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Everything you need to know about the crucial first months of your puppy's life. From the decision to adopt a puppy through the practical steps of choosing the right breed, preparing your home, caring for your new charge and practising basic obedience exercises, the Monks of New Skete offer clear, compassionate guidelines for raising a puppy.Renowned for breeding German shepherds, the Monks train their own dogs according to a unique programme based on understanding canine behaviour and enhancing the bond between dog and owner. This communion begins in puppyhood and is based on deep respect and affection. Improper care, poor training, or a lack of attention during the early months can lead to problem behaviours that become increasingly difficult to alter as your dog matures. By learning how to assert your dominance gently from the start, you'll build a lasting and loving relationship with your puppy.

Dogs love to play, yet in training, humans can overlook its value and importance. The Joy of Playing with Your Dog reveals how playing can be developed into an invaluable tool to support behavioural development, obedience and strong bonds. With full-colour photographs and step-by-step instructions, this guide from The Monks of New Skete and Marc Goldberg, America’s foremost dog trainers, shows you how to enjoy a happier dog the “play way”.Does your dog come when called, even near distractions? This book offers games to teach that skill. Does your puppy pick up forbidden objects like glasses, shoes or cell phones? The right training games can correct that behaviour. Do you wish your dog could be more socialised with other people and dogs? The book contains a chapter full of success-making tips and hacks to help your dog successfully make friends. What about dog parks and doggy daycare? Learn to assess the risks and rewards to find the right environment for your dog.From housebreaking a puppy to increasing the lifespan of your senior dog, play is an essential element of your relationship with your canine companion throughout their entire life. Through play, you and your dog learn critical skills together, decrease frustration and improve communication. For example, Fetch—the most basic of games—taps into a dog’s prey drive in a healthy manner. It encourages interaction and reinforces commands like come and drop it. A good game puts the owner in control, while the dog follows the rules.Applying the Monks of New Skete's renowned approach to dog training to the topic of play, The Joy of Playing with Your Dog is an invaluable addition to the dog-training bookshelf.

The Monks of New Skete, longtime breeders of German shepherds and renowned dog trainers of all breeds, have codeveloped a new training technique. In this book, the monks and Marc Goldberg, who pioneered the approach, offer a leap into the future using a game-changing tool: the remote electronic collar. The Art of Training Your Dog presents their compassionate and efficient system for the first time, with background and advice on choosing the right collar. Using a light touch—one that many humans can’t even feel—at just the right moment, helps to focus a dog’s attention. The authors help you create effortless teaching moments that tie into your dog’s natural pack instincts and help strengthen the bond with your dog. In as little as just 6 weeks, most pups will master skills like great leash manners; obey commands such as “sit”, “down”, “stay” and “place”; stop troublesome behaviours; and play safely off-leash with consistent recall.

Hace más de treinta años que los Monjes de New Skete son una de las autoridades más prestigiosas de Estados Unidos en adiestramiento de perros, comportamiento canino y el vínculo entre animal y humano. El programa único de los Monjes está centrado en mejorar la relación entre perro y propietario. Esta comunión empieza cuando todavía son cachorros y se basa en un profundo respeto y afecto. A través de un viaje paso a paso por las primeras semanas y meses de la vida de su cachorro, los Monjes muestran cómo, mediante el aprendizaje temprano de las formas adecuadas de comunicación con su cachorro y de respuesta a él, puede evitar comportamientos problemáticos que se vuelven cada vez más difíciles de modificar a medida que el perro madura.El arte de criar un cachorro explica con claridad las etapas críticas del desarrollo de los cachorros, cómo empezar un programa de adiestramiento completo y cómo tratar los problemas más comunes de los cachorros como mascar, saltar y enseñarle a ser limpio. También presenta información actualizada sobre implante de microchip, adiestramiento para emplear una jaula, la importancia del juego en la vida de su cachorro, adoptar perros de refugios y organizaciones de rescate, criar perros en entornos urbanos y los últimos avances en salud canina y teoría conductual canina.