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Title: You and Your Puppy : Training and Health Care for Your Puppy's First Year (Howell Reference Books) by James DeBitetto, Sarah Hodgson ISBN: 0-7645-6238-X Publisher: Howell Book House Pub. Date: 12 December, 2000 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.17 (6 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Great for the beginner!
Comment: I've been training dogs for 10 years, and I have recommended this book to all of my puppy owners! It's a great way to get through the first year of puppyhood, and have a dog you'll be proud to call yours. All of my students have found the information easy to understand, the methods easy to use, and the results are wonderful!
Rating: 2
Summary: Repetitive, dangerously confused, and irritating
Comment: It's easy to read, and has a few good tips, but overall I found this book very poor. The training section is broken down into stages for different-aged pups, which sounds like a good idea until you realise that training principles are the same at any age, and therefore each chapter is exasperatingly repetitive. Along with the wide spacing, big headings, short paragraphs and abundant meaningless pictures, that makes for a remarkably uninformative book. There is no discussion of major controversies such as positive versus force-based training or natural versus dry feeding; the author's preferred technique is presented as the only option and areas of huge disagreement among trainers are not even flagged. Evidently Hodgson's style appeals to some; I found it irritatingly condescending, bubbly and saccharine. Finally, the book is dangerously poorly edited: on p. 128 Hodgson says: "Don't give him free access to water yet, or he'll turn into a fountain"... then on p. 155 DeBitetto says: "Puppies need a lot of water, and restricting it can put your puppy at risk of dehydration. The only time water can be safely witheld is at night." The health section was better-written and much more informative, but you'd still be much better off buying one good training book and one good health book.
Rating: 5
Summary: Fantastic Book!!!!
Comment: This book is great! It gives good insight to what the puppy is feeling and has broken down training and behavior patterns by the pups age. The book also provides good detail in health maintenance for your dog as well as a typical puppy schedule! I found the schedule to be very helpful in planning my day in order to give my pup the most attention.
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Title: How to Raise a Puppy You Can Live With by Clarice Rutherford, David H. Neil ISBN: 1577790227 Publisher: Alpine Publications, Inc. Pub. Date: 01 June, 1999 List Price(USD): $11.95 |
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Title: 101 Essential Tips: Puppy Care by Bruce Fogle ISBN: 0789414635 Publisher: DK Publishing Inc Pub. Date: 01 April, 1997 List Price(USD): $5.00 |
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Title: How to Housebreak Your Dog in 7 Days by Shirlee Kalstone ISBN: 0553346156 Publisher: Bantam Pub. Date: 01 April, 1991 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Crate Training Your Dog (Storey Country Wisdom Bulletin, A-267) by Pat Storer ISBN: 1580173578 Publisher: Workman Pub Co Pub. Date: 01 December, 2000 List Price(USD): $3.95 |
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Title: Good Owners, Great Dogs by Brian Kilcommons, Sarah Wilson ISBN: 0446675385 Publisher: Warner Books Pub. Date: 01 September, 1999 List Price(USD): $15.99 |
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