Your Bulldog Puppy Month by Month

Everything You Need to Know at Each Stage to Ensure Your Cute and Playful Puppy

Ebook (EPUB)
On sale Jan 10, 2017 | 368 Pages | 9781465464279

Your Bulldog Puppy Month by Month, written by a veterinarian, a trainer, and a breeder team, provides readers with everything they need to know and do at each stage of development to make sure their playful, energetic puppy grows into a happy, healthy, and well-adjusted companion. Coverage includes:

   • Information on what to ask the breeder before bringing your puppy home, the necessary vaccinations your puppy needs and when to get them, and when a trip to the vet is needed.
   • Instructions on making potty training as smooth (and quick) as possible.
   • Discussion on why and how to crate train and what to do when your puppy cries at night.
   • Knowing when to teach your puppy is ready to learn basic commands and how to go about leash training.
   • Socialization: why it's necessary, when it should happen, and how to make sure it does.
   • Exercising and feeding your puppy appropriately to ensure he stays physically and mentally healthy.
   • When your puppy is ready for obedience training and how to make sure it works.
   • How and how often to bathe your puppy, brush his coat, clip his nails, and brush his teeth.
   • What causes problem behaviors, when to expect them, and how to correct them.
Terry Albert has been working with dogs for more than 25 years as a pet sitter, trainer, and foster parent. Her writing credits include several books, including Your Labrador Retriever Puppy Month by Month (coauthored with Debra Eldredge, DVM), as well as articles for numerous websites and newsletters. She has served on the boards of directors for Seattle Purebred Dog Rescue and the Humane Society of Seattle/King County. Many of her boarding clients are Golden Retrievers she has cared for from puppyhood through adulthood and into their senior years. View titles by Terry Albert

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Your Bulldog Puppy Month by Month, written by a veterinarian, a trainer, and a breeder team, provides readers with everything they need to know and do at each stage of development to make sure their playful, energetic puppy grows into a happy, healthy, and well-adjusted companion. Coverage includes:

   • Information on what to ask the breeder before bringing your puppy home, the necessary vaccinations your puppy needs and when to get them, and when a trip to the vet is needed.
   • Instructions on making potty training as smooth (and quick) as possible.
   • Discussion on why and how to crate train and what to do when your puppy cries at night.
   • Knowing when to teach your puppy is ready to learn basic commands and how to go about leash training.
   • Socialization: why it's necessary, when it should happen, and how to make sure it does.
   • Exercising and feeding your puppy appropriately to ensure he stays physically and mentally healthy.
   • When your puppy is ready for obedience training and how to make sure it works.
   • How and how often to bathe your puppy, brush his coat, clip his nails, and brush his teeth.
   • What causes problem behaviors, when to expect them, and how to correct them.

Author

Terry Albert has been working with dogs for more than 25 years as a pet sitter, trainer, and foster parent. Her writing credits include several books, including Your Labrador Retriever Puppy Month by Month (coauthored with Debra Eldredge, DVM), as well as articles for numerous websites and newsletters. She has served on the boards of directors for Seattle Purebred Dog Rescue and the Humane Society of Seattle/King County. Many of her boarding clients are Golden Retrievers she has cared for from puppyhood through adulthood and into their senior years. View titles by Terry Albert