Before and After Getting Your Puppy by Ian Dunbar Hardcover, Home, Hobbies, & Garden, English

Before and After Getting Your Puppy by Ian Dunbar is a comprehensive and practical guide for anyone bringing a new puppy into their home. This book combines two popular titles into one value-priced edition, offering clear steps, helpful photos, and easy-to-follow training deadlines. Dr. Ian Dunbar, a pioneer in puppy classes and positive dog training, presents a structured yet playful plan for raising a well-behaved dog. The guide covers essential developmental deadlines, from owner education and puppy selection to house-training, chewtoy-training, socialization, bite inhibition, and ongoing training. It emphasizes a kind, positive approach, proven to be the most effective method for teaching crucial lessons during a puppy's impressionable early development.