Waterstones The Art Of Raising A Puppy
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Price: £25.00
Brand: Waterstones
Description: Everything you need to know about the crucial first months of your puppy's life. From the decision to adopt a puppy through the practical steps of choosing the right breed, preparing your home, caring for your new charge and practising basic obedience exercises, the Monks of New Skete offer clear, compassionate guidelines for raising a puppy. Renowned for breeding German shepherds, the Monks train their own dogs according to a unique programme based on understanding canine behaviour and enhancing the bond between dog and owner. This communion begins in puppyhood and is based on deep respect and affection. Improper care, poor training, or a lack of attention during the early months can lead to problem behaviours that become increasingly difficult to alter as your dog matures. By learning how to assert your dominance gently from the start, you'll build a lasting and loving relationship with your puppy. Waterstones The Art Of Raising A Puppy - shop the best deal online on thebookbug.co.uk
Category: Books
Merchant: Waterstones
Product ID: 9780316083270
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ISBN: 9780316083270
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Author: W. C. Rains
Rating: 5
Review: I first bought this book 11 years ago just before picking up my Labrador Retriever from the breeder. I read three books back then to thoroughly prepare myself for the responsibility of owning my first dog. This was BY FAR the best of the three. This books really lets you get inside your puppy's head, so you know why it is exhibiting a certain behaviour, before trying to show you how to correct it. I think it is so important to know this first. Once you have a knowledgeable understanding of your pet's instinctive behaviour, the corrections just make more sense and are easier to make work. It's almost like it allows you to speak the same language with your dog suddenly. And you will have a much more clearly defined and loving relationship when you acquire this understanding and means of communication. Since then, I have purchased 4 additional copies of the book for friends and family who were about to get their first dog. If there was ever a book that should be required reading for a new owner, this is it. Granted a Lab is one of the easier dogs to train, but I still feel that knowing why she did certain things was a huge advantage to dealing with her training issues she had as a puppy.
Author: Amazon Customer
Rating: 1
Review: The writers of this book are odd to say the least. They refer to their dog breeding / training business as a monestary and to themselves as monks (there's even a picture of one of them wearing some sort of habit). Then there's the writing style, some of which is autobiographical with delusions of a failed fiction writer "as she runs along the trail, her swollen abdomen gently sways from side to side, and her wagging tail allows us a glimpse of an overly enlarged vulva". Gross. I was then shocked to read the advice to grab the puppy by the scruff of its neckand to shake it if it whines and refuses to sleep. At that point I gave up reading. I would strongly recommend "The Perfect Puppy" by Gwen Bailey instead.
