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• Cover
• Introduction
• How to Use This Book
• Foolish Assumptions
• Icons Used in This Book
• Where to Go from Here
• Part 1: Finding Your Soul Mate
• Chapter 1: Are You Meant for Each Other?
• The Name Game
• More than Beauty
• The Do-It-All Golden Retriever
• Why Not a Golden Retriever?
• A Golden Price Tag
• Chapter 2: What to Look for in the Breed
• Officially Golden
• AKC Standards
• Chapter 3: Finding a Golden Breeder
• Finding a Reputable Breeder
• Visiting a Breeder
• Adopting an Older Golden
• The Paper Trail: Pedigree and AKC Registration Papers
• Healthy Parents, Healthy Pups
• Gold Links: Mom and Dad
• Chapter 4: Selecting Your Special Puppy
• A Golden Partnership
• Male or Female?
• Eenie, Meenie, Miney … YOU!
• Testing for Golden Personalities
• If You Can’t Decide …
• Part 2: Welcome Home!
• Chapter 5: Setting Out the Welcome Mat
• Outfitting Your Puppy
• Puppy-Proofing Your House and Yard
• Chapter 6: Welcoming Your Puppy Home
• Bringing Your Puppy Home
• Keeping His First Days Calm and Quiet
• Teaching the Kids to Be Dog-Smart
• Pulling Rank
• Soup’s On! Your Puppy’s Dinner Plan
• Making the Most of Meal Time
• Discovering Puppy Antics
• Conducting a Body Search
• Nipping Puppy’s Nails
• Socializing Your Puppy
• Golden Designations
• Minimizing the “No” Word
• Chapter 7: Crate Training and Housetraining
• Puppy Training and the Three Golden Ps
• The Message in Your Voice
• Introducing the Crate
• Housetraining Routines
• Chapter 8: Canine Communication and Growing Pains
• Welcome to Puppy Preschool
• Consistency Counts
• Your Voice Says It All
• Correcting Your Puppy’s Behavior
• Enroll in a Puppy Kindergarten Class
• To Chew or Not to Chew
• Biting the Hand That Feeds
• Chapter 9: Homeschooling Your Golden Puppy
• To Treat or Not to Treat?
• Choosing a Release Word
• Mastering the Don’ts
• Introducing Puppy to His Leash
• The All-Important Come Command
• The Sit Command
• The Wait Command
• The Down Command
• Advancing to Sit-Stay and Down-Stay
• The Drop it, Leave it, or Give Command
• Teaching the Off Command
• When the Message Is “Enough”!
• Going Beyond Puppy Class
• Part 3: Keeping Your Pal Healthy and Happy
• Chapter 10: Healthy Habits: Nutrition and Exercise
• Cheaper Is Not Better
• Checking Out Food Labels
• Digging into the Dog Food Bag
• Feeding Wet or Dry
• The Real Skinny on Obesity
• Exercising Your Dog
• Spaying or Neutering Your Dog
• Chapter 11: Golden Health Care 101
• Choosing a Veterinarian
• Your Puppy’s Health Agenda
• Keeping a Golden Health Calendar
• Healthy Body Signs
• Giving Your Dog Medications
• Applying Eye Drops and Ointments
• Ailments and Injuries from A to Z
• Combating Allergies
• Chapter 12: The Ins and Outs of Bugs and Worms
• The Parade of Parasites
• Chapter 13: Golden Grooming Basics
• Grooming Is a Year-Round Job
• Your Grooming Tool Kit
• Don’t Forget the Paws
• Be a Plaque Attacker
• Ear Care
• Bathing Your Dog
• Cleaning the Anal Sacs
• Chapter 14: Caring for Your Senior Golden
• Slim and Trim
• Healthy Teeth and Gums
• Exercise, Arthritis, and Your Aging Dog
• Changes in Vision and Hearing
• Monitoring Lumps and Bumps
• Skin and Coat
• Signs of Kidney Disease
• Detecting Heart Disease
• Incontinence
• Saying Good-Bye
• If I Die Before You Go …
• Chapter 15: Hereditary Disease
• Hip Dysplasia (HD)
• Elbow Dysplasia (ED) and Osteochondritis Dissecans (OCD)
• Eye Disease
• Epilepsy
• Hypothyroidism
• Subvalvular Aortic Stenosis (SAS)
• Von Willebrand Disease (VWD)
• Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis (NCL)
• Ichthyosis
• Chapter 16: Problem Behaviors and Aggression
• Jumping for Joy
• Checking Out Counters
• On and Off Furniture
• Golden Diggers
• Eating Feces
• Running Away
• Avoiding Separation Anxiety
• Thunderphobia and Noise Sensitivity
• Food Guarding
• Establishing Yourself as Alpha Dog
• Recognizing Real Aggression
• Part 4: The Part of Tens
• Chapter 17: Ten Great Games to Play with Your Puppy
• Follow Me
• Puppy Catch
• Kiss Me, Kate
• Hide and Seek
• Fetch
• Double Fetch
• Find Me
• Find the Treat
• Kick the Bottle
• Stuff the Kong
• Chapter 18: Ten Websites for the Golden Retriever Believer
• Golden Retriever Club of America (GRCA)
• Encyclopedia of Canine Veterinary Medical Information
• Golden Retriever Forum
• Morris Animal Foundation
• VetGen (Veterinary Genetic Services)
• American Kennel Club (AKC)
• Golden Retriever Foundation (GRF)
• Dog Owner’s Guide
• Golden Retriever Rescue Organizations
• K9Data.com
• Chapter 19: Ten Things in Your Golden Retriever’s Bag of Tricks
• Blue Ribbon Performers: Conformation
• Grooming and Gaiting
• Obedience Competition: More Than Good Manners
• Hunting, Hunt Tests, Field Trials, and the WCX
• Retrieving
• Swimming
• Tracking: Using That Golden Nose
• Agility
• Golden Assistance Partners
• The Golden Trickster
• Chapter 20: Ten Ways to Help Your Golden Live a Longer and More Golden Life
• Keep Your Golden Lean
• Practice Dental Hygiene
• Exercise
• Spay Your Female Golden
• Neuter Your Male Golden
• Know How to Take Emergency Action
• Be a Teacher
• Socialize
• Expand Your Dog World
• Become a Canine Nutritionist
• Index
• About the Author
• Connect with Dummies
• End User License Agreement