Puppy's First Steps（ISBN=9780547053615）

　　Puppya (TM)s 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 (TM)s first yeara "the most essential twelve months of a doga (TM)s developmenta "and throughout the doga (TM)s life, ensuring a strong bond between owners and their best friends.

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