Puppya TMs First Steps presents the new gold standard in
animal care for the enlightened dog owner--a unique, comprehensive
approach to health, training, and behavior. The faculty of the
Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University, one of
the most prestigious and pioneering veterinary schools in the
world, now shares its accumulated knowledge and experience to aid
new dog owners in raising the healthiest, happiest, most
well-behaved companion. Their integrative mind-body approach is
scientifically proven and stands above the one-size-fits-all
mentality that pervades the dog training world. This book offers
crucial advice for the puppya TMs first yeara "the most essential
twelve months of a doga TMs developmenta "and throughout the doga
TMs life, ensuring a strong bond between owners and their best
friends.
目錄:
A Note to the Reader
Tufts Faculty Contributors
Preface xv
PART 1: BEFORE THE PUPPY COMES HOME
1. How to Select a Puppy
PART 2" UPON ARRIVAL
2. Getting Puppy Settled In
3. Puppy''s Physical Well-Being: Preventive Medical and
Health Care
4. The Best Puppy Diet Ever
5. The Socialization Period
PART 3: PUPPY INSIGHTS
6. How Puppy Perceives the World Around Him
7. Young Dogs and Young Children Under the Same Roof
PART 4: SIT! AND OTHER TRICKS
8. Training Your Pup
9. Housetraining
10. Nipping Behavior Problems in the Bud 200
11. Environmental Enrichment
PART 5: IN THE EVENT OF ILLNESS
12. Is It a Medical Emergency?
Resources
Acknowledgments
Illustration Credits
Index