Puppy Zen

Unlock the secrets to effective puppy training with this comprehensive guide by renowned expert Mark Vette. Ideal for new dog owners, this book is designed to navigate you through each stage of your puppy's development, ensuring you foster a happy and well-adjusted canine companion. From understanding your puppy's innate behaviors, rooted in the wolf pack dynamics, to practical step-by-step instructions, you will discover everything you need to know about puppy care and training. The guide emphasizes the critical formative period of 1-4 months, during which essential skills and good habits must be instilled. Each chapter is meticulously organized to provide insights on choosing a puppy, building a strong bond, basic commands such as sit and stay, house training tips, socialization tactics, and correcting undesirable behaviors such as jumping and barking. Richly illustrated with adorable puppy photos and clear how-to demonstrations, this book combines the latest cognitive science and compassionate training techniques. Prepare for a rewarding journey of puppy training that strengthens your relationship and promotes a lifetime of joy. FREE shipping available on this essential puppy training resource, with delivery expected within 10 days. Perfect for every aspiring puppy parent!

Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9780143774051
Format: Trade paperback (UK)
Year: 2019
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE NZ
Pages: 432


Description:
A comprehensive guide to puppy training by Mark Vette, of Pound Pups to Dog Stars fame. Mark's first book Dog Zen had just 40 pages on puppies - this book goes into full detail about all ages and stages, and how to do the right thing at the right time.

Following a quick look at the role of pups within the wolf pack, and how dogs evolved from wolves, this book gives a day-by-day, week-by-week guide to the fundamentals of training your puppy and building a happy lifelong bond between the two of you.

Mark stresses the importance of the formative period (1-4 months) to instill good habits in your puppy, then shows you exactly how to do so and when to teach each skill. Includes chapters on choosing a puppy, forming a bond with your pup, training foundations (equipment and techniques), basic commands (like sit, heel and stay), what to train in which weeks of age, house training, socialisation, teaching them not to bite or indulge in continual barking, jumping up or other anti-social behaviours.

It is a detailed and practical guide combining the latest cognitive science with modern, loving, training techniques.

Illustrated with irresistible puppy photos (by renowned animal photographer Rachael McKenna), plus down-to-earth how-to shots of the training methods.

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