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"Written in a fresh, warm voice loaded with empathy, Welcoming Your Puppy from Planet Dog lights the path to a relaxed, happy interspecies household ""Expert advice that is deeply insightful, funny, entertaining, and highly relatable."" -- Traer Scott, bestselling author of Shelter Dogs and Finding Home After a decade of guiding people who've just added a puppy to the family, dog trainer Kathy Callahan has learned a fundamental truth: at some point every one of them feels overwhelmed. When they seek out expertise, they're flooded with impossibly detailed advice, conflicting opinions, and a surprising number of techniques that seem unkind. In contrast, Callahan reassures owners that success flows not from nailing an intimidating list of disciplinary tactics, but from adopting a mindset of ""trusted guide"" rather than ""master."" The key to great training is recognizing that we have essentially kidnapped these puppies from their own vastly different culture. Using an easy-to-grasp ""Planet Dog / Planet Human"" concept, Callahan dives into the puppy essentials, including: - how to prepare your house (and yourself) for puppyhood - potty training, chewing, jumping, and other challenges - how to train with fun, not fear - why it might seem your puppy ""just doesn't listen"" - navigating puppyhood with young kids, cats, and/or other dogs - what to do if there's household disagreement on things like whether dogs belong on furniture In fun-to-read chapters filled with empathy for both the beleaguered humans and their confused puppies, Welcoming Your Puppy from Planet Dog paves the way for a rewarding friendship between a relaxed, well-prepared human and a canine family member who's happily at ease in our world."

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"""I absolutely cannot wait for this book. . . . There's nothing like it out there, and this fresh voice is just what today's puppy owners need. Kathy Callahan's everyday work with current owners shows on every page. She knows exactly what they're going through and exactly what they need to hear."" -- Nancy Kerns, editor of Whole Dog Journal ""Kathy Callahan delivers expert advice that is deeply insightful, funny, entertaining, and highly relatable. . . . Her 'Planet Dog / Planet Human' concept is 100 percent accurate, and this book will be comforting, accessible, and effective for anyone raising a puppy."" -- Traer Scott, bestselling author of Shelter Dogs and Finding Home"

"""This is an amazing, must-have book for new puppy owners. . . . Kathy Callahan's exceptionally readable writing style combines scientifically sound guidance with humor and empathy."" -- Pat Miller, CBCC-KA, CPDT-KA, bestselling author of The Power of Positive Dog Training ""By laser-focusing on the dog's emotional experience, Kathy Callahan outlines a whole new perspective for humans wanting to raise their dog 'right.' "" -- Justine Schuurmans, CPDT-KA, LFDM, owner and founder of www.TheFamilyDog.com ""Kathy Callahan has written the perfect book to walk puppy parents through this critical time period."" -- Annie Phenix, FDM, certified canine behaviorist and bestselling author of Positive Training for Aggressive and Reactive Dogs ""An absolute must-have for any human sharing their life with a puppy. It is one of the few reads I've found to really prepare people before their puppies come home."" -- Helen St. Pierre, CPDT-KSA, CDBC, founder of Old Dogs Go To Helen and owner of No Monkey Business Dog Training ""This fresh voice is just what today's puppy owners need. The author's everyday work with current owners shows on every page. She knows exactly what they're going through, and exactly what they need to hear."" -- Nancy Kerns, editor of Whole Dog Journal ""This is the evolution of all puppy books! It brings families the most current, critical understandings and practical solutions for life with a new puppy. I will shout from the rooftops that this is the single-most-important read puppy families can get."" -- Kim Brophey, CDBC, CPDT-KA, author of Meet Your Dog, developer of the L.E.G.S. Model of Integrated Canine Science, and founder of Family Dog Mediation ""A must-read for those who are lucky enough to welcome a chewing, peeing, pooping, fun-seeking, infinitely curious pup into their lives."" -- Marc Bekoff, author of Dogs Demystified: An A-to-Z Guide to All Things Canine and The Emotional Lives of Animals"

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Dog trainer Kathy Callahan, CPDT-KA, FDM, and her family have fostered more than 200 puppies in the past decade, and her dog training business, PupStart, focuses on puppyhood. Kathy is the author of 101 Rescue Puppies and writes regularly for Whole Dog Journal on training and behavior. PuppyPicks.com

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