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Anyone reading this book will find it a must and will pick it up again and again. You will also gain step-by-step tips, guidance and examples from: Choosing a puppy, and what's best sex, a bitch or a dog. Things to look out for such as inherited defects. What to expect when you bring your new puppy into the home. Toilet training; getting your puppy clean in the house. The health of a puppy, things to look out for. Feeding a puppy. What bedding to use. Bonding with your puppy and assessing the puppy's nature. Play training, creating a bond with your puppy. The horrid chewing stage, causes and ways to manage chewing. Stool eating causes, ways to manage stool eating. Socialising your puppy with people, children and other dogs. Introduction to the vehicle and travelling. Motion sickness when travelling, signs of motion sickness and stress. Motion sickness tips for better travelling. Basics of training, when to start play training; the very basics. How to teach your puppy 'No', 'Down' and 'Fetch' command. Teaching your puppy the recall command. Treat reward training, teaching your puppy the 'Sit' command. Lead training, how and when to begin. Lead training, teaching your puppy to walk to heel. Getting your puppy familiar on the lead in traffic. When things go wrong, how to rectify training. And much more. Practical advice on equipment, treatments and feeding the puppy, and the start of basic training and obedience required. Illustrated with easy-to-follow pictures step by step. This book will not only appeal to someone who has never owned a puppy before but those who have not had a puppy for many years. All it takes is an open mind and plenty of patience.

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Publié par	Austin Macauley Publishers
Date de parution	08 janvier 2021
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9781528971966
Langue	English
Poids de l'ouvrage	1 Mo

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W hispering D ogs
F rom the Beginning, Basic Training Made Easy
Annie Turner
Austin Macauley Publishers
2021-01-08
Whispering Dogs About the Author Dedication Copyright Information © Acknowledgement Chapter 1 From the Beginning Choosing a Puppy Handling the New Puppy The Correct Way to Pick Up a Puppy Chapter 2 The Healthy Puppy Inherit Defects Vaccinations Worms Fleas Ticks Lyme Disease Ear Problems Tagging (Microchipped) Assessing the Litter Your Final Choice The Best Start in Life – Feeding the Puppy Chapter 3 The Journey Home A Place to Stay Inside the House What Bedding to Use Toilet Training Collar and Leads for Your Puppy Chapter 4 Bonding Assessing the Puppy’s Nature: The Bold Puppy Play Training the Basics of Training Key Points to Remember Chapter 5 The Horrid Chewing Stage Ways to Manage Chewing Buffalo horns Simple Ways to Distract Your Puppy from Chewing Put your Puppy in a cage or puppy pen while unsupervised Stool Eating Preventing Stool Eating Chapter 6 Socialising Your Puppy Socialising with People Getting Your Puppy Used to Socialising with People Socialising with Other Dogs Introducing your puppy to a new dog Socialising Your Puppy with Children Chapter 7 Transportation Types of Carriers Introduction to the Vehicle Motion Sickness Signs of Dog Motion Sickness and Stress Motion Sickness: Tips for Better Traveling Motion Sickness Medications Motion Sickness Remedies A Tried and Tested Method Chapter 8 Basic Training When to Start Play Training Basics The Recall ‘No’ Command ‘Down’ Command Fetch Command When Training Goes Wrong Observations: What Went Wrong How This Was Resolved? Chapter 9 Training Begins Recall Command Recall command using a long lead Recall Using a Whistle Types of Whistles The Three in One Command—SIT, STOP, STAY Treat Reward Training Treat Reward Sit Command Sit Command Using Voice Sit Command Using Voice and Hand Signal Key Points to Remember Lead Training How and When to Begin Lead Training Sit Command Lead Training Heel Command Puppy refusing to budge Traffic Work Lead Training Commands Heel Command ‘Sit’ Command Dogs with Disabilities
About the Author
Annie Turner has been training dogs and has studied pack-animal and hunting instincts for many years. Her dedication helped her understand the way animals think not only in the wild but also their inbuilt instincts, enabling her to bring out the dogs’ natural ability to train and be obedient at all times. She has become well known as the animal whisperer. Due to her unique methods and understanding, she was sometimes referred to as Dr Dogology. All this set the road ahead for the future and what she loved best—dogs and their natural pack-animal instincts and their way of thinking—which remains today.
Dedication
To my wonderful husband, Steve, a huge thank you for being by my side all the way through in finishing this book.
Copyright Information ©
Annie Turner (2021)
The right of Annie Turner to be identified as the author of this work has been asserted by the author in accordance with section 77 and 78 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior permission of the publishers.
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A CIP catalogue record for this title is available from the British Library.
ISBN 9781528946810 (Paperback)
ISBN 9781528946827 (Hardback)
ISBN 9781528971966 (ePub e-book)
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First Published (2021)
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Acknowledgement
A big thank you to Austin Macauley in helping me publish this book. To Roddy and Norma McKenzie for pictures of Sky. To Dean Claxton for the lovely pictures of his puppy, Jessy. To the Pact Animal Sanctuary for the work they do and the pictures they have provided. Many thanks to Colin Vogel for pictures of Ginny. To Justin from Sunny Side Vets in Kings Lynn for all his advice, help and photos. To Tom Ryves of Norfolk Trading Ltd in Swaffham, letting me take endless photos of his supplies and products, again a big thank you. To Richard Wilkins for his kind help, advice, support and pointing me in the right direction, and as he would say, “Oh, what the heck!” I would like to thank every man and his dog.
Chapter 1

From the Beginning
Whether your chosen puppy is going to be either a working dog or a pet, a puppy is not difficult to train. It takes a lot of time and patience and an open mind and the ability to think forward outside the box. If you always have this in mind, you won’t go wrong. The longer it takes in training a youngster the better the outcome for the pup in learning. Never shout at a pup but always keep a gentle tone. Some pups are softer natured than others, whereas other pups are more boisterous. I find that a quieter type of person may find a softer-natured pup much easier to train. Likewise, a more outgoing person may consider a bolder type of pup easier to train.

Choosing a Puppy
What’s best, bitch or dog?
Once you have chosen the breed of puppy, you want the one that will best suit you. You will then have to consider whether you want a bitch or a dog. This is sometimes the hardest decision because the one puppy that catches your eye might be a dog when you want a bitch or vice versa. I have had many people come and pick from a litter and say, “that one is nice, but I wanted the opposite sex” or “I must have a black and white pup” or “it’s got to be a bitch.” The colour does not make any difference to how the puppy will turn out. What I would say, though, is that whatever you pick, you have to like what you are looking at, but the most important thing is the sex of the puppy not the colour of it.
You may also need to consider when choosing a bitch that the bitch will come into season twice a year. If you are not going to have her neutered, you will have to make sure your garden is well fenced in order not just to keep her in but also keep unwanted dogs out too. Like both sexes, all dogs have an incredible sense of smell, especially when a bitch is on heat. I have known unwanted male dogs clamber up and over a 5-foot fence to get to a bitch on heat. I have also experienced even the smaller terrier type males squeeze through the smallest gap between a fence to get to the bitch. The last thing you want is someone else’s dog to get to your bitch, so just bare this in mind and make sure you have adequate fencing that is high enough to stop even the largest of dogs climbing over the fence, and, likewise, make sure there are no gaps between the fences either.
If you have no intention of breeding from the bitch, the other solution will be to have the bitch neutered. This stops all the bother of the bitch having a heat every six months and also unwanted visitors sniffing around. While I am on the subject of choosing a bitch, training will have to be halted while the bitch is on heat as her system and thoughts will be on overdrive. She will show very little interest, and besides this, her focus will be on elsewhere: male dogs. You can count at least six weeks of every six months where the bitch will be out of action. Also, if you don’t have her neutered, she could run the possibility of developing phantom pregnancies. This, in itself, can be from slight to a serious condition. Firstly, she will start to nurse items; her nipples will start to swell depending on how serious the phantom pregnancy is. A few years ago, I actually saw the bitch’s neck and head swell. This bitch, in particular, was so full of milk, it travelled up to her neck. This may never happen but beware, it could.
Some bitches will get snappy because they are feeling broody. If the bitch does produce milk, you will have to keep an eye on her. She will constantly lick her nipples, and doing this will increase the milk flow, which then could develop into mastitis. At this point, my aim is not to put anyone off having a bitch, but if you’re not planning on breeding from her, you would be wiser to consider having her neutered. This will then take all the problems out the way of her having six-monthly heats and any other associated problems that may come with it. It will also keep away the unwanted male dog visitors as well.
You may also have to think about your choice if you already have another dog at home. This may be a male dog and you may like another of the same sex, or you already have a bitch and want another bitch as a companion. It may be your first puppy as a replacement of an older dog you have recently lost. I prefer bitches, that is my preference, but I have also had male dogs over the years. I do not believe the old wives’ tale that bitches are better than male dogs and are easier to train. It’s all down to the owner: how you are with the puppy, how you handle it, the time given and plenty of patience. All puppies have their own different characters just like human beings. Some are soft-natured and some are more of a boisterous nature. No two puppies are ever alike. This will have to be taken into consideration especially when training the youngster. You will also need to keep in mind your needs and personality and the nature of the pup.
There are several factors to consider when choosing a male or a bitch puppy. Unneutered male dogs are much more territorial than bitches. This is true but when a bitch is in heat, she can become very territorial. Male dogs especially will want to leave their scent mark, by peeing up trees, walls, lamp posts, anything they can find when out and about in an attempt to leave their scent mark on everything they possibly can find, which is a natural reaction; even when in the wild, they would do just that. Male dogs are more likely to disp