Book Description
Combining two popular titles in one value-priced edition, Before and After Getting Your Puppy is a simple, practical guide for anyone bringing a new puppy into the home. In clear steps, with helpful photos and easy-to-follow training deadlines, Dr. Ian Dunbar, who pioneered puppy classes and a loving style of dog training in the 1970s, presents a structured yet playful and humorous plan for raising a wonderful dog. The guide is based on six developmental deadlines: completing owner education and preparation, assessing a puppy's prior socialization and education, teaching errorless house-training and chewtoy-training, completing a socialization program of meeting strange dogs and people, learning bite inhibition, and continuing a program of ongoing training. In the first half of the book, Dr. Dunbar focuses on what the owner needs to know to select a great puppy. In the second half, he presents the crucial lessons the puppy must be taught during its impressionable early development — using a kind, positive approach that, over time, has been proven the most effective.
Customer Reviews:
A bit overwhelming.......2007-09-13
This book made me feel a bit overwhelmed. It has been a while since I had a puppy and a dog trainer recommended this book. Dr. Dunbar says you need your puppy to do so many things before the puppy is three to four months old ( ex. Introduce the puppy to 100 people before its three months old ). My puppy was two months old. To make myself less overwhelmed I'm taking one thing at a time and as for the people, there trickling in. I think he means well, he just comes across the wrong way.
Must read for all considering a puppy.......2007-07-20
Dogs and humans alike would benefit greatly if potential dog owners would all read this book! Lots of vital information, well presented, a good read.
Very helpful for 1st time puppy owner.......2007-06-02
I bought this book after reading several recommendations on AMAZON. The book was very informative as to painting a picture of what to expect with a new puppy. Some of Dunbar's recommendations are very unrealistic though. Such has having your dog introduced to many different people every day. Overall, I found it very useful.
Essential Help for You and Your New Puppy.......2007-05-30
I bought this book after reviewing some of the articles on the [...]website, which offers a preview of some of the key points of the book. I did read many of the reviews here and felt that the negative comments were somewhat over-reactive.
From my perspective, the book not only makes sense about how to raise a puppy, but also about how to raise a child! Why waste time trying to teach kids or dogs what is wrong, until they eventually figure out what is right? That seems really inefficient, now that I know the "lure-reward" technique. This technique lets you use the essential nature of the dog to train it to do what you want it to do: pee, chew, and poop where you want it to, for instance. Walk calmly on leash, for another. The trick is to not fall into the trap of thinking that a few weeks of short and long-term confinement is somehow cruel to the dog. Like children, dogs respond quickly to a consistent routine. It DOES require YOU to be consistent and to have discipline, and I definitely figured out where I was being lazy and too lax, and whenever I went back to the tighter crate schedule, things improved immediately. I realized that I confused a few days of successful potty events with "success" in overall training and went from confinement to total lack of restraint, so I referred to the book again and made some corrections.
Here are a couple of tips that helped make this book so useful for me. First, I had a consultation with a pet dog trainer who knew about (and recommended) Dunbar's technique. This really helped me when addressing the issues that I felt were not explained in the book (more on that later). Secondly, while I took Dunbar's stern advice as the kind of advice someone gives to people who might not pay attention...that is, I didn't take him quite so seriously. So, when he says that your dog needs to meet over 100 people in his first month (or whatever), I took that as the general message: socialize your dog as much as you possibly can. We have a really small house and we aren't hugely social, but I was surprised to find that I could make a list of 100 people pretty easily. They haven't all been over to my house, but I've been out and about and exposed my pup to a lot of different people, and I could see the change in about 2 weeks! And, I realized too that this socialization has to continue through adolescence, the difficult stage (again, think of children). I also found that "training" your dog to be OK when you are not around was particularly practical and helpful. It not only reduced my dog's anxiety, but mine as well, since it gave me a method to work with the dog to gradually introduce him to "alone" time, which will definitely be a part of his life. It also helped me to be aware of where I might be inadvertently feeding into the dog's anxious attitude when I returned home (or got him out of his crate).
The sit, lay down trick is a snap and I even successfully tried it on an adult pitbull that wouldn't lay down for its owner!
What I also found interesting was that the tips I learned in the book and shared with my other dog-owning friends helped them when it came to their adult dogs! I think that the Cesar Milan method can be quite effective, but it is based solely on dominance, and the lure-reward method can work wonderfully too in many situations (such as getting your dog to be calm when going on leash and learning to happily sit when greeting people).
Now, for some things that come to mind that I found lacking in the book. First, I happen to have a toy poodle who is bizarrely un-food motivated, and Dunbar doesn't mention that at all. I did learn from other poodle owners that this breed isn't the most food motivated one. I wish he would cover that situation in the book. So, for instance, Dunbar recommends putting all of the dog's kibble in Kong toys, yet if I put all of Buck's food in his bowl, he *still* wouldn't eat even half of it. So, if the open dish doesn't work, the Kong toy is like locking it away! And, freeze dried liver didn't work for Buck either. Advice: get those beef jerky sticks for dogs. Or try cheese. And strangely: Wheat Thins (even my cat loves them). Small bits of hot dog too. (I use this for the poop reward). Even so, all of these favorite items stuffed into a Kong toy won't work for my dog. Maybe when he gets a little older/bigger and I can try it out again, but for now I'm mystified about turning him into a chew-toy-aholic.
Secondly, I would have appreciated more information on the puppy interaction when you have a really small dog, or a really large dog. I think the problems you encounter as a dog owner do vary when you have a "non-average" sized breed. How do you keep your little dog from being completely frightened of huge dogs (and then later turning into one of those yappy jerks)? How do you keep your rambunctious, lovey Great Dane from bowling over the chihuaha? And, when you do finally take your dog to the dog park, how can you as an owner to a better job of evaluating other dogs as potential problems? Most people don't even bother to socialize their dogs, so how do you evaluate?
Finally, while I initially started asking people to offer a treat to my dog to get him to sit, I quickly learned that most every person will use a different visual method in asking the dog to sit, while only using the word "sit." So, it's really too onerous in my opinion to try to get every person to get the dog to sit, since the lure/reward technique of holding the treat over the head works, but most people don't know the signal! So, my dog dances on its hind legs while people say "sit!" and give it the treat because he's so cute. This pretty much has de-sensitized "sit" as a keyword so I quickly dropped the idea of asking people to make him "sit." What *does* work is asking people to offer the dog a treat, since then they naturally great the dog with a lowered hand, palm up, which is far less threatening to the dog and not a dominance display. I am really not going to burden every human social interaction with an instruction on the sit technique that is required. Later, when the dog learns the word itself, maybe then. I feel that in this respect, Dunbar's advice is a bit impractical.
Overall, I am very glad that I bought this book, and it's been an essential tool in my working with my puppy and understanding the nature of dogs.
Thinking about getting a puppy, get this book.......2007-05-09
I read this book twice before even getting my puppy it has been a godsend. Right now my puppy is napping quietly in his doggy den. It has great information for new dog owners and for people who have had dogs for years. The training methods are a lot different from when I had my last dog. The lure/reward way is much easier on the dog and owner. My puppy was a little undersocialized, and information in this book has really helped me to build his confidence. I highly recommend this book, get it if you are even thinking about getting a puppy. It prepared me for all the work you have to do to be a dog owner.
Book Description
The authoritative information and advice you need, illustrated throughout with full-color photographs—now revised and redesigned to be even more reader-friendly!
Puppyhood is the most crucial stage of your dog's life—the time when you get to teach him how to interact with you and behave in his new home. This updated guide gives you all the tools you need to keep your puppy healthy and turn him into a well-mannered member of your family, including:
- Pointers on puppy-proofing your home
- Nutritional information to help your puppy thrive
- Tips on hassle-free housetraining
- Positive training techniques that ensure success
- Advice on immunizations and health problems
- Bonus chapters available on companion Web site
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Fully updated with new resources and the latest information on nutrition, housebreaking, health care, essential immunizations, and basic training techniques.
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- Housetraining Details you won't find elsewhere
- Sappy
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Housetraining: Your Happy Healthy Pet
September Morn
Manufacturer: Howell Book House
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The authoritative information and advice you need, illustrated throughout with full-color photographs—now revised and redesigned to be even more reader-friendly!
Your puppy is so irresistibly cute, so totally captivating-and soooooo aggravating and frustrating when she eliminates inside. This guide will help you housetrain your puppy or dog quickly and save your sanity and your carpet! It includes:
- How a pup's mother teaches the first house-training lesson
- A shopping list of things you'll need
- Advice for the all-important first two days
- How-to information for crate, paper, and outdoor training
- Guidance for solving special housetraining problems
- Tips on marking an outdoor spot, warning signals, and more
With this book, it won't be long before you're happily saying, "Good puppy" instead of, "Oh no! Uh-oh."
Customer Reviews:
Housetraining Details you won't find elsewhere.......2007-06-21
I liked this book because it has a lot of details about housetraining that other books skim over. The author offers several housetraining schedules to get you started with training. I agree that the material could be covered in far fewer pages but if you wanted brevity on the subject you probably wouldn't be looking to buy a whole book about it anyway.
Sappy.......2006-02-21
I found this book to be mostly fluff about cute little puppies going potty than any really helpfull information. Most of the information could have been written in 10 pages but some how ended up to be 120 pages. I found "The Only Dog Training Book You'll Ever Need" by Bielakiewicz much more helpfull and much less expensive.
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- Interesting Reference but Eclectic
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1999 Price Guide to Limited Edition Collectibles (Price Guide to Contemporary Collectibles)
Manufacturer: Krause Pubns Inc
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Binding: Paperback
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Interesting Reference but Eclectic.......2005-08-30
This reference work is a useful guide to pricing and finding various collectibles, though I think it is the sort of reference that needs to be updated every 3-4 years. It would have been of interest to find a comprehensive section on rare limited edition art gallery catalogues -- I have been trying to track down various exhibition catalogues such as the Hirst 'Freeze' catalog, the Neros catalog of the Millenium Series, and Boltanski's Menschlich. There needs to be a guide devoted exclusively to art exhibition catalogues.
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A primer on trimming trees, shrubs, and vines.
Teaches readers when and how to prune to promote flowering, slow plant growth, and repair damage.
Tips on enhancing plant shape.
Explains different techniques and timing for pruning deciduous trees, evergreens, shrubs, and vines.
Walks readers through the steps of pruning hedges and creating specialty shapes.
Comprehensive encyclopedia provides detailed pruning instructions for 180 trees, shrubs, and vines.
Book Description
The Cat in the Hat takes Sally and Dick for an “umbrella-vator” ride through the understory, canopy, and emergent layers of a tropical rain forest, encountering a host of plants, animals, and native peoples along the way.
Customer Reviews:
Great starter book on rain forests!.......2007-03-29
My 6 yr old really enjoyed this intro book on rain forests. One of the off-shore excursions on our upcoming cruise is the Costa Rican rain forest and I purchased several books on rain forests to get him familiar with the topic This one was the perfect intro book for him. It was written in classic Seuss rhyming style which was engaging for my son. The illustrations were colorful and eye-catching and the information about rain forests was just enough for a 6yr old to understand and digest. We read it while also listening to a "Relax with Tropical Rain Forest" audio CD which provided an added dimension to the rain forest learning experience. I plan on reading the other books on rain forests to him but selectively as they contain much more advanced information.
Not impressed.......2007-01-18
This is the first time I've read a book from the Cat in the Hat Learning Library, so I wasn't sure what to expect. But I wasn't expecting this.
The illustrations make it look like the kids and the cat are having an adventure in the rainforest. But they aren't. They're just on a field trip, I guess.
The book goes over the four levels of the rainforest and names the different types of animals, plants, and people you would find in a rainforest. The main focus of the book seems to be maintaining the rhyme scheme rather than giving detailed information. At times, clarity is even sacrificed in order to maintain the rhyme. For example, "Millions of acres of land every year are cut down..." Cutting down land is confusing to a child. Usually trees or plants are cut down.
One funny thing was that the cat in the hat says he will give you a prize if you find these six things. Well, he's talking to the kids he is traveling with, not "you" the reader. So my 5-year-old son jumped in and named the things, then said "Where's my prize?"
So after around 40 pages of naming and discussing rainforest plants, animals, and people, a bulldozer showed up on the second to last page and the animals are running for their lives. On the last page the cat in the hat says "Save these trees please!" The end. Well, I like the environmental theme, but I had an awful lot of explaining to do when the bulldozer showed up. I think the book should have begun where it ended, because that is where the real story is. I buy books for my kids in the hope that the author can explain and illustrate a topic better than I can.
My son only asked me to read this book once, then never picked it up again.
I gave the book two stars for the unusual format. The novelty might appeal to some kids.
Interesting way to introduce rain forests to children.......2004-10-25
This is one of the best of The Cat in the Hat's Learning Library. The rhyming style is excellent. This book introduces such concepts as four levels of the rain forest, transpiration, animals in the forest, pollination, and camouflage.
Customer Reviews:
All about trees.......2004-07-20
Solid intro to basic concepts regarding trees. I occasionally wished Gibbons would have chosen the more scientifically correct term than a common, but less specific word. Includes an identification guide for various trees and shows young naturalists how to make their own tree identification book (pressing leaves, leaf and bark rubbings, and drawings). Karen Woodworth Roman, Children's Science Book Review
A simple yet appealing book about the life cycle of trees.......2002-06-08
Written and illustrated by Gail Gibbons, Tell Me, Tree: All About Trees For Kids is a simple yet appealing book about the life cycle of trees for beginning readers. The informative text is enhanced throughout with color illustrations teaching young people about the parts of the tree and how it grows, as well as how to identify some of the more common trees of North America. Tell Me, Tree is a very highly recommended and educational book of fun facts for grades 1 through 3.
Book Description
While stopping to admire some of the world’s most amazing trees, the Cat and Co. teach beginning readers how to identify different species from the shape of their crowns, leaves, lobes, seeds, bark, and fruit. Kids will learn about many trees common to North America.
Customer Reviews:
'Too much information.......2007-03-10
This book is way too wordy and confusing for small children. My daughter is 4 and usaully has no problem with books for a slightly older crowd. But this book is overwhelming with about 15 different pictures and captions per page. Not a good learning book.
Book Description
Shows readers how to select, plant, and care for trees.
Tips on choosing trees that enhance property value.
Makes caring for trees understandable and easy.
Extensive information on care and pruning.
Detailed growing instructions for more than 125 varieties.
Attractive book design makes information easy to fast and retrieve.
Customer Reviews:
Basic Information that is Well Presented.......2006-09-25
I can't imagine a book of this type where the buyer could get more bang for the buck. Just the beautiful color pictures of each species listed are enough to justify the cost but add in the charts and the quick and easy to reference material and this book is a tool that I would highly recommend to any homeowner.
This is no encyclopedia mind you but more of a reference manual and is basically limited to shade trees. Each page of the "Tree Selection and Growing Guide" section generally contains three types of trees so as you can imagine the information is superficial to say the least. The rest of the book gives hints on what trees grow best in certain situations such as which trees are the best street trees and which tolerate salt spray from the ocean and also gives pruning tips but I would look elsewhere for that information if I were you. One would also do well to look elsewhere for detailed information on each tree for the information provided here will only give you the basics. Also know that the producers of this book are a little conservative on what will grow in which zone so you can probably push the envelope a little. For example they say that Southern Magnolias and Crape Myrtles only grow in zone 7 or above but there are numerous specimens of both growing all around my zone 6 hometown.
The basics of course are what everyone planning to add trees to their landscape need to start with and this is an excellent book for that purpose. The information is clearly laid out in what amounts to a chart form for each tree, which will allow the reader to know in a glance if a certain species of tree is even a candidate for their landscape. By looking at the picture and the information provided one can easily decide if they are at all interested in that particular tree and can then check elsewhere for more in depth information.
I have found this book to be an extremely helpful addition to my library and I have referenced it over and again until it has become dog eared and ragged. I had never even thought of placing a Bald Cypress in my yard since I assumed that they needed swampy ground but with the aid of this book I have a nice healthy specimen growing only a little more than a hundred feet from my house. From my experience you will not likely find a handier guide to shade trees, especially for this price.
Has potential, leaves out fruit, nut trees and pruning bests.......2002-08-14
Ortho's All About Trees is almost a great book about trees except it left out many of the fruit and nut trees, and just gives a partial list of species! It also does not include some species that have more zone tolerant relatives. For example, there is a type of Holly (Princess Holly for example) that is Zone 3-8, yet the book leads you to think Hollies are only zone 6-9. Also, newer trees such as Hydrangea Trees are not mentioned. How can you have a book about trees without mentioning the apple tree or pear tree, etc? No major fruit or nut trees are really mentioned except one type of walnut tree. Huh? It also just has a partial section on pruning, and does not say what time of year to prune and suggests to prune in summer by a rendition of a tree with leaves on it--most pruning of trees is not supposed to be done during the summer according to Ortho's All About Pruning. Did All About Trees lose some pages and chapters?
A five-star otherwise...
Solid Book.......2001-08-13
Overall a solid book. Great information and pictures for how to select, plant, and care for trees. However, if you are looking for a book that will give you several trees that thrive in zones 9 and 10 (southern California), you'll need another book.
A Treerific guide for choosing, planting, & caring for trees.......2000-07-31
This book has everything you need to know about tees.
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Find landscape solutions offering color in every season and enjoy blooms for a lifetime with the ideas and tips in Ortho's All About Flowering Trees & Shrubs, published by Meredith (R) Books.
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Trees are a dominant and important part of any landscape. Here is all the information you need to know about proper tree selection, planting, and maintenance. You will learn how to identify and combat tree insects and diseases. You will also find lists of trees for different uses and an extensive encyclopedia with descriptions of hundreds of widely available trees.
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Learn how to select, identify, plant, and care for all kinds of evergreen trees and shrubs. This excellent resource includes all the popular conifers and most of the hardy broadleafed evergreens, and highlights dozens of ideas for landscape use and designing with evergreens, too.
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Nature, trees, juvenile
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The Jesuit Specter in Imperial Germany (Studies in Central European Histories)
Roisin Healy
Manufacturer: Brill Academic Publishers
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From 1872 to 1917 legislation banned Jesuits from Imperial Germany. Believing the Jesuits sought to control the social, political, and religious realms, the Protestant bourgeoisie championed the ban and promoted a politics of paranoia against the Jesuits. By exploiting widespread fears of the "specter" of Jesuitism, Protestants pushed their own confessional, nationalist, and often liberal agenda. Author Roisin Healy charts the path of anti-Jesuitism against the background of society, politics, and religion in Imperial Germany. The core of the book is evenly divided between an analysis of the political struggle over the passage, gradual dilution, and eventual repeal of the Jesuit Law and the main themes of anti-Jesuitism: the order's internationalism, moral theology, and scholarship. This book will interest all scholars of modern Germany, particularly those specializing in religion, nationalism, liberalism, and political mobilization.
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