Best Beginner's Guide to Dogs and Puppies for Kids: Everything You Need to Know about Breeds, Training, Safety, and More!

You’ve got a new puppy or dog—or desperately want to get one. Now what? 

Whether you have a dog, are dreaming of a new puppy, or just love anything with four paws, this guide is packed with the essential advice and fun facts every dog-loving kid needs. Every chapter begins with a short real-life story to introduce the topic and show why it matters—covering everything from puppy chewing and house-training to how to connect with your pup and understand what they need. Over 100 adorable pictures will keep young readers interested in these life-long lessons for both ends of the leash.

The Best Beginner’s Guide to Dogs and Puppies for Kids covers a lot of important topics, including the following:

• Preparing your home for a dog
• Dog breeds and their characteristics
• Real-life heroes and amazing dogs in movies and books 
• House-training
• Basic obedience and manners
• Nutrition and health care
• Unique needs of puppies and young dogs
• Grooming basics
• And so much more!

This guide will help you learn how to build a wonderful relationship, avoid common mistakes, and keep your new pet healthy and happy!

Lynn Guelzow begged her way into her first job at the age of nine at her neighbor’s boarding, grooming, and training kennel. This began a lifelong love of and fascination with dogs of all kinds. She trained dogs in obedience through 4-H as a kid and continued as an adult. Lynn has worked with dogs her entire life, from a small Jack Russell Terrier to a Great Dane mix. Her household has welcomed purebreds and mixed breeds. She’s worked with rescue groups and fostered dogs and puppies. Lynn’s home in Connecticut is a menagerie consisting of two dogs, a cat, and two horses—all of whom have learned to become happy family members through positive, consistent training.