This extensively researched book will offer you a practical guide for how to train your puppy without enrolling in expensive training courses. You will learn:
- The importance of positive reinforcement
- How to get your puppy on a training schedule
- How to crate train your dog
- How to recognize your puppy's signals that it needs to go out
- What to do if and when your dog has an accident
- About the basic equipment you will need when beginning housetraining (and what pricey equipment you can do without)
This book will not only provide you with information on what to do while you are home with your new best friend, but it will also give you tips on how to housetrain your dog even when you are not around. How to Housetrain Your Puppy in 14 Days or Less will teach you everything you need to know to make potty training an easy experience for you, your family, and your new furry companion.
Dr. Gretchen Pearson has been practicing large and small animal medicine and surgery for 11 years. She has worked in a mixed-animal practice in Florida and designed and opened an AAHA-certified clinic at Elk Park Animal Hospital in Pagosa Springs, Colorado, where she practiced large and small animal medicine and surgery for 10 years. She currently owns, lives, and practices at Town & Country Animal Clinic in Park Rapids, Minnesota. She attended veterinary college in the West Indies at Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine. Her interest in alternative medicine has allowed her to provide her clients with nutritional, herbal, and acupuncture therapies in addition to traditional medicine techniques. She is an avid reader and strives to educate herself on the most current therapy modalities available in the practice of veterinary medicine. She is certified in laser surgery and stem cell therapy. Her goal is to be able to offer her patients the most current and cutting-edge medicine and technologies for their long-term well-being, as well as alternative medicine and geriatric care. She has served her community in providing discounted vaccination and spay and neuter programs and has served as vice president of the board of directors for her local Humane Society. As a volunteer, she performed prerace examinations on sled dogs running the 1,000 mile Iditarod race in Alaska in 2004. She also volunteers her service to injured wildlife and abuse and neglect cases. Her current animal family consists of two dogs, a cat, and a horse on her small ranch. She constantly strives to provide her patients and their owners with compassionate service and a lifetime of wellness in her practice of veterinary medicine and considers herself a lifelong student of the human-animal bond.
