An indispensible guide to raising your new puppy from the author of The Dog Listener. From teething to training, this book follows the development of your puppy from new pet to best friend.

In The Puppy Listener Jan Fennell presents a simple-to-follow yet detailed handbook for puppy owners. Whether this is your first pup or you are a seasoned dog-owner, the hints and tips in this concise guide are valuable and well informed.

This handy guide follows the life of your puppy from weaning to walking. Jan Fennell covers every aspect of caring for your new best friend - from introducing a puppy into its new home and handling it in public, to dealing with behavioural problems. With detailed sections on everything from exercise to diet, there are problem-solving guides dealing with worries such as biting or anxiety.

Once again Jan illustrates her points with entertaining and inspiring real-life cases from her own work with damaged and delinquent dogs. Her love of animals is contagious and she inspires owners to persevere with their pups and show them who is boss.

The book contains photographs and plate sections which accompany the text.

About the Author

Jan successfully appeared in Channel 5's programme The Dog Listener ('It was amazing.' - The Daily Mail), and she has previously appeared on Yorkshire TV, in the series 'Problem Pooches'. She lives in Lincolnshire but her work takes her all around the country. 'The Dog Listener' was her first book, and the follow-up, 'The Practical Dog Listener', was published in March 2002.

Reviews

'British dog owner Jan Fennell has devised a revolutionary method of training. It's gentle, simple and remarkably effective.'
Mail on Sunday

'Jan Fennell may not have danced with wolves, but she's stood nose to nose with them - and if she was given half a chance, I'm sure she could make lions lie down with lambs.'
Daily Record

Book Information
ISBN 9780007413782
Author Jan Fennell
Format Paperback
Page Count 224
Imprint HarperCollins
Publisher HarperCollins Publishers
Weight(grams) 200g
Dimensions(mm) 198mm * 129mm * 17mm