Product Description
First published in 1995, this authoritative book has helped nearly 40,000 families raise healthy, content pets. Packed with illustrations and photos, it explains how to keep puppies healthy, put them through basic training, correct behavior problems, and integrate them into family life. Since the initial publication, coauthor Sarah Hodgson has become the media’s favorite puppy expert—a dog trainer who writes for The New York Times, appears on the Rosie O’Do… More >>
You and Your Puppy: Training and Health Care for Your Puppy’s First Year
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A really good dog book! Easy for a novice dog owner to understand, but some good ideas even for the more experienced ones. However, I did find some of the information a little hard to find (or that could just be me), and the descriptions of WHY to do things a particular way were sometimes a bit vague. But, all in all, an excellent book.
Rating: 4 / 5
This book is my favorite puppy book. It is easy to understand and follow. It gives you tools to train your puppy in a positive way so that you can have a well-behaved adult dog. We used this book with our pups in 1996 and recently purchased it again to raise the next set of pups. In fact, the whole family had to read this book before we even began looking for new dogs.
Rating: 5 / 5
This book is great! It gives good insight to what the puppy is feeling and has broken down training and behavior patterns by the pups age. The book also provides good detail in health maintenance for your dog as well as a typical puppy schedule! I found the schedule to be very helpful in planning my day in order to give my pup the most attention.
Rating: 5 / 5
This book has very accurate information for training your puppy and very accurate medical information. I would recommend it.
Rating: 5 / 5
This is my second book by Sarah Hodgson. What specifically drew me to the book was the way it was divided into what to expect at each age (8 to 12 weeks,12 to 16wks, etc) As well as the section on how to test your puppies personality (I think you can do this before you get your dog) – Again, a great book
Rating: 5 / 5