Comments on: Good Faith efforts: Six tips for raising a great puppy http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2009/06/29/good-faith-efforts-six-tips-for-raising-a-great-puppy/ Blogging by a team of pet-care experts led by Dr. Marty Becker. Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:03:02 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Gina Spadafori http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2009/06/29/good-faith-efforts-six-tips-for-raising-a-great-puppy/comment-page-1/#comment-465276 Gina Spadafori Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:12:14 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/?p=7745#comment-465276 See comment No. 8. :) See comment No. 8. :)

]]> By: Pet http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2009/06/29/good-faith-efforts-six-tips-for-raising-a-great-puppy/comment-page-1/#comment-465099 Pet Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:59:11 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/?p=7745#comment-465099 great article, can i publish some parts of it on my website great article, can i publish some parts of it on my website

]]> By: Marie http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2009/06/29/good-faith-efforts-six-tips-for-raising-a-great-puppy/comment-page-1/#comment-463761 Marie Tue, 30 Jun 2009 02:57:38 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/?p=7745#comment-463761 For specificly targeting puppy owners I like "Parenting your dog" by Trish King. For anyone getting the Monks of New Skete book make sure you get the newest version. The old ones have the (now recanted by them) alpha roll idiocy in them. For specificly targeting puppy owners I like “Parenting your dog” by Trish King.

For anyone getting the Monks of New Skete book make sure you get the newest version. The old ones have the (now recanted by them) alpha roll idiocy in them.

]]> By: Colorado Transplant http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2009/06/29/good-faith-efforts-six-tips-for-raising-a-great-puppy/comment-page-1/#comment-463665 Colorado Transplant Mon, 29 Jun 2009 17:14:37 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/?p=7745#comment-463665 Gina, I know that is a little off topic, but would you ever consider writing a post what to do if a dog gets off a leash and gets lost or if a cat wonders out of a yard and cannot be found. Lots of animals are getting lost this summer, and I am sure the shelters are getting overwhelmed. On a personal note, I know a family that has lost a cat, and I was trying to advise said family as best as I could. My cat is the best behaved cat, by the way, until she wants what I do not want her to have! :)--even with the heat :) Gina, I know that is a little off topic, but would you ever consider writing a post what to do if a dog gets off a leash and gets lost or if a cat wonders out of a yard and cannot be found. Lots of animals are getting lost this summer, and I am sure the shelters are getting overwhelmed.

On a personal note, I know a family that has lost a cat, and I was trying to advise said family as best as I could.

My cat is the best behaved cat, by the way, until she wants what I do not want her to have!
:)—even with the heat :)

]]> By: Gina Spadafori http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2009/06/29/good-faith-efforts-six-tips-for-raising-a-great-puppy/comment-page-1/#comment-463660 Gina Spadafori Mon, 29 Jun 2009 16:43:09 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/?p=7745#comment-463660 Please write and ask the Tripps for permission: rtripp@animalbehavior.net Please write and ask the Tripps for permission: rtripp@animalbehavior.net

]]> By: Dutch http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2009/06/29/good-faith-efforts-six-tips-for-raising-a-great-puppy/comment-page-1/#comment-463654 Dutch Mon, 29 Jun 2009 16:22:41 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/?p=7745#comment-463654 May I publish this in our obedience club newsletter, giving proper credit to the authors? This has some really great information in it. May I publish this in our obedience club newsletter, giving proper credit to the authors? This has some really great information in it.

]]> By: Gina Spadafori http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2009/06/29/good-faith-efforts-six-tips-for-raising-a-great-puppy/comment-page-1/#comment-463645 Gina Spadafori Mon, 29 Jun 2009 15:14:57 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/?p=7745#comment-463645 Awwwww. Puppy Zin! And now, he's "helping" to raise his son Parker! I had to pull out that book and re-read the chapters on puppy-raising. I wrote it 13 years ago, and would love to update it. But in general, it has held up pretty well. :) I also like Carol Lea Benjamin's "Mother Knows Best." Awwwww. Puppy Zin! And now, he’s “helping” to raise his son Parker!

I had to pull out that book and re-read the chapters on puppy-raising. I wrote it 13 years ago, and would love to update it. But in general, it has held up pretty well.

:)

I also like Carol Lea Benjamin’s “Mother Knows Best.”

]]> By: Katie Bruesewitz http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2009/06/29/good-faith-efforts-six-tips-for-raising-a-great-puppy/comment-page-1/#comment-463639 Katie Bruesewitz Mon, 29 Jun 2009 14:59:16 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/?p=7745#comment-463639 Well this book is a no-brainer for raising my new puppy: http://www.flickr.com/photos/78256016@N00/154303261/in/set-72157594146176757/ Others that I really like, especially for brand new dog owners are Brian Kilcommons and Sara Wilson's books, "Good Owners, Great Dogs" and "My Smart Puppy". Both have lots of info on management as well as training. I think that's helpful as it seems like a lot of problems occur with puppies due to failure to manage their environments and/or their schedules. Well this book is a no-brainer for raising my new puppy:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/7.....146176757/

Others that I really like, especially for brand new dog owners are Brian Kilcommons and Sara Wilson’s books, “Good Owners, Great Dogs” and “My Smart Puppy”. Both have lots of info on management as well as training. I think that’s helpful as it seems like a lot of problems occur with puppies due to failure to manage their environments and/or their schedules.

]]> By: JenniferJ http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2009/06/29/good-faith-efforts-six-tips-for-raising-a-great-puppy/comment-page-1/#comment-463638 JenniferJ Mon, 29 Jun 2009 14:50:07 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/?p=7745#comment-463638 A copy of Mother Knows Best must be in the home and reading well underway before I let a puppy go home. It has saved so much angst for myself, the dog and the owners over the years! A copy of Mother Knows Best must be in the home and reading well underway before I let a puppy go home.

It has saved so much angst for myself, the dog and the owners over the years!

]]> By: Gina Spadafori http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2009/06/29/good-faith-efforts-six-tips-for-raising-a-great-puppy/comment-page-1/#comment-463633 Gina Spadafori Mon, 29 Jun 2009 14:23:41 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/?p=7745#comment-463633 I posted the above, and hopped into the shower. Got out, looked for the towel. No towel. Hmmmm ... Didn't I just take a clean one out of the linen closet? <i>Faaaaaaaaiiiiiiiittttthhhhhhhhh!</i> I posted the above, and hopped into the shower. Got out, looked for the towel. No towel.

Hmmmm … Didn’t I just take a clean one out of the linen closet?

Faaaaaaaaiiiiiiiittttthhhhhhhhh!

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