The Happy Puppy Handbook: Your Definitive Guide to Puppy Care and Early Training

Pippa Mattinson

Apr 2014 · Random House

About this ebook

Pippa Mattinson, dog-training specialist, tells you everything you need to know about training and caring for your new puppy. From preparing the house and garden before the puppy arrives, to introducing your new friend to all the family (including children and other animals), and solving problems like crying, night waking, feeding, upset stomachs, biting, chewing and jumping up, this book is packed with all you need to know as a puppy owner.

Ratings and reviews

The book had good philosophy and ideas but I think there could have been more specific training instructions included...Perhaps a daily/weekly breakdown for the first 4 months.

A Helpful book to a new puppy owner like me,.. Me and my dog have a great time together in training and exercise, thank you Pippa for this book 😚

Excellent manual for a new or potential owner of a puppy. I would recommend it to any new owner of a family dog.

About the author

Pippa Mattinson is the founder of the UK’s national gundog graded training scheme, and a director of the Gundog Trust. She has an honours degree in zoology and a special interest in canine behaviour. Pippa has over thirty years’ experience of training dogs and is the author of The Happy Puppy Handbook, published by Ebury Press in April 2014, and packed with everything you need to know as a puppy owner. The Labrador Handbook: the definitive guide to training and caring for your labrador followed in October 2015. This book provides an in-depth guide to raising your labrador, making for a contented owner and a happy dog.
Pippa is a keen supporter of modern science based dog training methods and is passionate about helping people to enjoy their dogs.
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