Ten Fun Games

  In This Chapter Playing games that encourage cooperation Mixing games and obedience Puppies learn best through playing. How you play together, especially in those first few months, influences your relationship more than my mere words can convey. This chapter presents ten groovy games for you to play with your puppy. Read them over, try…

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Ten Crowd-Pleasing Tricks

  In This Chapter Using your puppy’s old habits to create new tricks Letting your puppy show off a bit Tricks are a real delight and can be fun for your pup to learn if you have the right approach: Training doesn’t have to be all work and structure. After your puppy knows the basic…

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Preventative and Emergency Care

  In This Chapter Keeping your puppy healthy with daily care, grooming, and regular checkups Relieving your puppy’s allergies Getting your puppy spayed or neutered Treating your pup in emergencies In this chapter, I cover everything from how to gussy up your puppy to how to prevent illness through daily maintenance. Prevention really is worth…

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Curbing Socially Unacceptable Behaviors

  In This Chapter Handling an aggressive dog Resolving gulping, stool swallowing, and marking What’s socially unacceptable canine behavior? Aggression for one. Even though aggression is a normal form of canine communication that’s similar to our anger, it’s not cool. Other socially unacceptable behaviors include eating stool, marking, and ingesting socks. These behaviors are intense…

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Food and Fitness

  In This Chapter Feeding your puppy well Giving your pup a good workout Participating in organized adventures On a day-to-day basis, you can do so much — from feeding your puppy an appropriate diet to making sure she’s getting the right exercise — to influence your puppy’s health. A healthy puppy is a happy…

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