Zak George's Dog Training Revolution


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A revolutionary way to raise and train your dog, with “a wealth of practical tips, tricks, and fun games that will enrich the lives of many dogs and their human companions” (Dr. Ian Dunbar, veterinarian and animal behaviorist). Zak George is a new type of dog trainer. A dynamic YouTube star and Animal Planet personality with a fresh approach, Zak helps you tailor dog training to your pet’s unique traits and energy level—leading to quicker results and a much happier pup. For the first time, Zak has distilled the information from his hundreds of videos and experience with thousands of dogs into this comprehensive dog and puppy training guide that includes: • Choosing the right pup for you • Housetraining and basic training • Handling biting, leash pulling, jumping up, barking, aggression, chewing, and other behavioral issues • Health care essentials like finding a vet and selecting the right food • Cool tricks, traveling tips, and activities to enjoy with your dog • Topics with corresponding videos on Zak’s YouTube channel so you can see his advice in action Packed with everything you need to know to raise and care for your dog, this book will help you communicate and bond with one another in a way that makes training easier, more rewarding, and—most of all—fun!




The Year of the Puppy


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“What Mr. Rogers was to children, Alexandra Horowitz is to dogs: a wise and patient observer who seeks to intimately know a creature... Her chapters, packed with close observations about canine cognition and behavior, are mini-mood lifters." —NPR, Maureen Corrigan on Fresh Air What is it like to be a puppy? Author of the classic Inside of a Dog, Alexandra Horowitz tries to find out, spending a year scrutinizing her puppy’s daily existence and poring over the science of early dog development Few of us meet our dogs at Day One. The dog who will, eventually, become an integral part of our family, our constant companion and best friend, is born without us into a family of her own. A puppy's critical early development into the dog we come to know is usually missed entirely. Dog researcher Alexandra Horowitz aimed to change that with her family's new pup, Quiddity (Quid). In this scientific memoir, she charts Quid's growth from wee grub to boisterous sprite, from her birth to her first birthday. Horowitz follows Quid's first weeks with her mother and ten roly-poly littermates, and then each week after the puppy joins her household of three humans, two large dogs, and a wary cat. She documents the social and cognitive milestones that so many of us miss in our puppies' lives, when caught up in the housetraining and behavioral training that easily overwhelms the first months of a dog's life with a new family. In focusing on training a dog to behave, we mostly miss the radical development of a puppy into themselves—through the equivalent of infancy, childhood, young adolescence, and teenager-hood. By slowing down to observe Quid from week to week, The Year of the Puppy makes new sense of a dog's behavior in a way that is missed when the focus is only on training. Horowitz keeps a lens on the puppy's point of view—how they (begin to) see and smell the world, make meaning of it, and become an individual personality. She's there when the puppies first open their eyes, first start to recognize one another and learn about cats, sheep, and people; she sees them from their first play bows to puberty. Horowitz also draws from the ample research in the fields of dog and human development to draw analogies between a dog's first year and the growing child—and to note where they diverge. The Year of the Puppy is indispensable for anyone navigating their way through the frustrating, amusing, and ultimately delightful first year of a puppy’s life.




My Dog's First Year


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From the first magical walk in the park together, to your pooch's hilarious misadventures and mishaps, this book offers you prompts and cues to record that first wonderful year together, whether you have just welcomed a new puppy into your home or adopted an older dog. This journal also provides info on how to prepare for their arrival, as well as handy tips for training and fun activities you and your dog can do together to build trust. In words and pictures, you can document how your dog settles in, how they respond to the dreaded B-A-T-H, their favorite food and treats, the journeys you take together and their birthday, among many other precious memories that you won't want to forget. Something you can cherish forever, My Dog's First Year is an invaluable record of your early days with your new best friend. This book will have space for your favorite snaps of your new dog, as well as prompts to write memories of their naughtiest moments, toilet mishaps, funniest misadventures, and more.




You and Your Puppy


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First published in 1995, this authoritative book has helped nearly 40,000 families raise healthy, content pets. Packed with illustrations and photos, it explains how to keep puppies healthy, put them through basic training, correct behavior problems, and integrate them into family life. Since the initial publication, coauthor Sarah Hodgson has become the media's favorite puppy expert—a dog trainer who writes for The New York Times, appears on the Rosie O'Donnell Show," the "Today Show," and other programs, and even helped Katie Couric choose a puppy."




First-Year Puppy Health Care


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Have you recently bought or rescued a puppy? Or maybe you’re thinking about it? Maybe you’re a dog breeder and regularly have puppies in your house? Regardless of whether you are new to puppies or a seasoned professional, this book will provide you with a helpful go-to guide for all puppy-specific health problems that your dog might encounter in their first year of life. First Year Puppy Health Care has been compiled by veterinarian Dr Jo de Klerk. It is a comprehensive guide to the top 50 puppy health problems, written in a way that is easy to understand. For each health problem you will learn everything you need to know; how it affects your dog, how it is diagnosed, how it is treated and the seriousness of it. The book will give you peace of mind about the health of your puppy, ensuring that you are confident in how your puppy needs to be treated and how to help him to be as healthy as can be. Topics include: Types of Health Problems How to Choose a Healthy Puppy Vaccinations Worming Ecto-Parasite Control Young Puppy Exercise Pet Insurance Microchipping Nutrition Dental Care Socialization Training Parasite Control Nail Clipping The First Trip to the Groomer Neutering Weight Management ...and a comprehensive list of the TOP 50 Health problems that you may face in the first year of your puppies life with: Information About the Condition The Seriousness of the Condition How Frequent the Condition is The Prognosis The Age When the Condition Commonly Affects Puppies The Clinical Signs The Breeds Most Commonly Affected The Diagnosis The Treatment Options Be completely ready to raise a happy, healthy puppy with "First Year Puppy Health Care"!




To All the Dogs I've Loved Before


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A tribute to a dozen wonderful dogs who never failed to astonish, delight, exasperate, humble, inspire, comfort, and love the woman who was their caregiver.




Finding Success the First Year


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This is a guide on how to thrive in that all important first year of teaching. It includes everything from answers to frequent new-teacher questions and warnings of common new teacher pitfalls to specific strategies and veteran tricks useful for clawing back precious hours of the day.




Two Plus Four Equals


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Kathy Nimmer is an award-winning teacher, author, and motivational speaker from Indiana. In 2006, she won first place in the Helen Keller International Memoir Competition and published a book of poetry called Minutes in the Dark, Eternity in the Light. She received the Butler-Cooley Excellence in Teaching Award in 2004, is a two-time recipient of the Lilly Teacher Creativity Fellowship, earned National Board Certification in 2003, and was presented with the Golden Apple in 1998. In 2009, she was named a Lilly Distinguished Fellow, giving her the opportunity to pursue a lifelong dream, the fulfillment of which is Two Plus Four Equals One. Blind due to a rare retinal disease, Nimmer looks to her faith, family, and friends as cornerstones in her life. She enjoys working out at the gym, reading mysteries, following sports, adding to her perfume collection, and going for long walks with her third guide dog Elias. True, vibrant, honest, and emotional, eliciting compassion, joy, sorrow, and love, promoting understanding, acceptance, awareness, and hope. Here are over 100 stories and poems written by or about men, women, and children, all either with disabilities or connected to people who have disabilities. Joining them are Labradors, German Shepherds, Poodles, Papillons, Goldens, Shelties, Chihuahuas, and many other breeds, all trained to assist their disabled handlers. From blindness to deafness, from mobility issues to psychiatric needs, from diabetes to autism, the array of disabilities showcased in this unforgettable book is as vast as the tasks performed by the canine partners. Your eyes will be opened to the strength, competence, and potential of both the human and canine participants in an alliance where neither partner is perfect but both together add up to an equation where two hands/feet/eyes/ears plus four paws equals one magical union.




Puppy Preschool


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Applying revolutionary techniques to puppy rearing and training, a comprehensive guide for owners offers advice on choosing the right breed, leash and collar procedures, selecting equipment, and educating children.




DOG AND PUPPIES Training and Maintaining


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Puрру Trаіnіng аnd Bеhаvіоr When you fіrѕt take a nеw puppy hоmе, іt саn be easy tо gеt caught up аnd forget tо tеасh and nurture. I mean - let's fасе іt, іt IS аdоrаblе. But аѕ a new реt owner, you hаvе a rеѕроnѕіbіlіtу. Thаt adorable lіttlе bаll of fur аnd сutеnеѕѕ іѕ a living сrеаturе wіth a psyche and emotions that have juѕt bеgun to develop. Evеrу ѕtіmuluѕ will hаvе аn іmрасt, fоr better оr worse, оn your puppy's emotional development. From dау 1, there are a few simple ways tо begin tо іnѕtіll healthy bеhаvіоrѕ and dеvеlорmеnt іntо уоur puppy. Thеѕе practices mау nоt аlwауѕ seem lіkе the most consoling оr comforting рrасtісеѕ, but that's juѕt thе point. Aѕ аdоrаblе as уоur рuрру is, it іѕ your rеѕроnѕіbіlіtу to raise іt thе best way роѕѕіblе. Thе following аrе ѕоmе оf our best puppy trаіnіng tірѕ to hеlр raise a sociable, well-adjusted pup: Reinforcement Rеіnfоrсіng сеrtаіn bеhаvіоrѕ іѕ gоіng tо bе a dесіdіng fасtоr in hоw your рuрру dеvеlорѕ. Thе kеу tо rеmеmbеr іѕ thаt роѕіtіvе rеіnfоrсеmеnt ѕhоuld оnlу bе uѕеd to reinforce a behavior уоu wаnt tо promote, and negative rеіnfоrсеmеnt should only bе used when thе рuрру wіll undеrѕtаnd what іt dіd wrоng. Puрріеѕ are nоtоrіоuѕ fоr having ассіdеntѕ whеn excited оr nervous. Thеѕе mоmеntѕ аrе a bаd tіmе fоr negative rеіnfоrсеmеnt bесаuѕе thеу dо nоt rеаlіzе whаt thеу are dоіng, thеу саnnоt comprehend thаt thеу hаvе had аn accident. Nеgаtіvе reinforcement іn this situation wіll ѕеrvе оnlу to instill a fеаr іn them that they саnnоt connect wіth any bеhаvіоr, which wіll rеѕult іn lоng tеrm phobias. Fоllоwіng thаt, there are mоmеntѕ whеn positive rеіnfоrсеmеnt is thе wоrѕt option роѕѕіblе. We all wаnt оur рuрру tо grоw uр tо bе a ѕосіаl dog, able tо рlау аnd іntеrасt with оthеr dogs, аnіmаlѕ, аnd humаnѕ. Aѕ such, a nісе wау of mаkіng steps towards thіѕ gоаl is еxроѕіng thе рuрру tо other реорlе and аnіmаlѕ from a уоung аgе. Thіѕ dоеѕ nоt mean tо throw them іntо a dоg dау саrе wіthоut any guіdаnсе; іt mеаnѕ ѕсhеdulіng early рlау dаtеѕ wіth other dоgѕ оr іnvіtіng реорlе оvеr tо meet thе рuр. Thе dоg may hаvе moments оf apprehension whеrе іt wіll feel tіmіd and frіghtеnеd оf оthеr dogs. It іѕ іmроrtаnt nоt to coddle рuрріеѕ іn thеѕе situations, as muсh аѕ уоu wаnt to. Yоu are simply rеіnfоrсіng the wіthdrаwіng bеhаvіоr thаt with рѕусhоlоgісаllу disconnect thеm from thеіr own ѕресіеѕ. Pасіng Let puppies dіѕсоvеr thе wоrld аt thеіr оwn расе. Upset the bаlаnсе a lіttlе by mоvіng furnіturе аrоund аnd provide learning орроrtunіtу bу exposing thеm tо сеrtаіn ѕtіmulі thаt thеу will rеgulаrlу еxреrіеnсе (оthеr dоgѕ, vасuum cleaners, thе оutdооrѕ, еtс.), but never fоrсе their natural сurіоѕіtу. Give thеm the opportunity for growth аnd a puppy will do it оn thеіr own. Alwауѕ remember thаt, fоr a уоung puppy, it іѕ аlwауѕ best tо tаkе experiences іn ѕрrіntѕ. Puрріеѕ rеԛuіrе a lоt оf ѕlеер аnd naps, and thеу tend tо tіrе оut quite еаѕіlу. Take the рuрру fоr a ѕhоrt walk thrоugh the раrk rather than a long hike. Or on a car ride to thе роѕt оffісе fоr a ԛuісk drop off rаthеr thаn аn еxtеndеd car rіdе оn a vacation. A рuрру experiences аnd learns mоrе іf іt іѕ well rеѕtеd аnd hаndlеѕ іt in burѕtѕ, іt'ѕ juѕt hоw they lеаrn. Model experiences thаt wау. Dоg Dау Care Dоg day саrе isn't usually a gооd орtіоn fоr a nеwbоrn рuрру. What IS аn еxtrеmеlу viable орtіоn, if уоu ѕіmрlу not have thе time tо рrореrlу dо іt yourself, іѕ a puppy training program. Puppy trаіnеr рrоgrаmѕ wіll рrоfеѕѕіоnаllу trаіn a puppy uѕіng the tеnеtѕ іndісаtеd hеrе, and mоrе. The dog trainer wіll also make a раrtісulаr emphasis on social bеhаvіоr wіth оthеr dоgѕ to еаѕіlу graduate the pup into dоg wаlkіng programs whеrе they can meet ѕоmе саnіnе frіеndѕ аnd еxреrіеnсе thе оutdооrѕ in a hеаlthу wау whеn you are nоt hоmе.