Puppy Book Reccomendation Please

[newdoggomum]

Ok, my new Yorkie pup is arriving to my house in 3 weeks and I'm in 'getting ready' mode!
I'm thinking Bella as her name– I know it's super popular but it just really suits her. I may go with Tinkerbelle as her long name :)

In case you can't tell, I'm incredibly excited as it's been a few years since we've had a dog in the home.

Anyway, point of the post: can anyone recommend a good 'new puppy' book? I love a book and find it helps me feel prepared. My friend suggested Easy Peasy Puppy Squeezy, and I've read that last week. I liked the pictures and ease of reading, but it's very training heavy.

I'm looking for something that also covers things like socialising, preventing behavioural problems (our last dog had a horrible fireworks phobia and I want to do everything to avoid this), the right food (I keep reading about raw but don't think it's for me), what to do if they get diarrhoea, which supplements are good, how to trim their nails (last dog would not entertain this and it was always a groomers jobby).... I can probably think of 100 more things...!

Basically a puppy bible??

I've not really been able to find this, so hoping someone knows of one, or something close. TIA

The Perfect Puppy by Gwen Bailey.
I haven't read it, but it's always highly recommended. Don't know if it covers everything you listed though.

Your breeder should be providing information about any food and supplements and hopefully giving them some experience of grooming. Ours provided all the information so that we could buy it all in ready for puppy collection day.
There are so many guide books and different opinions online and lots of people with different views.
The things that worked for us:
• set up a puppy area where they can be safely when you need to do other things - we have a 2m x 2m pen with a gate where he can go when we have other things to do.
• decide on sleeping arrangements, puppy will cry for first few nights so be prepared for that. We opted for a crate which puppy loves - he knows it’s his safe space and races to bed. Try to set a bed time routine - out for toilet, back in to bed with a bland biscuit to settle them down.
• a designated area to toilet helps them to understand when they need to go and what the expectations are, decide on your code word and as soon as they go use the code word so it starts to build an association. I found toileting very hard and unpredictable but once we moved down to 2 meals a day after 6 months it suddenly just clicked into place.
• find a good puppy class, have a one to one session before hand and a get a feel for the trainer if you can. A smaller class is better, it took me a few different classes to find one that fitted.
• don’t let puppy greet every dog you meet - they need to learn that they will have to walk past some dogs with no interaction.
• take them places where you can just sit and observe, get them used to different sights and smells

I hope these help!

This is SO helpful @Runnyyolkplease Thank you!!

Our breeder is brilliant, yes. She feeds the puppies Royal Canin Mini Puppy, but I think I'm going to change to something a bit more "natural".

Why had I not thought about puppy classes? Off to Google classes near me now. Something else to look forward to.

@SpanielsGaloreThanks so much for this suggestion. I actually had it in my Amazon basket earlier but I'm just not sure if it's the best one out there. The contents page does look quite good, and different to easy peasy. I'm going to go back and have another good look at it

Easy Peasy Puppy Squeezy by Steve Mann. It's on audible too. You'll also need puppy classes once vaccinated. Good luck.

Royal Canin isn't really that great a food, so I would definitely change it for something better. The All About Dog Food website is a good place to look for ideas of better quality foods within your budget.
Also re. sleeping arrangements - puppy shouldn't be left to cry at night. They need company until they are settled and feel secure. So either sleep downstairs with he puppy or have them in your bedroom. It helps with toilet training too, as you can hear them whine when they need to go.

How To Have The Perfect Puppy

@Cadenza12 Thank you, I've read it and did like it. You mention Audible and you've just reminded me that I got a Kindle unlimited subscription since Christmas... Oh gosh, I'm about to order so many books.

I was looking for the Perfect Puppy book mentioned upthread and found one called Puppy Perfect by Dr. Linda Simon. Has anyone read that? It actually looks like pretty much what I'm after. It's on Kindle Unlimited, so that's going in the basket.

The All About Dog Food website is handy, thanks @SpanielsGalore . My mum feeds her dog Orijen that rates really well on the website, so I may go for that one.

There won't be any 'cry it out' over here. I didn't do it with the kids, I won't do it with DDog. No way.

I'm just so keen to get it all right and there is SO much info out there. I suppose that's a good thing rather than a bad thing. Adventure begins soon. I've got a countdown on my phone :) And I will of course post a photo as soon as she is home with me.

My puppy is on Orijen and is doing really well on it. Cheapest place I found it was on Pet Planet. Although my friend gets it cheaper still from a TikTok shop, if you have that.

That's great, thanks a mil. It is quite expensive but I want a good quality one. I don't have a Tiktok account but will check out Pet Planet. Really appreciate it x

Steve Mann has a.training page on Facebook,.I think it is mostly trainers that he has trained but it tends to be sensible and they offer advice about most things.I am a bit biased though as I went to his training classes for years as they were such fun

As a 40+ year dog owner, I highly recommend the Facebook group Dog Training Advice and Support. Their guides are available on site or in a book available from Amazon. The site is run by experienced dog behaviourists who will answer questions online. They use non-force methods. It’s the best advice available.

Thank you @minsmumand @Honeysuckle16, so appreciated

'The Happy Puppy Handbook' by Pippa Mattinson. I have had dogs for four decades and I found it invaluable when I got my last puppy three years ago.

Not quite what you asked but I loved the Woofz app for puppy training, it laid out a curriculum and had videos etc.

Many thanks all! I've just got a new batch of puppy photos from the breeder and I've ordered her bed. All getting very real :)