{"product_id":"2940170748624","title":"Before and After Getting Your Puppy: The Positive Approach to Raising a Happy, Healthy, and Well-Behaved Dog","description":"\u003ci\u003eBefore amp; After Getting Your Puppy\u003c\/i\u003e is a simple, practical guide for anyone bringing a new puppy into the family. In clear steps, with easy-to-follow training deadlines, Dr. Ian Dunbar, who pioneered puppy classes and a loving style of dog training in the 1970s, presents a structured yet playful and humorous plan for raising a wonderful dog. The guide is based on six developmental deadlines:\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003ecompleting owner education and preparation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003eassessing a puppy's prior socialization and education\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003eteaching errorless house-training and chewtoy-training\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003ecompleting a socialization program of meeting strange dogs and people\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003elearning bite inhibition\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003ea continuing program of ongoing training\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the first half of the book, Dr. Dunbar focuses on what the owner needs to know to select a great puppy. In the second half, he presents the crucial lessons the puppy must be taught during its impressionable early development. Over time, Dr. Dunbar's kind, positive program has been proven the most effective.","brand":"Tantor Audio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47115584831728,"sku":"2940170748624","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940170748624_p0.jpg?v=1763716005","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940170748624","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}