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I. Checklist of Your Dog's Behavior
   Check the things your dog does
II. Checklist of Your Behavior
   (Behaviors, Questions and Thoughts About Your Dog)
   Check the things you do and think about
III.  Table of Contents
IV. How To Use This Website
V.  Don't Experiment
VI.  Author's Accomplishments
VII. The Perfect Dog for You
1. Adopt a dog?
2. Adult dog or puppy?
3. Is this the right dog for me? (A case history)
4. Purebred or mixed breed?
5. Should I adopt from a rescue organization?
6. What you owe your dog
VIII. Training - My Theory
7. Dog obedience means different things to different people
8. Is training fair to a dog?
9. Same problem every dog (A case history)
10. It's OK to spoil your dog
11. Using friends and family in your training program
12. Schedule time with your pet
13. Keep your dog
IX. Teaching Commands
14. Ten basic commands a dog needs to learn
15. Say it once
16. Using noisemakers to train a dog
17. Tossing things
18. Walking on a leash (two different ways)
19. Scolding (negative talk)
Frequently Asked Questions
X. Puppies
20. Living with a new puppy
- Emotional Adjustments Being Made by Your Puppy During the First Week or Two in Its New Home
- Things We Do That Train Our Dog to Misbehave
21. Don't miss the puppy in your dog
22. List of supplies for the new puppy
23. Doggy doors (Maxey and the Dangerous Doggy Door: A case history)
24. Paying for good behavior
25. Proper use of a puppy's name
26. Teaching the puppy not to chew on hands
27. Bad play for puppies
28. Puppies sleeping with humans
29. Teaching your puppy to stay alone without getting into trouble
30. A quiz for your puppy after six months in your home
31. Puppies that aren't welcome anymore
Frequently Asked Questions
XI. Housebreaking
32. Rules/Consequences
33. Quick housebreaking tips
34. Submissive urination
Frequently Asked Questions
XII. Come When Called (to a Voice Command or Whistle)
35. Teaching a puppy to come when called
36. Training the puppy not to run out through doorways
37. The runaway dog (Chief: A case history)
Frequently Asked Questions
XIII. Destructiveness
38. How to explain "no chewing" to a puppy
39. Chewing on furniture or carpet
40. Landscaping your yard to be puppy friendly
41. Good holes/Bad holes
Frequently Asked Questions
XIV. Barking and Whining
42. The dog that barks when left alone
43. Barking on command
44. Separation anxiety
Frequently Asked Questions
XV. Jumping
45. Jumping on people (Daisy: A case history)
46. Jumping onto and off of furniture
Frequently Asked Questions
XVI. Dogs and Children
47. Kids and dogs
48. Babies and dogs
Frequently Asked Questions
XVII. Aggressiveness
49. Dogs that fight
- Dogs That Live Together for Awhile and Then Start Fighting
50. Dino and Barney: A case history
51. Dogs that bite
52. Aggressive dog when lifted
53. Dogs and cats living together
54. Adult dog aggressive with a new puppy
Frequently Asked Questions
XVIII. Adding Another Dog to Your Family
55. Adding a new dog
56. Tips for introducing a young pet into an older pet's life
57. Sweet old friend
Frequently Asked Questions
XIX. Travel
58. Summer travel with a dog
- Preparing for the trip
- Travel aids you can take along
59. Anytime your dog is in your car
Frequently Asked Questions
XX. Boarding
60. Prepare for boarding
Frequently Asked Questions
XXI. Fears and Depressions
61. Very shy dog (A case history)
62. Afraid of dogs
63. Afraid of family member
64. Mourning dogs
65. Things that can traumatize a dog
66. Puppies without trust
67. Divorce and dogs
68. Dog that's afraid of being brushed
Frequently Asked Questions
XXII. Safety
69. Teaching your dog to avoid moving cars
70. Pool-proofing your dog
71. Don't give your untrained dog the wrong kind of freedom
72. Dogs that live outside
73. Is it an emergency?
Frequently Asked Questions

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