Your Golden Retriever Puppy Month by Month

Your Golden Retriever Puppy Month by Month provides new pet owners with everything you need to know and do at each stage of development to make sure your playful, energetic puppy grows into a happy, healthy, and well-adjusted companion. A veterinarian, a trainer, and a breeder team up to cover all the questions new owners tend to have, and many they don't think to ask, including:

• What to ask the breeder before bringing your puppy home
• Which vaccinations your puppy needs and when to get them
• How to make potty training as smooth (and quick) as possible
• What to do when your puppy cries at night
• Why and how to crate train your puppy
• When socialization should happen and how to make sure it does
• When your puppy is ready to learn basic commands--like Sit, Stay, and Come--and the best way to teach them
• When and how to go about leash training
• How much exercise your puppy needs to stay physically and mentally healthy
• What, how much, and when to feed your puppy to give him the nutrition he needs without the extra weight he doesn't
• When your puppy is ready for obedience training and how to make sure it works
• How and how often to bathe your puppy, brush his coat, clip his nails, and brush his teeth
• How to know when a trip to the vet is needed

• What causes problem behaviors, when to expect them, and how to correct them

Auteur

Terry Albert has been working with dogs for more than 25 years as a pet sitter, dog trainer, and foster home. Her writing credits include several books. Terry has also fostered Goldens while volunteering for Seattle Purebred Dog Rescue. Many of her boarding clients are Golden Retrievers she has cared for from puppy through adulthood and into their senior years. She has also served on the Boards of Directors for Seattle Purebred Dog Rescue and the Humane Society of Seattle/King County.

Deb Eldredge, DVM, graduated from Cornell University, where she was the first recipient of the Gentle Doctor Award given by the clinical faculty for best patient care. Dr. Eldredge is past president of the Dog Writers Association of America, is the author of more than 20 books on pets, and has won numerous awards from the Dog Writers Association of America.

Alan Gunther is the owner of Shadalane Golden Retrievers, which has produced Golden Retriever Club of America's Show Dog Hall of Fame and multiple breed champions. He is past president of the Golden Retriever Club of San Diego County and a member of Shoreline Dog Fanciers, and serves as Sporting Group director.