Table of Contents
Introduction: Why This Book Is Here 1
Part 1 Understanding Your Dog 5
1 Your Dog 7
2 Understanding Breeds and Behaviour 26
Part 2 Bringing the Right Dog Home 41
3 The Reality Check 43
4 How to Find the Right Breeder 53
5 Selecting and Finding a Rescue Dog 67
6 Bringing Your New Puppy Home 82
7 Socialising Your Puppy or Dog 110
8 Neutering and Spaying 127
Part 3 What Your Dog Wants You to Know 133
9 What Your Dog Wants You to Know about Creating an Incredible Dog 135
10 What Your Dog Wants You to Know about Sniffing, Snuffling and Snouting 156
11 What Your Dog Wants You to Know about Chewing 165
12 What Your Dog Wants You to Know about Body Language 173
13 What Your Dog Wants You to Know about Confidence 203
14 What Your Dog Wants You to Know about Play 212
15 What Your Dog Wants You to Know about Kids 236
16 What Your Dog Wants You to Know about Food 243
17 What Your Dog Wants You to Know about Dog Walkers, Daycare and Kennels 260
18 What Your Dog Wants You to Know about What It Wears 265
19 What Your Dog Wants You to Know about Separation Anxiety 273
20 What Your Dog Wants You to Know about Feeling Safe 282
21 What Your Dog Wants You to Know about Behavioural Issues 285
22 What Your Dog Wants You to Know about Its Later Years 323
23 What Your Dog Wants You to Know about the End of Its Life 329
And Finally … 337
Index 341
Acknowledgements 357