, 2003
14 out of 19 found this review helpful
It's easy to read, and has a few good tips, but overall I found this book very poor. The training section is broken down into stages for different-aged pups, which sounds like a good idea until you realise that training principles are the same at any age, and therefore each chapter is exasperatingly repetitive. Along with the wide spacing, big headings, short paragraphs and abundant meaningless pictures, that makes for a remarkably uninformative book. There is no discussion of major controversies such as positive versus force-based training or natural versus dry feeding; the author's preferred technique is presented as the only option and areas of huge disagreement among trainers are not even flagged. Evidently Hodgson's style appeals to some; I found it irritatingly condescending, bubbly and saccharine. Finally, the book is dangerously poorly edited: on p. 128 Hodgson says: "Don't give him free access to water yet, or he'll turn into a fountain"... then on p. 155 DeBitetto says: "Puppies need a lot of water, and restricting it can put your puppy at risk of dehydration. The only time water can be safely witheld is at night." The health section was better-written and much more informative, but you'd still be much better off buying one good training book and one good health book.
Fantastic Book!!!! March 29, 2003
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
This book is great! It gives good insight to what the puppy is feeling and has broken down training and behavior patterns by the pups age. The book also provides good detail in health maintenance for your dog as well as a typical puppy schedule! I found the schedule to be very helpful in planning my day in order to give my pup the most attention.
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