Your Bulldog Puppy Month by Month: Everything You Need to Know at Each Stage to Ensure Your Cute and Playful Puppy

Terry Albert · Tom Geiselhardt · Betty Fisher

jan. 2017 · Solgt af Penguin

Om denne e-bog

Your Bulldog Puppy Month by Month, written by a veterinarian, a trainer, and a breeder team, provides readers with everything they need to know and do at each stage of development to make sure their playful, energetic puppy grows into a happy, healthy, and well-adjusted companion. Coverage includes:   • Information on what to ask the breeder before bringing your puppy home, the necessary vaccinations your puppy needs and when to get them, and when a trip to the vet is needed.
   • Instructions on making potty training as smooth (and quick) as possible.
   • Discussion on why and how to crate train and what to do when your puppy cries at night.
   • Knowing when to teach your puppy is ready to learn basic commands and how to go about leash training.
   • Socialization: why it's necessary, when it should happen, and how to make sure it does.
   • Exercising and feeding your puppy appropriately to ensure he stays physically and mentally healthy.
   • 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.
   • What causes problem behaviors, when to expect them, and how to correct them.

Om forfatteren

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.