How To Raise The Perfect Dog: Everything you need to know from puppyhood to adolescence and beyond

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I escorted Daddy into the room full of playful pit bull puppies-a dignified elder statesman making an appearance in a boisterous kindergarten class. When I began writing this book, Junior was a little over a year and a half old, smack in the heart of his canine adolescence, which lasts from about eight months to three years of age. For the millions of people every year who consider bringing a puppy into their lives-as well as those who have already brought a dog home-Cesar Millan, the preeminent dog behavior expert, says, "Yes, you can raise the perfect dog!

Another pup I picked out-a lower-energy fellow-didn't interest Daddy at all; he totally ignored him.

Included is a section on how to prepare your puppy for car-rides, veterinary visits, and the handling required for examinations and routine maintenance such as the cleaning of a bulldog’s skin folds. No missing or damaged pages, no creases or tears, no underlining or highlighting of text, and no writing in the margins. Daddy was an eager and receptive pupil to both dogs and humans, and he has grown up to be the best, most positive role model imaginable for his much-maligned breed.

When you lose patience and emotionally react, your dog is training you rather than the other way around.Throughout the book he emphasizes how early socialization is important, and discusses natural puppy behavior through the first weeks and months. Since the day I brought him home, Dog Whisperer cameras and my own records have recorded nearly every day of his progress, from clumsy toddler to the energetic, confident, yet serene teenager he is today.

From the bestselling author and star of National Geographic Channel's Dog Whisperer , the only resource you’ll need for raising a happy, healthy dog. Cesar believes in communicating with your dog on their level; to respect the fact that they are a pack animal and that they are first animal, then dog, then breed.The final chapters discuss dog “adolescence” and the physical and behavioral changes that come with it, ending with an update of the happy, well-adjusted lives of the four puppies in their adoptive homes up to the time of writing. Many of those dogs, destined for euthanasia, were bred to fight in the illegal dog-fighting culture, then abandoned on the streets when they didn't prove profitable for their hard-hearted owners. Maybe your greyhound needs bursts of intense speed every day—that’s their genetic disposition to race—or your terrier needs to pull and “rag” on toys to emulate how they might pull a rat out of a hole. From the bestselling author and star of National Geographic Channel's Dog Whisperer, the only resource you'll need for raising a happy, healthy dog. When my mother-in-law got her first Bassett Hound puppy, she decided she needed all the help she could get, and purchased this book.