The Art of Raising a Puppy
by: The Monks of New Skete
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The monks of New Skete have been breeding and training dogs at their New York monastery for more than 20 years. Their philosophy of raising dogs accentuates the essential human-canine bond, whereby owners must learn to understand a dog's instincts, needs, and behavior. Understanding a dog, the monks say, is the key to successfully training him. They first published this philosophy in their 1978 classic guide How to Be Your Dog's Best Friend. Now the monks concentrate on the first three months of a puppy's life in The Art of Raising a Puppy.
The book observes a litter of monastery puppies from birth to 12 weeks. Tender photographs and dialogue reflect these precious first few weeks of life. Even at this time, the human-canine link is vital; the monks stress the importance of gentle touch to help forge this connection. Basic puppy training techniques are explored and executed, all of which puppy owners should find easy to implement.Virtually all types of dog problems and dog training are examined in the book, always in compassionate and easily comprehensible language. The monks also look well beyond surface training techniques to analyze the roots of dogs' problems and explain how training can help. Owners are taught how to gently assert dominance over their dog, which will make for a long-lasting and fulfilling relationship. Beautiful black-and-white photographs of monastery puppies will pull at every heartstring.
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The monks of New Skete, authors of the classic guide How to Be Your Dog's Best Friend, now apply their highly successful training methods to the crucial first months of a puppy's life. 50 photographs.
The monks of New Skete have been breeding and training dogs at their New York monastery for more than 20 years. Their philosophy of raising dogs accentuates the essential human-canine bond, whereby owners must learn to understand a dog's instincts, needs, and behavior. Understanding a dog, the monks say, is the key to successfully training him. They first published this philosophy in their 1978 classic guide How to Be Your Dog's Best Friend. Now the monks concentrate on the first three months of a puppy's life in The Art of Raising a Puppy.
The book observes a litter of monastery puppies from birth to 12 weeks. Tender photographs and dialogue reflect these precious first few weeks of life. Even at this time, the human-canine link is vital; the monks stress the importance of gentle touch to help forge this connection. Basic puppy training techniques are explored and executed, all of which puppy owners should find easy to implement.Virtually all types of dog problems and dog training are examined in the book, always in compassionate and easily comprehensible language. The monks also look well beyond surface training techniques to analyze the roots of dogs' problems and explain how training can help. Owners are taught how to gently assert dominance over their dog, which will make for a long-lasting and fulfilling relationship. Beautiful black-and-white photographs of monastery puppies will pull at every heartstring.
Product Description:
The monks of New Skete, authors of the classic guide How to Be Your Dog's Best Friend, now apply their highly successful training methods to the crucial first months of a puppy's life. 50 photographs.
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- Best Puppy Book Ever!!
This is the best puppy book I've read ... It really gets into the pack mentality and is really helpful in raising a dog or two!!This is my second purchase of this book -- I loaned the book out and never got it back!
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- The Art of Raising a Puppy
This book is very informative on general training for a young puppy.I would recommend it to anyone who is considering getting a puppy.
Rating: - Puppy training
This will be the second puppy I will train with their method.My first dog died but she was potty trained within weeks using the crate and lots of play time.You will need other training too but it is a way to get off on the right track with a puppy. The advice if followed is GOLD.
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- Publisher needs better fonts
The book's contents are 5-star, no doubt about that. Overall the book is rated 3-star because the publisher consistently and very subtly changes font sizes throughout the text and in the same paragraph. The first example is at page 3, paragraph 2, line 2,beginning, "A great deal .... Another example among hundreds is at page 86, line 7 in paragraph titled, "Which Breed is Best for You?" The line begins ...tasks and characteristics.... which is smaller font than the line above or below.At first ... Read More
Rating: - Best book on puppies you will find.
This is a very useful and heartwarming book about training your young puppy.Note that "dog whisperer" type books are useless and even harmful when dealing with very young puppies, because young puppies do not understand what you want and are not trying to challenge you when they "disobey." They are another species and must be gently guided toward understanding our complicated demands.It takes a lot of patience, confidence and, time. Repetition.Reassurance.You enter into a different mode of ... Read More
- Best Puppy Book Ever!!This is the best puppy book I've read ... It really gets into the pack mentality and is really helpful in raising a dog or two!!This is my second purchase of this book -- I loaned the book out and never got it back!
- The Art of Raising a PuppyThis book is very informative on general training for a young puppy.I would recommend it to anyone who is considering getting a puppy.
- Puppy trainingThis will be the second puppy I will train with their method.My first dog died but she was potty trained within weeks using the crate and lots of play time.You will need other training too but it is a way to get off on the right track with a puppy. The advice if followed is GOLD.
- Publisher needs better fontsThe book's contents are 5-star, no doubt about that. Overall the book is rated 3-star because the publisher consistently and very subtly changes font sizes throughout the text and in the same paragraph. The first example is at page 3, paragraph 2, line 2,beginning, "A great deal .... Another example among hundreds is at page 86, line 7 in paragraph titled, "Which Breed is Best for You?" The line begins ...tasks and characteristics.... which is smaller font than the line above or below.At first ... Read More
- Best book on puppies you will find.This is a very useful and heartwarming book about training your young puppy.Note that "dog whisperer" type books are useless and even harmful when dealing with very young puppies, because young puppies do not understand what you want and are not trying to challenge you when they "disobey." They are another species and must be gently guided toward understanding our complicated demands.It takes a lot of patience, confidence and, time. Repetition.Reassurance.You enter into a different mode of ... Read More
