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Index
Puppy Care & Training
About the Author
About Howell Book House
Contents
Shopping List
Pet Sitter’s Guide
Part I: Welcoming a Puppy
The Puppy
Chapter 1: Congratulations on Your New Puppy!
Preparing for Your Puppy
Identifying Your Dog
Chapter 2: What Your New Puppy Needs
Food and Water Bowls
Food
Collar and Leash
Picker-Uppers
Grooming Tools
Toys
Keeping Puppy Confined
Crate and/or Bed
What You Will Need
Chapter 3: Puppy-Proofing Your Home
Keep Things Out of Reach
Knick-Knacks
Indoors and Outdoors
Toxic Plants
Other Poisons
Other Small Creatures
Cats
Chapter 4: Starting Off Right
Toilet Time!
Confinement Indoors
Confinement Outdoors
Introducing the Crate
Preventing Trouble
Part II: Your Growing Puppy
Chapter 5: Food, Exercise, and Care
Where and When to Feed
What to Feed
How Much to Feed
Dog Food Do’s and Don’ts
Exercise
Roughhousing
Walking the Dog
Grooming
Brushing
Trimming Nails
Ear and Eye Care
Tending to Teeth
Anal Sacs
Using Shampoo/Bathing
Chapter 6: Keeping Your Puppy Healthy
Choosing a Veterinarian
Know Your Puppy
Immunizations
Spay/Neuter
Giving Your Puppy Medicine
Internal Parasites
Fleas
Ticks
Mites and Mange
Skin Ailments
First Aid and Emergencies
Life-Saving Procedures
Male and Female Problems
Part III: Enjoying Your Puppy
Chapter 7: Housetraining
Preparations
Establishing Rules
Indoor Rules
Stick to the Schedule
Paper Training
When Is the Puppy Housetrained?
Forming Good Habits
Puppy’s First Playtime
Chapter 8: Training Your Puppy
Consistency
Puppy Learning
Teaching “Heel”
Teaching “Sit”
Teaching “Sit-Stay”
Teaching “Come”
Teaching “Leave It”
Teaching “Stand”
Teaching “Down”
Teaching “Drop It”
Tricks and Treats
Chapter 9: Family Fun and Activities
Travels With Puppy
Canine Activities
Appendix: Learning More About Your Puppy
Some Good Books
Magazines
Videos
Canine Registries
Health Resources
Helpful Web Sites
Index
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