The Art of Raising a Puppy

By: The Monks of New Skete

Narrated by: Michael Wager

Here is everything you need to know about the crucial first months of your puppy's life. From the decision to adopt a pup through the practicalities of every phase of caring for your puppy, the Monks of New Skete offer clear, sympathetic, and intelligent guidelines. This complete guide is a source of wisdom and inspiration for anyone genuinely committed to building a loving and lasting relationship with their dog.

You'll learn:

• how to choose a puppy
• how to handle your puppy's first night at home
• successful house-training
• the value of a consistent schedule
• general care of your puppy
• leash training and preliminary obedience work
• visual and vocal communication with your pup
• basic obedience training
• ways to cope with common puppy problems

More important, you'll discover a unique approach to puppy training based on a deep respect and understanding of canine behavior.

The Monks of New Skete have been breeding, raising, and training German shepherds for more than 25 years, and their extraordinary grasp of every facet of puppy behavior has gained them worldwide attention. New Skete Monastery is located in Cambridge, New York.

©1991 The Monks of New Skete (P)2006 HighBridge Company; 1998 ©

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As a dog trainer I see the benifit for any future dog owner in this audio book. Most of the question I get from my hanlders (owners) is after the fact... Why is my dog so active, why is my dog still urinating in the house... Bla bla bla...
This is the most useful book I've read on puppys! I think I will introduce a pre-puppy course for my classes. I really do not beleive to have owners put their dog down because their dog are to active or destroy the house. Future dog handlers (owners) should look at their needs before getting into trouble, and this book covers it all. I really do not any monks but these guys are great... Excellent and very good reading (listening). I can not say enough!!!

Great useful tips for Raising a puppy

Would you listen to The Art of Raising a Puppy again? Why?

To refresh some of the basic concepts that the book recomends.

What other book might you compare The Art of Raising a Puppy to and why?

How to raise the perfect dog by Cesar Millan.

Have you listened to any of Michael Wager’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

No.

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

Nothing.

Any additional comments?

Practical books like this one should come with a pdf of the basic diagrams of the chapters.

Excellent

Good insight for the puppy I am about to adopt! This was an excellent listen

Awesome guide for puppies!

Love the monks assertive but gentle philosophy. Enjoyed this book tremendously and it has been a great resource for training our new puppy!

Illustrates the human dog connection brilliantly

Phenomenal book on humane treatment and training of young dogs. Applicable to any training scenario.