Description
Book SynopsisWhat should you do if you can’t train your dog to heel? Or it keeps tearing up the furniture? Or it’s aggressive around other animals?
The Pawfect Guide to Thinking like a Dog doesn’t waste time on lengthy and complicated explanations that you will never finish reading, let alone put into practice. Instead, it explains your dog’s behaviour from tail wagging to self-harming, and in brief instructions explains how to train your hound, how to handle tricky issues and how to address health matters.
Featuring 110 colour photographs, the book deftly addresses all manner of issues, from fouling to whining, from barking to disobedience, from how to travel with your dog to how to wash your dog to how to train your dog to behave around children.
Packed with easy-to-understand and easy-to-apply information, The Pawfect Guide to Thinking like a Dog is an essential guide to forging a lasting, healthy relationship.
Table of ContentsIntroduction
BEFORE GETTING A DOG
The Five Welfare Needs
Where Dogs Came From
How Dogs Learn
Body Language
Breed Traits
Picking a Breed
Picking a Breeder
PUPPIES!
Behavioral Health
Picking a Puppy
Mutilations
Puppy Development
Socialization and Habituation
Vaccination
Worms and Other Parasites
Getting Used To The Vet
Nutrition
Body Condition Score and Obesity
Raw Foods
Insurance
Neutering
ADOLESCENCE
Growing Up
ADULTHOOD
The Power of Food!
Staying Safe
Worms
Ticks, Fleas, Lice, and Mites
Common Poisons
When To Go To The Vet
SUPER SENIORS
Common Health Problems for Older Dogs
Aging Gracefully
Nutrition and Exercise for Older Dogs
Saying Goodbye
A DOG’S SENSES
Sight
Taste and Touch
Sound
Smell
BEHAVIOR AND TRAINING
How Training Works
Chasing and Predation
Resource Guarding
Fears and Phobias
Digging and Scavenging
Jumping Up
Stealing Food and Household Items
Barking and Vocalizations
Fear of Cars and Travel
Living With Other Dogs
Living With People
Household Rules
Harmony With Your Dog
Index
