Superpuppy: How to Choose, Raise, and Train the Best Possible Dog for You [Paperback]

Daniel Manus Pinkwater (Author), Jill Pinkwater (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 19, 1982

A guide to buying, training, and caring for a dog.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Lively, personal, and outspoken as to the whys as well as the hows of having a Superpuppy, this is a superbook." (School Library Journal Starred )

About the Author

Daniel and Jill Pinkwater have collaborated on many well-loved children"s books, including Irving and Muktuk: Two Bad Bears and the Larry series. The Lifeline Theater in Chicago recently launched a new stage play based on these popular books. Daniel Pinkwater is known to NPR-listening, book-buying people around the country for his children"s book commentary on Weekend Edition Saturday, on which he and host Scott Simon read aloud from books that Pinkwater selects. For more information on this husband-and-wife team who live in upstate New York, visit www.pinkwater.com.

Jill and Daniel Pinkwater have collaborated on many well-loved children"s books, including Irving and Muktuk: Two Bad Bears and the Larry series. The Lifeline Theater in Chicago recently launched a new stage play based on these popular books. Daniel Pinkwater is known to NPR-listening, book-buying people around the country for his children"s book commentary on Weekend Edition Saturday, on which he and host Scott Simon read aloud from books that Pinkwater selects. For more information on this husband-and-wife team who live in upstate New York, visit www.pinkwater.com.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 12 and up
  
• Paperback: 208 pages
• Publisher: Clarion Books (April 19, 1982)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0899190847
• ISBN-13: 978-0899190846
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.8 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,996,236 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best puppy book I've ever read, April 1, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Superpuppy: How to Choose, Raise, and Train the Best Possible Dog for You (Paperback)

I read this book when I was a little kid with my first puppy, and I checked it out at the school library. I read it from cover to cover about 20 times. It was amazing, and it helped me as a 12 year old to raise my dog. I loved it so much that I am recommending it for my Mom to use for her new puppy. It was very friendly and very helpful, and so appropriate to raising happy healthy dogs. This book is timeless. I can't wait to read it again.

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars THE best puppy book written!, August 2, 2001

By 

S. Thompson (Silver Spring, Maryland USA) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

This review is from: Superpuppy: How to Choose, Raise, and Train the Best Possible Dog for You (Paperback)

Before you get a dog, buy this book! From a terrific "Puppy Scoring" test to help select the right pup for you out of a litter, to practical tips on teething and house training, this book is the best. Used it extensively to raise what became The Best Dog in the World -- their tips helped her be house trained within 2 weeks of coming home (never another accident!). I have given 15 copies of this book as gifts when friends have said they were thinking about getting a dog. If you buy a dog book, buy this one!

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Every first time puppy owner should have this book., November 22, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Superpuppy: How to Choose, Raise, and Train the Best Possible Dog for You (Paperback)

This is the first of what is now have a whole shelf full of dog books, and it is still my all-time favorite puppy raising book. It was a wonderful book to have handy while raising my first puppy, and I used it a lot. The training information and common problems section is quite good. I really like thier information on choosing a dog, and if you should even have one. It's a very understandable, and easy to use introduction to responsible dog ownership and how to have a happy, healthy puppy, all written in a very friendly tone. It gave me a great foundation to help my now adult dog be such a wonderful, very well behaved dog, and the envy of other dog owners.