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Puppy Love

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BRAVO to Liz, Sheri, and Wiley Publishers!

As a dog writer, I knew that any new book by Liz Palika would be well written, but dog books are dog books and after you look at hundreds of them, most start to look alike. Puppy Love stands alone.

The material covered is basically the same as what is covered in other puppy books. But this book is very different. Each topic from teaching basic skills to housetraining and handling behavior problems is covered on one page with a color photo of a puppy on the opposite page. Liz has summarized for busy puppy owners what they need to know about each topic on one page. She has left out all of the typical blah, blah, blah and provided only the critical information. For teaching new skill, a very simple task analysis is provided.

The photo editor, Sheri Wachtstetter, is credited on the book's cover. This is something one rarely sees, but this photo editor's work was a key part of this book. In many dog books, every few pages, there is a great photo. In full color, the photos appearing on every other page of Puppy Love are all GREAT. There are coffee table books with wonderful photos and no written information, and there are books with written information that when reading, you wish there were more photos. This book manages to give you both content and photos.

As a dog trainer, I love the approach in this book where less is more. If you want to read about theory, this is not the book for you. If you want a book that is like a cookbook that tells you exactly what to do, Puppy Love is for you and your puppy.

If you're a writer, you should buy Puppy Love because it is cutting edge and unlike anything else that has been done before. This book is the exemplar for the writer's saying, "I would have written less if I had more time."

Puppy Love is bold and fresh and it cuts to the chase in a hurry. The photos are beautiful and the content is behaviorally correct.

Mary R. Burch, PhD

Every other page is a photo of a cute puppy. Kids liked looking at the photos. While the information on puppy raising is good, it is not easy to read. Opposite each photo is a page of information about puppies. However, a page is not long enough for some topics, and so there is a lot of filler information. When the topic is too long to be dealt with in a page, it still gets just a page (in which case important information is left out), or it is broken down into several pages. I thought it made reading very disjointed.

I prefer Patricia McConnell's puppy book The Puppy Primer. It doesn't have the cute photos, but it has all the information you need clearly and succinctly presented.

I got a copy of Puppy Love before getting a puppy, and now I have a long list of things to remember and a guide to raising a great dog. A good way to prevent playful puppies from turning into untrained terrors (should you actually read it and follow the great advice)

Puppy Love will melt your heart!!! Not only is it a wonderful, informative, easy read, the photos are so special.
Even after all the puppies I've raised, this book is in my hands daily while I find the help I need for the latest addition to our family!
I've taken countless classes with Liz and through the years her training has always been kind, consistent and it works! This book is no different.
And if you don't have a puppy but just love them, you NEED this book! The photos are marvelous!!
Again, Liz's writing and Sheri's photos make this a must have!

I thought the book provided very useful information on raising a puppy. It had many colorful illustrations with a variety of different breeds. It would be an excellent book for a first time puppy parent. I enjoyed the book even though I have raised many puppies and have read a variety of books on pet parenting.

If you love dogs, you'll love this book. Even if you don't have a puppy and aren't thinking about getting one, this book is one you'll open time and time again. The fantastic photos show puppies "being puppies" and make you want to reach into the pages and pet and play with these adorable little dogs. I have this book on my coffee table and it is so fun to hear family and friends, young and old, "ooh" and "ahh" over it and pick their favorites. The information is clear and easy to read and will be an excellent resource for me when I get my new puppy!

Puppy Love is a collection of the cutest pictures of every imaginable breed, along with one-page lessons on all aspects of puppy care and training. It's a beautiful and useful book.

What a WONDERFUL book. I just ordered three more to give as gifts. Once again, Liz has done a fantastic job writing a very interesting and fun book. And Sheri - your pictures are amazing! We have our copy on the coffee table to share with all of our visitors and they are loving it too!!!!!