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Puppies
FOR
DUMmIES
2
ND
by Sarah Hodgson
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EDITION
Table of Contents
Introduction ..................................................................1
About This Book...............................................................................................1
Conventions Used in This Book .....................................................................2
What You’re Not to Read.................................................................................2
Foolish Assumptions .......................................................................................2
How This Book Is Organized...........................................................................3
Part I: A Match Made in Heaven ...........................................................3
Part II: Nurturing Your Puppy Day to Day ...........................................3
Part III: Training Your Puppy.................................................................3
Part IV: Overcoming Behavioral Problems..........................................4
Part V: In Sickness and in Health..........................................................4
Part VI: The Part of Tens .......................................................................4
Icons Used in This Book..................................................................................4
Where to Go from Here....................................................................................5
Part I: A Match Made in Heaven ....................................7
Chapter 1: Raising a Puppy: Making Heads and Tails of It . . . . . . . . . .9
A Puppy Is a Puppy — Right? .........................................................................9
A word on breeds .................................................................................10
Deciding what breed (if any) is right for you....................................11
Helping Your Puppy Jump into the Family Groove....................................12
Understanding your puppy’s point of view.......................................12
Positively overdoing socialization .....................................................13
Raising a pup with children and within a neighborhood ................13
Enduring life changes...........................................................................14
Tackling Training through Your Puppy’s Growth Phases .........................14
Knowing what you’re in for .................................................................14
Words your puppy should learn and love.........................................16
Different strokes for different folks ....................................................17
Day-to-Day Frustrations — and More Serious Problems ..........................18
A Clean Bill of Health .....................................................................................19
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Chapter 2: Pre-Puppy Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Why Do You Want a Puppy?..........................................................................21
What’s Your Day Like? ...................................................................................22
Who’s under Your Roof?................................................................................24
Just me...................................................................................................24
Just us ....................................................................................................25
And baby makes four! (children under age 5) ..................................26
Us and a few more (families with children over age 5) ...................26
A whole menagerie (other pets).........................................................27
What Are You Looking For in a Dog? ...........................................................28
Looking at yourself...............................................................................29
Creating your dream dog.....................................................................30
Chapter 3: Picking the Right Kind of Puppy for You . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
Assembling Your Needs and Wants: A Breed Questionnaire....................31
The questions .......................................................................................32
Interpreting your answers...................................................................32
Do You Want a Pure or Mixed Breed? ..........................................................37
Predictability reigns: Discovering purebred dogs............................37
Mixing the breeds: Discovering hybrid vigor ...................................38
Picking Your Pup among Seven Standard Breed Groups ..........................39
Team players: The Sporting Group ....................................................40
Which way did he go? The Hound Group..........................................41
Leave it to me: The Working Group ...................................................43
Shepherd or sheep? The Herding Group ...........................................44
Hot diggity! The Terrier Group ...........................................................46
All mixed up: The Non-Sporting Group..............................................48
Snuggle puppy: The Toy Group ..........................................................49
Chapter 4: Finding and Choosing Your Puppy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51
Where’s the Puppy Coming From?...............................................................52
Breeder ..................................................................................................52
Home breeder .......................................................................................54
Shelter....................................................................................................54
Pet store.................................................................................................55
Observing a Pup with His Littermates ........................................................57
Bite inhibition .......................................................................................57
Who makes the rules?..........................................................................58
The Art of Selecting Your Puppy ..................................................................58
Getting into the testing mindset.........................................................59
An outsider looking in: Personality profiling ....................................60
Temperament test: Take it along! .......................................................61
Going for an Older Puppy?............................................................................66
Considering the source........................................................................67
Guidelines for testing older pups.......................................................67
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Part II: Nurturing Your Puppy Day to Day.....................69
Chapter 5: Home Sweet Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71
Shopping for Initial Supplies.........................................................................71
Bowls......................................................................................................72
Crate.......................................................................................................72
Gate ........................................................................................................73
Playpen ..................................................................................................74
Toys, bones, and treats........................................................................74
Bedding..................................................................................................75
Two leashes...........................................................................................76
ID tag ......................................................................................................77
A few other odds and ends .................................................................77
As Puppy Grows Up: Training Leashes and Collars...................................77
Training leashes....................................................................................78
Training collars.....................................................................................79
Prepping Your House for Your Puppy’s Arrival..........................................83
Puppy’s room ........................................................................................83
Free play zones .....................................................................................84
Play stations..........................................................................................84
Feeding areas ........................................................................................85
The route ...............................................................................................85
The Ride Home ...............................................................................................86
Making the First Introductions .....................................................................87
Rolling out your welcome mat............................................................87
Introducing other pets.........................................................................89
Saving your friends for another day ..................................................92
What to Expect the First Week .....................................................................92
Surviving the first 24 hours.................................................................93
Days 2–7.................................................................................................93
Bonding moments ................................................................................94
Chapter 6: Life from His Paws: Understanding Your Puppy’s
View of the World . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95
Understanding Your Puppy’s Basic Needs..................................................96
Eating .....................................................................................................97
Drinking .................................................................................................98
Sleeping..................................................................................................98
Going potty............................................................................................99
Playing ...................................................................................................99
Speaking Doglish and Conveying Yourself
as Top Dog to Your Puppy.......................................................................100
Eye contact: Attention = affirmation ................................................101
Body language: Stand up and stay calm..........................................102
Tone: Using the three D’s...................................................................103

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