New Puppy Owner's Manual: A Great Investment for All Excited or Anxious Owners of a Puppy

165 Pages·2009·1.31 MB·English

by  Angela Fitch

THE
NEW PUPPY
OWNER’S MANUAL
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THE
NEW PUPPY
OWNER’S MANUAL
‘A great investment for all excited or anxious owners of a puppy!’
ANGELA FITCH
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© 2008 Angela Fitch

First published in electronic form 2008

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ISBN 978 1 84803 287 3

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NOTE: The material contained in this book is set out in good faith for
general guidance and no liability can be accepted for loss or expense
incurred as a result of relying in particular circumstances on statements
made in the book. Laws and regulations are complex and liable to change,
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Contents
Introduction 1
Part 1 – The Basics 3
1 Bringing your new puppy home 5
Before your puppy arrives 5
The first day 6
The first night 7
What does my new puppy need? 10
Healthcare 15
Grooming and handling 20
Feeding 27
2 Housetraining 37
The right way to do it 37
What happens if you do it the wrong way 40
Common problems and solutions to housetraining 43
3 Barking, whining and attention seeking 48
Barking 49
Attention seeking 51
4 Biting, chewing and jumping 57
Why your puppy bites 57
Common problems and solutions to biting 63
Chewing 66
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Common problems and solutions to chewing 68
Jumping 69
Common problems and solutions to jumping 77
5 Pack hierarchy 79
Top dog 79
The hierarchy in your house 80
Problems that may occur when pack hierarchy is not right 80
How to achieve the correct hierarchy within your pack 81
Feeding 83
Body language 85
Part 2 – Training 91
Training guide 92
6 Walking on the lead 95
Introducing a collar and lead 95
The type of collar and lead to choose 96
Starting to walk your puppy on the lead 98
How to start 99
How far to walk 99
The correct way to walk your puppy on the lead 100
Walking rules 101
Stopping your puppy pulling on the lead 101
Harnesses and normal collars 103
Common problems and solutions to walking your dog on a lead 104
7 Sit, Down and Stand 108
Why should I teach my puppy these positions? 108
Learning to sit 109
Common problems and solutions to learning to sit 110
Learning to Down 112
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Common problems and solutions to learning to Down 113
Learning to Stand 116
Common problems and solutions to learning to Stand 117
8 Recall 119
What you need 120
Treats and rewards 120
Recall training guide 123
Common problems and solutions when learning recall 126
9 Leave and stay 135
Leave 135
Common problems and solutions to learning to leave 137
Stay 139
Common problems and solutions to the stay 143
10 Playtime and tricks 146
Give a paw 147
Roll-over 148
Twist 149
Catch 150
Back-up 151
Hide and seek 152
Food hunt 153
Index 155
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Introduction
This book is written especially for all puppy owners looking for
help with puppy behaviour, training and general advice. It is not
designed to be a technical guide, or to offer histories and facts
that, while very interesting, won’t help you at home, today, with
training your puppy.
I have tried to cover all the questions that puppy owners have
ever asked me. You will find the chapters very comprehensive,
written in a step-by-step format and with solutions following
problems that you may experience in each area. The first section
concentrates on puppy behaviour, as well as advice on grooming,
health and feeding related topics. The second section focuses on
training, that is, giving you practical exercises so that you can
begin training your puppy.
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