The ultimate puppy guide for first-time owners! Expert advice on managing behavior, building positive habits, and strengthening your bond with your puppy - Step-by-step guidance across nine structured chapters designed for easy learning and real-life application - Covers every stage of early dog ownership, from choosing the right puppy to advanced training techniques - Essential health and nutrition tips to support your puppy's development and lifelong wellbeing - Ideal for first-time puppy parents or anyone looking to raise a calm, confident, and well-behaved dog Bringing a new puppy into your life is exciting, but it can also be overwhelming. Complete Puppy School is here to guide you every step of the way with a clear, compassionate, and practical approach to raising a well-adjusted, well-behaved dog from day one! This comprehensive guide begins with helping you choose the right puppy for your lifestyle, setting the stage for a successful bond. It then walks you through the critical early days, covering everything from preparing your home and making introductions, to establishing routines that promote security and trust. As your puppy grows, you'll learn how to understand their behavior, teach essential manners, and use proven training techniques that foster cooperation and respect. Chapters on advanced training take your puppy's skills to the next level, while detailed sections on managing common behavioral problems, visiting the vet, and understanding proper nutrition ensure that you're equipped to care for your pup in every way. Each chapter builds on the last, creating a natural learning progression that supports both you and your dog. From choosing the right puppy for your lifestyle to training, behavior, health, and nutrition, ensure you and your new companion start strong and grow together with confidence, with Complete Puppy School ! Complete Puppy School is a guide to puppy care aimed at current and prospective puppy owners. It covers, in great detail, factors to guide your selection, including choosing the right breed, in order to ensure the best possible match of lifestyle and temperament and create the foundation for a lasting bond. Complete Puppy School includes in-depth material on meeting your puppy's needs, understanding how it behaves, decoding body language and effective puppy management. Practical, step-by-step segments cover basic training and obedience, moving from lures and treats to clickers and simple hand signals. In addition, there is expert guidance on health and nutrition, trouble-shooting and how to cope with destructive behaviour. Expert insight into puppies and their world - Developmental stages of a young dog - Different breeds and their characteristics - Welcoming a new puppy into the family - Step-by-step puppy training - Nutrition and health Dr Quixi Sonntag, a veterinarian whose busy practice deals exclusively with behaviour therapy for dogs and cats, has been involved with all aspects of puppy ownership — from breeding and delivering to raising, training, treating and showing them. She runs a dog-training school that caters for puppies and dogs of all ages, offering rehabilitative training with a focus on life skills for domestic rather than competitive purposes. These days she lectures to veterinarians, veterinary nurses and pet owners and writes articles and columns for pet magazines on a variety of health- and behaviour-related topics. Apart from behavioural consultations, she is involved with animal-assisted therapy for people, and dog-bite-prevention education for school children.