Main description:

Getting a puppy for the holidays? Does your puppy nip or jump? Have potty accidents? Or struggle when handled? This book will help you set your puppy on the path to being a polite, well-socialised, happy companion in just one week. In a simple, fun way, Dr Sophia Yin tells the story of working with her father's puppy, Lucy, to illustrate how you can train your puppy in an easy and stress-free way.

With 176 pages and over 400 photos, Dr Yin explains step-by-step why puppies do what they do, how the environment and your training methods help form their personalities, and how quickly puppies can learn when you set them up for success.

Chapters include:

How Your Puppy Developed Before You Got Her.
Why Start Training So Soon?
Preparing for the Puppy.
A Foolproof Potty Training Program.
Dr Sophia Yin's Learn to Earn Program for Puppies.
Socializing Your Pup to Dogs, People and Handling.
A Head Start on All the Rest.

Dr Yin's positive-reinforcement program leads to a strong bond between you and your puppy from day one.