New owner book recommendations?
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Anonymous
| I'm going to be adopting a two year old mix, and I was wondering if there were any new owner books that people found helpful and recommended? Thank you! |
Anonymous
| Cesar |
Anonymous
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Anything but Cesar
This one is good: The Puppy Primer By Patricia B. McConnell |
Anonymous
I have and liked the Puppy Primer but OP is getting a two year old dog. |
Anonymous
| Patricia McConnell The other end of the leash |
Anonymous
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Congrats on your new dog!
I think Alexandra Horowitz's books are a wonderful way to understand the world as your dog experiences it: https://www.amazon.com/Alexandra-Horowitz/e/B002VA6ZVU%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share I don't believe she writes how tos or primers. But I know that reading Inside of a Dog helped me see my relationship with my dog differently - to help me understand what he is seeing, smelling, hearing, and experiencing, so I can make his life as fun and fulfilling for him as I could. Like her book give me the idea of going for "sniffing walks" with him - where he can pick the route we take, and I don't get impatient with him when he wants to stop every few feet to smell things. That's a really important part of his experience in the world, getting to do that, and I think me being sensitive to what he wants and needs helps us both. |
Anonymous
+1 |
Anonymous
absolutely not |
Anonymous
+1 |
Anonymous
| As a gift someone gave me a book about having a dog in the city, and it was great. |