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| Puppies for Dummies | 
 enlarge | Author: Sarah Hodgson
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Inc
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  36 reviews
Sales Rank: 359217
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 360
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.3
Dimensions (in): 9.2 x 7.4 x 0.9
ISBN: 0764552554
Dewey Decimal Number: 636.707
EAN: 9780764552557
ASIN: 0764552554
Publication Date: June 5, 2000
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Very Helpful June 9, 2008
This book is great for people like me who have never owned a dog! There are a few chapters in the beginning that i didn't find helpful, however. I had already chosen my puppy before i bought the book, but if your are searching for the right puppy and have any questions, then these chapters would be perfect for you! I still use this book to reference back to, my puppy is only twelve weeks old, so there's still a long way to go!
 A must have for the new puppy parent April 8, 2008
This book should be given with every new puppy - even before the puppy goes home with you. Covers all major aspects of puppy raising and training. I cannot recommend this book enough.
 Lacks some details March 1, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
The book offers some schedules for walking your puppy, but lacks the "before" part - how much he should eat and how soon he might need to go, for example. I agree with reviewers who say the book is superficial. If you've had dogs before at all, this book is probably adequate. If you're like me, and the only other pets you've raised successfully have been hamsters, this book is NOT enough. In less than a week, I had to buy more books that cover the same topics in more depth.
Read this book January 13, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Before getting my puppy in 2002, I read several books on puppies, dogs, and training. My favorite was Puppies for Dummies, the 2000 edition. I can only imagine that the 2006 edition is even better.
Early sections help the reader decide what breed is best for his lifestyle and how to be ready for puppy's first day home. Especially important was the timeline--what training the puppy needs at what age--in order to grow to her best potential. The organization is excellent with easy-to-locate topics: a detailed Table of Contents and a complete Index.
Throughout the book, Hodgson stresses positive training and reinforcement, offering many important and helpful tips on how to be the most effective teacher you can be.
I tried the "teaching-lead" Hodgson describes, keeping my puppy attached to me by a lead at all times at home. This method is a super way to bond with your dog. Now, as a result, I have a most responsive and well-trained pet, a charmer.
I've recommended this book to friends, every one of whom thought it was an excellent resource. However, I do want to point out that no book on puppy training is useful if one does not use the techniques described....
If you really want to learn how to train your puppy in the most constructive way, get this book!
Great for first time puppy owners January 4, 2008
I found this book to be very comprehensive and well organized. The advice is practical and is consistent with another book, Good Owners, Great Dogs, which was recommended to me by a dog trainer. I thought Puppies for Dummies was much easier to reference and it provides several alternatives for different types of problems. For example, the author recognizes that some puppies may actually like the Bitter Apple spray and she provides a different suggestion for another type of chew retardant. She also provides several different suggestions for dealing with a biting puppy and she differentiates between how to deal with biting skin vs biting pant legs, shoes etc.
Re house training, there is advice on different approaches including paper training, crate training, puppy pads and a combination approach. She even provides sample potty schedules for a dog where the owner is at home vs a dog where the owner goes to work. I found it to be incredibly thorough overall.
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