Welcoming Your Puppy from Planet Dog: How to Bridge the Culture Gap, Go Beyond Training and Raise Your Best Friend

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Written in a fresh, warm voice loaded with empathy, Welcoming Your Puppy from Planet Dog lights the path to a relaxed, happy interspecies household

"I truly LOVE this book. If I were fostering, breeding, or getting a new puppy, I'd read it twice, and still keep it within reach every day."
-- Dr. Patricia McConnell, applied animal behaviorist, speaker, and author of The Other End of the Leash and The Puppy Primer

After a decade of guiding people who've just added a puppy to the family, dog trainer Kathy Callahan has learned a fundamental truth: at some point every one of them feels overwhelmed. When they seek out expertise, they're flooded with impossibly detailed advice, conflicting opinions, and a surprising number of techniques that seem unkind.

In contrast, Callahan reassures owners that success flows not from nailing an intimidating list of disciplinary tactics, but from adopting a mindset of "trusted guide" rather than "master." The key to great training is recognizing that we have essentially kidnapped these puppies from their own vastly different culture. Using an easy-to-grasp "Planet Dog / Planet Human" concept, Callahan dives into the puppy essentials, including:

- how to prepare your house (and yourself) for puppyhood
- potty training, chewing, jumping, and other challenges
- how to train with fun, not fear
- why it might seem your puppy "just doesn't listen"
- navigating puppyhood with young kids, cats, and/or other dogs
- what to do if there's household disagreement on things like whether dogs belong on furniture

In fun-to-read chapters filled with empathy for both the beleaguered humans and their confused puppies, Welcoming Your Puppy from Planet Dog paves the way for a rewarding friendship between a relaxed, well-prepared human and a canine family member who's happily at ease in our world.

Reviews

"This is an amazing, must-have book for new puppy owners. . . . Kathy Callahan's exceptionally readable writing style combines scientifically sound guidance with humor and empathy."
-- Pat Miller, CBCC-KA, CPDT-KA, bestselling author of The Power of Positive Dog Training

"In this beautiful book, Kathy Callahan offers seminal information on introducing a puppy to our world."
-- Dr. Ian Dunbar, author of Barking Up the Right Tree and Before and After Getting Your Puppy

"With ample advice on everything from vet visits to nail trimming, as well as recommendations for toys, supplies, and additional training resources, Callahan's book is an excellent guide that puts puppy welfare front and center."
-- Library Journal, Starred Review

"Expert advice that is deeply insightful, funny, entertaining, and highly relatable."
-- Traer Scott, bestselling author of Shelter Dogs and Finding Home

"By laser-focusing on the dog's emotional experience, Kathy Callahan outlines a whole new perspective for humans wanting to raise their dog 'right.' "
-- Justine Schuurmans, CPDT-KA, LFDM, owner and founder of www.TheFamilyDog.com

"Kathy Callahan has written the perfect book to walk puppy parents through this critical time period."
-- Annie Phenix, FDM, certified canine behaviorist and bestselling author of Positive Training for Aggressive and Reactive Dogs

"An absolute must-have for any human sharing their life with a puppy. It is one of the few reads I've found to really prepare people before their puppies come home."
-- Helen St. Pierre, CPDT-KSA, CDBC, founder of Old Dogs Go To Helen and owner of No Monkey Business Dog Training

"This fresh voice is just what today's puppy owners need. The author's everyday work with current owners shows on every page. She knows exactly what they're going through, and exactly what they need to hear."
-- Nancy Kerns, editor of Whole Dog Journal

"This is the evolution of all puppy books! It brings families the most current, critical understandings and practical solutions for life with a new puppy. I will shout from the rooftops that this is the single-most-important read puppy families can get."
-- Kim Brophey, CDBC, CPDT-KA, author of Meet Your Dog, developer of the L.E.G.S. Model of Integrated Canine Science, and founder of Family Dog Mediation

"A must-read for those lucky enough to welcome a chewing, peeing, pooping, fun-seeking, infinitely curious pup into their lives."
-- Marc Bekoff, PhD, author of Dogs Demystified: An A-to-Z Guide to All Things Canine and The Emotional Lives of Animals

Author Bio

Dog trainer Kathy Callahan, CPDT-KA, FDM, and her family have fostered more than 200 puppies in the past decade, and her dog training business, PupStart, focuses on puppyhood. Kathy is the author of 101 Rescue Puppies and writes regularly for Whole Dog Journal on training and behavior.

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