A new puppy in the family is an exciting time for young and old alike. This book is a practical and accessible guide through every aspect of choosing and owning your puppy and nurturing it into the obedient, loving, loyal, fully grown dog that will be a credit to you or your family. Providing bedding, a sleeping area and safe toys; Basic house training and play suggestions from day one; Micro chipping and pet safety and health; Supervising children and dogs; Obedience training; Showing your dog; Coping with illness and bereavement. With additional comments and advice from other dog owners, this book is a must for anyone considering buying – or just about to buy – a new puppy.
The arrival of this cute little bundle of fur and joy will capture your heart. But a puppy also brings with it responsibilities and some challenges. This book guides you through every aspect of choosing and owning your puppy and nurturing it into the obedient, loving, loyal, fully grown dog that will be a credit to you or your family. How and where to find the best breeder; Providing bedding, a sleeping area and safe toys; Basic house training and play suggestions from day one; Micro chipping and pet safety and health Supervising children and dogs; Obedience training; Showing your dog; Coping with illness and bereavement; With additional comments and advice from other dog owners, this book is a must for anyone considering buying – or just about to buy – a new puppy.
Author Elaine Everest draws on her own experience from a lifetime of owning dogs, either home-bred or purchased from reputable breeders and rescue kennels. She is also the author of Showing Your Dog and Canine Cuisine, both published by How To Books.
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Wow how timely! We just got a new yellow lab named lucy and boycould we use the help! We would love this book asap
My most recent addition was adopted 3 years ago!
Trying to wrap Christmas presents with my Jack Russell, Benny is always a funny experience! He loves to unwrap gifts, even when they aren’t for him. As quick as I can get them wrapped, he’s trying to unwrap them! LOL
Yes, we just adopted a new puppy from our local Humane Society. This book would be awesome to have. Thanks for the chance! katbirdfl (at) gmail (dot) com
We just picked her up this evening, so we haven’t had any funny experiences yet, other than all she wants to do is play. She is only two months old.
I am a dog lover but we gave resigned ourselves to be Dog sitters for the foreseeable future.
Our dog loved to bring home the paper. We would often find several on the front porch!
We got a new puppy on October 19th. He was 7 weeks old and so cute and little. He is now 4 months old and no longer little. He is a St. Bernard. Christmas was alot of fun with a puppy. We had to put the tree up on a table and make a barricade to protect the presents. He chews up everything but we love him.
yes, for my step-son. we are foster parenting a friend’s dog and he’s getting married soon and will go back to him sooner or later. we will need a replacement.
we are thinking about a new family member: a kitten
when my husband hides from peach and calls her name. they play hide and seek. peach always ends up whining but finds him eventually.
We are not thinking about adding a new member at this time, but we have in the past.
We did last Christmas, and she’s a great little member of our family!
No new puppies for us. My dog is 7 and would be okay with an adult dog but not too thrilled with a puppy
no – no new puppy and dont want another animal! have too many!
No, we’re not adding a new puppy. My husband and I really prefer adopting older critters. But, I do have a perfect home for a puppy book to go to…
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Jayme
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We are thinking about adding a new addition to our family as some company to our dear Monet. We’ll see… =)
Debby
yes we are going to add one in march
and my grandson getting one soon for xmas gift after
desi the blonde 2msn.com
No dogs right now. Only a kaboodle of 2 cats!
Already have two sweet doggies but would love to have more!
I got Toby last March, But yes, I am thinking about getting another puppy.
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Our only dog just turned 1 year old, and we’ve been talking about getting him a little brother or sister!
the only dog in my lifr is my service dog
when we leave target she always turns around, walks backwards and backs onto the red carpeting, so she can see the peopleshe is leaving and after walking backwards, turns around and we leave.
We have a six month old puppy, it may be a lil late for this book but I think we could use a lil advice! 🙂
We got our puppy ducky about 5 months ago.. we love her to pieces
I lived in a small town years ago and didn’t have a pet. The neighbors dog wasn’t treated very well and she (Black Lab)basically adopted me. She was always there and was very protective of me. I could tell that she had been beaten because she was very shy and jumpy at first. She would drag up pots and pans and toys and all kinds of things to bring me. Why I don’t know. But she was a very sweet soul and I felt so lucky to have her a part of my life. She lived at my place for about 10 years and then got down in the back and died. I will never forget her though. We called her Nig. She would play with you like a little kid. I sure do miss her.
We aren’t planning on adding a new puppy to the family right now, but I do have a one year old dog that still acts like a puppy. 😉
I recently trained my dog to stop barking when I said “quiet!”. So now he will go to the window bark and then stop barking and come to me for a treat. 😀
We already have one 🙂
Our dog likes candies very much so everytime we give him one there is a whole lot of joy for him and for us to see him so happy! 🙂
We might be adding a new puppy to the family sometime in the near future and I know this book would be very helpful.
Our last addition was added three years ago. When we move to a large place, we’ll be getting another.
We added a new puppy last Christmas, and it brought our troubled family together.
We are going to be getting another one in the future 🙂
we might get a puppy in the future…i love dogs
My dog has the weird habit of getting on the arm of the chair and standing on her hind legs so she can see out the window. It cracks me up every time I pull into the driveway and I see her little head pop up
We are thinking of adding a new puppy to our family.
Name: Sarah Walker
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We are thinking about a puppy!
I do foster care mostly puppies. I would love a book like this to help me out with my babies.