Pup Parenting
Lynn Lott & Jane Nelsen
(Reviewer - Rebecca Brown)
2006 Rodale Press
ISBN: 1594860815

A Guide to Raising a Happy, Well-trained Dog.

In Pup Parenting dog owners will learn how to apply successful child–rearing methods to raising their pups — & turn their dogs into loving & responsible members of the family.

For most dog owners, a dog is more than just a pet, it's a beloved family member. That's why these two internationally–known parenting experts have teamed up with Therry Jay, an acclaimed animal behaviorist, to produce this instructive & entertaining guide that ranges from:
Make the Move from Pack Leader to Pup Parent
What's Your Pup Parenting Style?
The Four Mistakes Pup Parents Make & a Plan to Correct Them
Practical Concerns — The Four Ls
Dog 101
Are Puppies Too Little for Parenting?
Obedience Training
Solutions for the Ongoing Challenges
Personality Types of Dogs and Their People
It Takes a Village to Raise a Dog
When Bad Things Happen

This one–of–a–kind guide helps people choose a breed that fits their family, provides a simple test to assess a pup's personality(& yours!), & presents an easy 5-step plan to bring straying behavior problems smartly to heel.

With a firm, positive approach that rejects both the alpha discipline method & the over-indulgent reward-based system, Pup Parenting can be referred to throughout all doggie life stages.

Lynn Lott is an author, counselor & psychologist, who knows a thing or two about successful relationships, & in this latest labor of love, brings it all together, with the able assistance of longtime co-author Jane Nelsen in this up-to-date guide to raising & enjoying our canine companions.

& first & foremost, who is it who really needs training... or re-training? You've guessed it — we humans! With stories of over-indulgent, naive, handed-down non-training techniques which get both dog & human into trouble at home, with friends & out of doors, the teaching comes fast & fluently, with lashings of humor, positive input & easily done exercises.

What I like especially is how the authors draw you in by asking you to look at your life & offer solutions so you can make successful decisions.

Very well done!

More from Lynn Lott:
Seven Steps on the Writer's Path with Nancy Pickard. See their Interview
Madame Dora's Fortune-Telling Cards with Jane Nelsen
Do-It-Yourself Therapy with Riki Intner & Barbara Mendenhall. See their Interview
Chores Without Wars with Riki Intner.
Lynn also wrote the Foreword for Standing The Watch: Memories of a home death.
(03/12/06)

Rebecca