Parenting Your Dog

Explains how raising dogs is like raising children; provides advice on choosing, socializing, and training a puppy, an adolescent dog, or an adult dog; and discusses such issues as relationships with other dogs and the aging dog.

You and your dog are a lot alike. By several behavioral measures, your dog’s mental abilities are equivalent to those of a two to three and a half-year-old toddler. Dogs can learn up to 250 words, count from one to five and understand basic arithmetic. Your dog can imitate and understand your behavior and has a sense of fairness. Doesn’t it make sense to treat these sensitive, intelligent creatures a bit more like children? Kids—and dogs—raised with kindness and respect grow up happy. And happy is good. Modern Dog Parenting will show readers that yes, you can love your dog and live with him, too. Dogs (and the people who love them) are tired of the school of dominant, top-dog training. They are looking for a new kind of pack leader: someone funny, enthusiastic, intuitive, approachable, and, above all, effective. And they’ve found her. Sarah Hodgson rejects dominance-based training and gets astonishing results with a blend of wit, compassion, energy, and proven skills. She communicates instructions clearly, directs behavior compassionately, and rewards success lavishly. Topics include: *Understanding the signs your dog is giving you *Having fun while learning manners *How to fit your dog into your lifestyle *How to communicate lovingly and effectively with your dog

Charismatic dog trainer Doggy Dan shares his insights and tips into how working with dogs has helped him bring up his children. Learn how to lead the way in your family without using fear or aggression. Find out how to be clear and calm, firm and yet fair in all your dealings with others. Learn how to be confident and sensitive to those around you, and how to make decisions for the good of everyone. As Dan says, this book is not rocket science, it’s a very practical and straightforward book with clear examples and lots of anecdotes that will change the way you think about your interactions with your children and, in fact, any other people. This book will change your life forever.

Parenting with Pets offers insight into the magic of raising children with animals. It also highlights the learning opportunities that pets bring to the family. Written by Christine Hamer and Margaret Hevel, this mother and daughter team share their invaluable advice with readers on how pets enrich the relationship between parent and child, and how a pet's nonjudgmental companionship can restore balance in the whole family. For the pet professional, Parenting with Pets offers techniques to help parents cope with raising children and pets together. This book will complement a trainer or behavior consultants family plan, reinforcing the value of incorporating the pet into the family system. Parents will appreciate the many examples of challenging life lessons where our pets can be the most effective teachers for our children. Fascinating and informative, Parenting with Pets is an essential guide for those interested in raising compassionate, responsible and thoughtful children.

A guide for puppy owners adapts effective child-rearing methods for young canines, in a guide that covers such topics as identifying a breed that fits a family, assessing a puppy's personality, and overcoming problem behaviors. Original. 15,000 first printing.

Explains the ins and outs of dog ownership, dog training, and popular dog breeds.

Presents parenting lessons within the context of stories and advice on how to raise a puppy.

Provides busy parents with simple, realistic advice to help ensure that the relationship between their kids and their dog is safe and enjoyable for all. You will learn how to help your child and dog develop a strong relationship, built on trust and cooperation; set your family up for success with a minimum of effort; recognize canine stress signals and know when your dog is getting worried about normal kid activity; identify serious behavior problems before someone gets hurt; prevent your child from becoming part of a growing statistic--children who have been bitten by a dog.

They are rambunctious, don't listen, make a mess,destroy your belongings, and never clean up after themselves. No, not children-puppies! We may be your baby now, but if you want him to grow up to be your best friend, it's going to take some preparation. From the time he's just a twinkle in your eye to the end of the first year, Puppy Parenting helps you raise a happy, healthy, well-behaved puppy. Jan Gteye and Gail Smith -- aka the Dog Divas of Beverly hills -- have been helping to nurture pampered puppies in the 90210 zip code for more than sixteen years and are truly the best puppy caregivers around. Now they've gathered all the information they've learned over the years and written the ultimate guide to bringing your puppy up right. In Puppy Parenting, Jan and Gail guide you through all the developmental and behavioral stages of your puppy's first year: Bringing baby home -- 1 to 4 months: getting his shots, learning his language, and dealing with separation anxiety, teething, and grooming The brat zone-5 to 7 months: sending him to school, deciding whether or not to neuter, keeping him safe, socializing him, and determining the right diet for him Young adult -- 8 to 12 months: dealing with his teenage months, traveling with him, learning games that are fun to play and will help with his development Puppy Patenting contains everything a parent needs to know: Choosing the right breed for your personality and lifestyle Finding a reputable breeder or picking the perfect pound pup Preparing your home for the new arrival: buying everything you need (and nothing you don't), puppyproofing your home, and getting your family ready Housebreaking: crate, paper, and tether training -- and what to do when mistakes happen Training techniques: how to get your pup to listen -- and what to do when he doesn't Keeping puppy healthy -- and when to call a vet Complete with all the information you need to make it through the first year, Puppy Patenting is every proud puppy parent's bible.

Coleen Ellis lost her baby girl in 2003, and she was devastated. No one understood how she could be so upset over losing just a dog, and she could never really say goodbye to her terrier-schnauzer mix, Mico. To help pet parents everywhere, she opened the first standalone pet funeral home in the United States in Indianapolis. In this guidebook, she helps pet parents, veterinarians, death-care professionals and others celebrate the special bonds we share with our animal companions. Drawing upon her experiences helping thousands of pet parents and pet care professionals, Ellis provides: ideas to help celebrate the special bonds people share with their pets; checklists to choose the right cremation provider or funeral home; heartwarming stories that show how pets can be honored in life and in death; information on how death-care professionals, veterinarians and others are taking steps to serve pet parents; additional resources to help people remember their pets the way they want. People everywhere want to honor the lives of their pets, and even if you arent a pet owner, you need to understand why this is important. Help yourself and those you care about with Pet Parents: A Journey Through Unconditional Love and Grief.