This paperback is written by Nicole Mackie (a fellow member of the Pet Dog Trainers of Europe) who has many years of experience breeding happy, well-adjusted puppies. She is also a Canine Bowen Practitioner as well as a Canine Nutritionist and her wealth of experience makes this an extremely worthwhile book to read.

The book's forward is by the world renowned canine consultant Turid Rugaas (the author of On Talking Terms with Dogs and What Do I Do When My Dog Pulls) and the items covered include -

Finding the right breed & check list

Male versus Female

Finding the right breeder & check list

Choosing your puppy

Its future and preparing for its arrival

Bringing it home

How to hold it

Feeding it & about teething

What equipment you should use

Law and owners responsibilities

How puppies communicate

Nose work for puppies

New environments

How much exercise, sleep and play your puppy needs

The value of quality time with your puppy

Stress - symptoms, causes and how to reduce it

Training - including what treats to use, taking your puppy to the vets & to the groomer, house training, crate training, jumping up, loose lead walking, teaching "leave it" and "take it" and "wait", and teaching a good recall

It also covers - meeting and greeting, parallel walking, puppies with new babies or elderly dogs and has a very good reference section at the back of the book.

Paperback book with over 90 pages and many colour photographs to illustrate her text.