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• Cover
• Introduction
• About This Book
• Conventions Used in This Book
• Optional Reading
• Foolish Assumptions
• How This Book Is Organized
• Icons Used in This Book
• Beyond the Book
• Where to Go from Here
• Part 1: Choosing a Dog to Love for a Lifetime
• Chapter 1: Welcome to the Puppy Love Club: Here’s All You Need to Know!
• Looking at All Your Options
• Helping Your Puppy Jump into the Family Groove
• Tackling Training Throughout Your Puppy’s Growth Phases
• Handling Day-to-Day Frustrations — and More Serious Problems
• Ensuring a Clean Bill of Health
• Chapter 2: Finding the Puppy That’s Right for You
• Living Your Dream: Pinpointing What You Really Want
• Considering Your Household
• Chapter 3: Browsing Breeds and Rescues: Choosing One That’s Right for You
• Figuring Out Whether You Want a Purebred, Mixed-Breed, or Designer Dog
• Choosing the Type of Dog That’s Right for You
• Different Breeds for Different Folks
• Chapter 4: Deciding Where to Go to Get Your Puppy
• Searching High and Low for Your Puppy
• Meeting and Assessing Puppies
• Going for an Older Puppy
• Chapter 5: Shopping for Your New Baby and Looking to the Months Ahead
• Shopping for the Early Days with Your Puppy
• Exploring Future Needs, Modern Gadgets, and Training Tools
• Bringing Puppy into the Digital Age
• Part 2: Living and Loving Your Puppy: The Early Days
• Chapter 6: Bonding with Your Puppy Using the Science of Modern Dog Parenting
• Domesticated Wolves or Little Children?
• Your Puppy Is Talking — Are You “Listening?”
• Understanding Your Puppy’s Basic Needs
• Chapter 7: Establishing Good Habits from the Start
• Preparing for Your Puppy’s Arrival
• Bringing Puppy Home
• Introducing Puppy to Your Household
• Planning Out the First Days and Weeks
• Bonding with Your Puppy: The First Month
• Chapter 8: Including Everyone in Team Puppy
• Welcoming the Help of Family and Friends
• Encouraging Positive Interactions between Kids and Pups
• Getting Help with Shaping Good Manners from Day One
• Enlisting Outside Help
• Ways to Get Help
• Living in a Neighborhood
• Chapter 9: Socializing Puppy
• Recognizing the Critical Stages of Your Puppy’s Social Calendar
• Focusing on Your Puppy
• Socializing Your Puppy, No Matter Their Age or Experiences
• Adapting to Life Changes
• Traveling with Your Puppy
• Part 3: Training with a Positive Spin
• Chapter 10: Taking Baby Steps: 8 Weeks to 14 Weeks
• Understanding Your Puppy’s Mindset
• Taking Care of Your Puppy’s Basic Needs
• Making Learning Fun
• Conditioning Your Puppy to Be Handled
• Remembering the Importance of Early Socialization
• When You’re Feeling Frustrated
• Chapter 11: Teaching Your Preadolescent Puppy: 14 Weeks to 6 Months
• Understanding Your Puppy’s Mindset
• Taking Care of Your Puppy’s Basic Needs
• Making Learning Fun
• The Sequencing Method
• Instilling Household Manners
• Handling Run-Throughs
• Chapter 12: Surviving Puberty: 6 to 9 Months
• Understanding Your Puppy’s Mindset at This Age
• Conditioning Good Habits
• Taking Care of Your Puppy’s Basic Needs
• Making Learning Fun
• Socializing in the World Beyond
• Chapter 13: Striving for Off-Lead Control: 9 Months to 1 Year
• Understanding Your Puppy’s Mindset at This Age
• Training the Off-Lead Dog
• Buying the Right Equipment — and Using It Correctly
• Gauging Your Pup’s Reactions
• Getting the Emergency “Down” Down Pat
• Knowing When to Trust Your Pup and Other FAQs about Off-Lead Training
• Out and About
• Introducing Your Pup to People
• Entering Buildings Peacefully
• Making Friends: Introducing Your Pup to Other Dogs
• Part 4: Conditioning Good Manners in Your Puppy
• Chapter 14: House-Training for Success
• Picking Your Puppy’s Potty Place
• Establishing a Routine
• Helping Your Pup Communicate Their Need to Go
• Quick Tips for Handling and Avoiding Accidents
• Chapter 15: Conquering Common Frustrations
• Understanding What Shapes Your Puppy’s Routines
• Shaping and Redirecting Behavior
• Controlling Mouthing and Nipping
• Chapter 16: Addressing Extreme Reactions — On and Off the Leash
• Recognizing What Aggression Is and What It Isn’t
• Silencing Your Barking (or Whining) Puppy
• Discouraging Mounting
• Getting Control of the Digging
• Remedying Leash Resistance
• Redirecting Your Little Grazer.
• Surviving Isolation Stress and Separation Anxiety
• Dealing with a Stimulated Tinkler
• Part 5: Creating a Wellness Plan
• Chapter 17: Maintaining Healthy Habits
• Puppy Nutrition 101: Your Puppy’s Changing Dietary Needs
• Understanding Food Allergies and Special Needs
• Keeping Your Puppy Looking and Feeling Tip-Top
• Taking Your Pup for Regular Checkups
• Identifying and Remedying Allergies
• Spaying or Neutering Your Puppy
• Playing for Fun and Fitness
• Chapter 18: Identifying and Preventing Common Ailments
• Controlling Diseases with Vaccines
• Day-to-Day Health Concerns
• Bugging Out: External Parasites
• Getting Below the Surface: Internal Parasites
• Chapter 19: Preventing Accidents and Knowing What to Do in an Emergency
• Accidents Happen: Preventing and Preparing Before They Do
• Fences Help
• When Accidents Happen
• Part 6: The Part of Tens
• Chapter 20: Ten (Or So) Fun Games
• Find It
• Tug
• Give (Or Drop)
• Tug Tug Give
• Wiggle Giggle Freeze
• Two-Toy Toss
• Fishing for Fido
• Swing Toss — Can’t Catch Me
• Toy Along, Tag Along (also known as The Squeak-Toy Shuffle)
• Hide-and-Seek
• Superball Soccer
• Chapter 21: Ten (or So) Crowd-Pleasing Tricks
• If You’re Happy and You Know It, Wag Your Tail
• Give a Kiss
• Stylish Greeting Tricks
• Paw
• High-Five
• Bump It
• Take a Bow
• Go to Sleep, or Time for Bed
• Roll Over
• Ask Nicely
• Index
• About the Author
• Advertisement Page
• Connect with Dummies
• End User License Agreement