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The Art of Raising a Puppy |  | Author: The Monks of New Skete
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
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Rating:  229 reviews
Sales Rank: 1153
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1st
Pages: 274
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.6
Dimensions (in): 9.3 x 6.5 x 0.9
ISBN: 0316578398
Dewey Decimal Number: 636.707
UPC: 400307318974
EAN: 9780316578394
ASIN: 0316578398
Publication Date: March 20, 1991
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The monks of New Skete have been breeding and training dogs at their New York monastery for more than 20 years. Their philosophy of raising dogs accentuates the essential human-canine bond, whereby owners must learn to understand a dog's instincts, needs, and behavior. Understanding a dog, the monks say, is the key to successfully training him. They first published this philosophy in their 1978 classic guide How to Be Your Dog's Best Friend. Now the monks concentrate on the first three months of a puppy's life in The Art of Raising a Puppy. The book observes a litter of monastery puppies from birth to 12 weeks. Tender photographs and dialogue reflect these precious first few weeks of life. Even at this time, the human-canine link is vital; the monks stress the importance of gentle touch to help forge this connection. Basic puppy training techniques are explored and executed, all of which puppy owners should find easy to implement. Virtually all types of dog problems and dog training are examined in the book, always in compassionate and easily comprehensible language. The monks also look well beyond surface training techniques to analyze the roots of dogs' problems and explain how training can help. Owners are taught how to gently assert dominance over their dog, which will make for a long-lasting and fulfilling relationship. Beautiful black-and-white photographs of monastery puppies will pull at every heartstring.
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The monks of New Skete, authors of the classic guide How to Be Your Dog's Best Friend, now apply their highly successful training methods to the crucial first months of a puppy's life. 50 photographs.
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 The Art of Raising a Puppy July 20, 2010
Sam
I really enjoyed reading this book. It helped prepared me on a number of levels. I've been able to take advantage of some of the techniques in acclimating my puppy. Having a good understanding of why dog's behave certain ways and how to best interact with them early on. This is an easy read and excellent advice. I'd recommend this book to anyone looking to get a puppy.
Great read for new puppy parents! May 28, 2010
Ellen Stieve (Morrisville, PA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Watch Video Here: http://www.amazon.com/review/R2R8UL9FFIUA95 Hi I'm Ellen Stieve President of the Morrisville Dog Park and owner of Nu BowWow The Puppy Starter Kit and I highly recommend this book to new puppy parents. It is packed with useful information and tips that can make your life a whole lot easier as you raise your new puppy. Please share your experiences with out Facebook group "Puppy Parents".
Great resource May 24, 2010
Kerri722 (New York City)
If you're getting a puppy, read this book! It is so important to properly train them from the beginning - it pays off immensley in the long run and you will be happy you spent the time and effort. The Monks of New Skeete provide a great background on the principals of training; it's so much easier to train when you understand the reasons behind the techniques (and it makes you a much better trainer). Highly recommended!
It's always nice when a book lives up to expectations May 12, 2010
Stephen Lerch (Elkton, MD United States)
After having read several Cesar Millan books, a Victoria Stillwell book and a several books on potty training, leash training and general puppy rearing from various veterinarians before this book, of all the books I've read, while many covered the same topics, this is certainly my favorite. It is the easiest to read and the easiest to understand.
Unsurprisingly Millan, Stilwell, the various veterinarians and the Monks have similar approaches to puppy rearing, they just use different words to describe the same things. The Monks have the leg up over the others for the ease of reading this book has.
The approach is the non-punitive approach. What this means is that you don't "punish" the puppy/dog; you simply don't reward the bad behaviors and always reward the good.
In the real world, people try to attach human emotion and apply it to a dog, who then sees this as weakness and exploits it. By raising your puppy the Monk way, you will never be in a position of need where your dog will be running your house because you never give him/her the chance to fall into bad habits such as nipping, biting, using your house as a bathroom and general disobedience.
One benefit of the book that I hadn't really had any experience with, is the puppy massage. The puppy massage described in the book is relaxing for the puppy and therapeutic for me, especially after a hectic day at work.
If you read no other books on puppy raising, read this one. It gives you methodology for picking the right puppy, explains the various pieces of equipment you'll need and also guides you to build the proper foundation for a stable puppy that not only obeys you, but also treats you a true companion, which is all anyone with a dog should ever be looking for.
The art of raising a puppy May 11, 2010
J. Mallison
I just bought a new puppy and it is a very active breed that must begin training early. I loved this book and it really taught me a lot. It was very easy to read and set up nicely.
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