Description

Your Golden Retriever Puppy Month by Month provides new pet owners with everything you need to know and do at each stage of development to make sure your playful, energetic puppy grows into a happy, healthy, and well-adjusted companion. A veterinarian, a trainer, and a breeder team up to cover all the questions new owners tend to have, and many they don’t think to ask, including:

* What to ask the breeder before bringing your puppy home.
* Which vaccinations your puppy needs and when to get them.
* How to make potty training as smooth (and quick) as possible.
* What to do when your puppy cries at night.
* Why and how to crate train your puppy.
* When socialization should happen and how to make sure it does.
* When your puppy is ready to learn basic commands—like Sit, Stay, and Come—and the best way to teach them.
* When and how to go about leash training.
* How much exercise your puppy needs to stay physically and mentally healthy.
* What, how much, and when to feed your puppy to give him the nutrition he needs without the extra weight he doesn’t.
* When your puppy is ready for obedience training and how to make sure it works.
* How and how often to bathe your puppy, brush his coat, clip his nails, and brush his teeth.
* How to know when a trip to the vet is needed.
* What causes problem behaviors, when to expect them, and how to correct them.

About the Author

Terry Albert has been working with dogs for more than 25 years as a pet sitter, dog trainer, and dog foster parent. Her writing credits include several books, Petco, PetDoc.com, Delta Society, plus numerous websites and newsletters.

Betty Fisher has been working with Bulldogs since 1964. She has bred under the kennel name of 'White Fang' and shown 12 generations of Bulldogs with at least one performance title in each generation—CDXs, Agility, or Carting. One of her dogs was the first AKC Rally titled Bulldog and also earned two carting titles from the American Rottweiler Club. She is the author, with Suzanne Delzio, of So Your Dog's Not Lassie, and Caninestein, Improving Your Dog's Intelligence. Betty is a member of the Bulldog Club of Northern California and the Bulldog Club of America, and serves as secretary of the Fresno Dog Training Club, Inc.