Introduction 1Part 1: Choosing a Dog to Love for a Lifetime 7Chapter 1: Welcome to the Puppy Love Club: Here's All You Need to Know! 9Chapter 2: Finding the Puppy That's Right for You 19Chapter 3: Browsing Breeds and Rescues: Choosing One That's Right for You 35Chapter 4: Deciding Where to Go to Get Your Puppy 47Chapter 5: Shopping for Your New Baby and Looking to the Months Ahead 73Part 2: Living and Loving Your Puppy: The Early Days 95Chapter 6: Bonding with Your Puppy Using the Science of Modern Dog Parenting 97Chapter 7: Establishing Good Habits from the Start 115Chapter 8: Including Everyone in Team Puppy 135Chapter 9: Socializing Puppy 151Part 3: Training with a Positive Spin 173Chapter 10: Taking Baby Steps: 8 Weeks to 14 Weeks 175Chapter 11: Teaching Your Preadolescent Puppy: 14 Weeks to 6 Months 187Chapter 12: Surviving Puberty: 6 to 9 Months 207Chapter 13: Striving for Off-Lead Control: 9 Months to 1 Year 225Part 4: Conditioning Good Manners in Your Puppy 245Chapter 14: House-Training for Success 247Chapter 15: Conquering Common Frustrations 259Chapter 16: Addressing Extreme Reactions -- On and Off the Leash 279Part 5: Creating a Wellness Plan 305Chapter 17: Maintaining Healthy Habits 307Chapter 18: Identifying and Preventing Common Ailments 333Chapter 19: Preventing Accidents and Knowing What to Do in an Emergency 351Part 6: The Part of Tens 363Chapter 20: Ten (Or So) Fun Games 365Chapter 21: Ten (or So) Crowd-Pleasing Tricks 375Index 387
Sarah Hodgson is a dog and puppy behavior expert and the author of many bestselling books on dog training. Her positive techniques help dogs become well-behaved family members. She writes for the Huffington Post, and collaborates on articles for Parenthood, Prevention, and Country Living magazines as well as The New York Times. and has appeared on Animal Planet. Connect with her at SarahSaysPets.com!
