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Perfect Puppy

The classic puppy training book now fully revised and updated
By Gwen Bailey
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OVER 1/2 MILLION BOOKS SOLD WORLDWIDE Gwen Bailey's ORIGINAL puppy training guide is back - FULLY REVISED and UPDATED for 2024! Packed with the most up-to-date findings in canine behaviour and sporting a brand-new, user-friendly design, this stunning edition will teach how to raise a problem-free... Read More
Format: Paperback / softback
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With over half a million books sold worldwide, Gwen Bailey's original and best-selling puppy training guide is back - fully revised and updated for 2024.

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OVER 1/2 MILLION BOOKS SOLD WORLDWIDE Gwen Bailey's ORIGINAL puppy training guide is back - FULLY REVISED and UPDATED for 2024! Packed with the most up-to-date findings in canine behaviour and sporting a brand-new, user-friendly design, this stunning edition will teach how to raise a problem-free dog. From housetraining to games and shared activities, learn how to teach your dog good manners and build their confidence in the world around them. Complete with step-by-step training and socialisation plans, as well as no-nonsense guides to understanding and preventing biting, chewing, aggression, and other problems. * BRAND NEW content and UPDATES throughout. * FRESH photography, that brings every lesson to life. * The LATEST methods and practices, to stay ahead in the ever-evolving world of dog training. * SUPER CLEAR, and USER-FRIENDLY layout. * Over half a million copies sold worldwide! Join hundreds of thousands of owners across the world who have already transformed their puppies into healthy, happy and obedient companions.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781788404662

Publisher: Octopus Publishing Group

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 29 August 2024

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Cassell

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 20.0mm

Width: 150.0mm

Height: 210.0mm

Weight: 520g

Pages: 240

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About the Author

Gwen Bailey (BSc Hons), ABTC-CAB, pioneered the use of animal behaviour knowledge in the rehoming of unwanted pets while working for a large animal welfare charity, where she was the Head of Animal Behaviour for 12 years.

For the past 20 years, Gwen has been the Founder and Director of Puppy School, a UK network of puppy class tutors offering reward-based training classes run to a very high standard. Puppy School works with over 9,000 puppies per year in its 150 venues, and has collectively reached over 100,000 puppies since 2003.

Gwen has written 14 books on dog behaviour and training. She is a member and past Chairman of the Association of Pet Behaviour Counsellors and past Trustee for Battersea Dogs and Cats Home. She lives in Worcestershire with her husband and family of dogs, cats and alpacas

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