The Perfect Puppy : How to Raise a Well-Behaved Dog (Hardcover)

by Gwen Bailey (Author)

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Product Description
Here is the perfect book for puppy owners and would-be puppy owners who want to know how to bring their puppy up to be a happy, well-behaved, friendly adult dog. The book gives you the latest behavioral information and emphasizes prevention.

From the Back Cover
Here is the perfect book for puppy owners and would-be puppy owners who want to know how to bring their puppy up to be a happy, well-behaved, friendly adult dog. Antisocial behavior in dogs is often (rightly) blamed on owners. But most dog owners are neither irresponsible or uncaring. They simply don't have the knowledge they need to raise and train a dog properly. This book provides that knowledge.

The Perfect Puppy gives you the latest behavioral information and emphasizes prevention rather than cure. Follow Gwen Bailey's easy-to-understand advice and you should have no trouble with such problems as chewing shoes, pulling on the lead, or aggression when your dog is fully grown.

Full-color photographs show you how to housebreak your puppy and how to teach it to obey and generally be a good canine citizen.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 192 pages
• Publisher: Readers Digest (March 19, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0895778394
• ISBN-13: 978-0895778390
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (28 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #89,216 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Customer Reviews

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71 of 72 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My first choice for all new puppy parents, December 7, 1998

By A Customer

Thank you Gwen Bailey! I am a dog trainer and a volunteer at the local shelter and I am forever being asked for ONE book on puppy training - and now I've found it. This book has a wealth of information including stages of maturity and what to expect, prevention of the most common problems, and best of all a Positive based training method. These are the methods I have been using in teaching my students and they are a real joy - and they work. A must-have book for puppy owners and trainers.

51 of 53 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A Good Book.... Just Not For Us and Our Canine Companion, June 22, 2004

By	TVSA "lover of books and old movies" (CA) - See all my reviews

We bought this book when we adopted a puppy. The ideas were very well-thought out and well-written, easy to understand. I read this book over and over and wondered why my puppy was still behaving like a maniac, very few of the techniques worked. I began to question myself, thinking I could not understand the simple techniques written about in this book.

We hired a trainer. When he came to the house he saw "The Perfect Puppy" sitting on our coffee table, and mentioned that he thought it was a great book....... just not for us!!! He explained that the book was written about more submissive breeds (ie Golden Retreiver), we adopted a puppy made up of 2 very dominant breeds. At least I figured out that I wasn't crazy after all!

I'll keep the book around and definitely pass it on to anyone I know who will be getting a puppy. I'm very disappointed that it didn't work, because as I said, it was well-written and easy to understand. I hope it benefits someone else.

28 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent and informative, October 4, 1999

By A Customer

Excellent book. Very helpful and informative. Gets to the point about what you should and should not do. Clear directions (with explanations why) for raising a well behaved happy puppy.