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Dog Talk
Training Your Dog Through a
Canine Point of View
By John Ross & Barbara McKinney
St. Martin's Press, $16.95
Puppy Preschool
Raising Your Puppy Right—
Right from the Start!
By John Ross & Barbara McKinney
St. Martin’s Press, $22.95
Congratulations! You have (or are thinking seriously of raising) a cute new puppy. He's warm, cuddly, great to hold and pet--and simply a lot of fun.
But watch out! Your adorable ball of fur can be a doggone handful. Given half the chance, he may take it upon himself to eat your furniture, terrorize the kids, dig up the garden, jump on your friends, and eliminate at the most inappropriate times.
In order to make it through puppyhood with your sanity still intact, you need to enroll your pup in Puppy Preschool. This much-needed head start on good behavior will help you with housebreaking, preventing unwanted chewing, early leash and collar procedures, essential puppy-training equipment, safe toys, and even finding the right puppy breed for your family or your lifestyle. This book will turn puppy rearing into a great experience for everyone involved.
Why Does My Dog
Drink Out of the Toilet?
Answers and Advice for all Kinds of Dog Dilemmas
By John Ross & Barbara McKinneySt. Martin's Press, temporarily out of print
After receiving hundreds of letters to the "Dog Talk" newspaper column, Ross and McKinney have heard it all! This book is a collection of some of the most informative, interesting, and entertaining questions that they answer about dogs. Owners inquire about everything from feeding schedules to crate training to aggressive biting--and, of course, about drinking out of the toilet.
If you like this question-and-answer format about all sorts of dog dilemmas, read more in the weekly "Dog Talk" column--right here on this website!
Adopting a Dog
The Indispensible Guide
for Your Newest Family Member
By John Ross & Barbara McKinney
W. W. Norton & Co., $14.95
Every year millions of people adopt adolescent and adult dogs from shelters, pounds, and other rescue organizations. But very little information is available to help these owners deal with the special needs and training issues of adopted dogs. If the new dog is more trouble than fun, it is often turned back in—with little hope for a better future.
Our newest book is the long-needed remedy to this problem. Adopting a Dog: The Indispensible Guide for Your Newest Family Member is a great help if you own an adopted dog or even if you are still looking to find one. In-depth topics include housebreaking an adolescent or adult dog; separation anxiety, excessive barking, shy and submissive dogs, overcoming the scars of abuse, and getting along with kids and with other pets.
An entire section provides a step-by-step obedience training program, with troubleshooting tips for overcoming common problems that many adopted dogs experience during training.
Along with a leash, collar, and food bowl, Adopting a Dog should be basic equipment in every home with an adopted pet. This book can help owners turn any kind of dog—whether an untrained street mutt or a pedigreed rescue dog—into a well-behaved, well-loved member of the family. And it will give every adopted dog a better chance for a lifelong, permanent home.
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