Puppy Taming
Author(s): DAVIS Caroline
There's nothing more fun than owning a puppy, but that cute bundle of energy can be a real handful at times. Puppy Taming solves the problem by showing you simple ways to raise a happy and obedient dog. Learn easy, quick and effective ways to train your dog and follow step-by-step instructions that take you through everything from housetraining to advanced obedience. A handy pocket reference for solving antisocial issues in the home or out on a walk, this book is the ideal guide to bringing up a healthy, happy dog.
Product Information
The small, practical format makes this book ideal for taking with you on daily dog walks. With over 6 million dogs in the UK, Hamlyn's All Colour Petcare titles provide inexpensive, essential guides to developing and caring for your pet.
Caroline Davis is a freelance pet writer and the author of numerous pet-care books, including Dog Basics, Cat Basics and Essential Cat, all published by Hamlyn.
Owner school. Understand what a dog is and the way he thinks; Different forms of training; How you should behave; Setting rules and consistency; Know your breeds; Puppy meets world. Getting to know your house; The sights and sounds of puppyhood; Housetraining; Being handled; Kids and puppies; Pets and puppies; First steps in obedience; Stopping chewing and play biting; At your bidding. Hand signals; Sit; Stay; Wait; Stand; Lie down; Roll over; Leave it!; Doggy etiquette at home. Barking; Destructiveness; Soiling; Begging; When visitors call; Furniture manners; The fussy eater; Attention seeking; Doggy etiquette out and about. Come back!; Leash manners; Road safety; Stay; Retrieve; Away; The nervous dog; Chasing and rivalry; When things are more interesting than you; At the vet; Advanced training. Send away; Raise a paw; Through the hoop; Find the toy;
General Fields
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- : Octopus Publishing Group
- : Hamlyn
- : 0.305
- : 28 February 2009
- : 167mm X 140mm
- : United Kingdom
- : 01 December 2013
- : books
Special Fields
- : DAVIS Caroline
- : Paperback
- : 1
- : 636.70887
- : 192
- : 200 photographs