Puppy Care & Training
Chapter One
Congratulations
on Your New
Puppy!
Puppies arrive in their new homes with an abundance of charm, and they
all seem to come into the world knowing exactly how to use it to beguile
their new owners. They have all kinds of wonderful characteristics, some of
which are the very reasons you chose the pup you did-playful exuberance, a
sweet face, and a soft, warm body to cuddle. In fact, being taken in by your
puppy's charisma may just be what marks the start of a lifelong friendship. The
memories of naughtiness fade, but the charm remains.
Puppies also come "complete with batteries," and are ready to absorb their
environment like a sponge. A pup learns from every gesture of your arms, legs,
face; from your tone of voice; from how you speak to others and how differently
you speak to him. Your puppy has an inner clock that quickly resets to his new
household's routine-when to wake up, when to eat, when Johnny leaves for
school, when to go to sleep. Everything. And he learns it all in a matter of days!
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