The Ideal Puppy (Barron's) | 
 enlarge | Author: Gwen Bailey
Publisher: Barron's Educational Series
Category: Book
List Price: $12.95
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Rating:  1 reviews
Sales Rank: 2155390
Media: Hardcover
Pages: 128
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 8.5 x 6 x 0.6
ISBN: 0764152114
Dewey Decimal Number: 636.707
UPC: 027011052118
EAN: 9780764152115
ASIN: 0764152114
Publication Date: February 2000
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Product Description
If you'd love to have a dog, but are afraid of making a mistake in purchase, housebreaking methods, or everyday canine care, here's the book for you. In short, here's the perfect book for beginners! The author starts with advice on finding a good breeder or reputable pet store--avoiding unscrupulous puppy farms and disreputable dealers. Readers also learn how to cope with their puppy's important and sometimes difficult first night at home, a time when most little dogs cry for their mothers and littermates. Instruction that follows deals with house-breaking, coping with chewing, assimilating puppies and children in the same household, controlling barking, living with energetic dogs, and much more. A special chapter gives advice to experienced owners who choose "difficult" breeds, or find themselves having to deal with special behavior problems. The book has attractive color photos on most pages, plus a wealth of quick-reference tips in eye-catching sidebars.
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Great first dog book for the prospective owner. December 31, 2001
Val Wiggin (oak park, il United States)
This is a great first book to read if you are think of getting a dog or puppy in the future. It has excellent pictures illustrating the techniques discussed in the text. It gives a realistic picture of what is involved in selecting and training your puppy from day 1 when you bring it home. It says nothing I consider in my opinion "wrong". The book also focuses on socialization and positive training right from the begining, and you cannot do more "right" than that!
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