A Dog in the House:
Experts Offer Advice for Living With (and Loving) Dogs
By Liz Palika
Available for download from Ready or Not Press
 A new electronic book packed with information for dog owners. In this book Liz compiles advice from dog experts around the United States along with her own vast knowledge of dogs and dog training to take you through every step of dog ownership from breed selection to caring for your older dog.
A must read for those considering a dog or pup as well as those who already have one and would like expert advice on making living with a dog more easy and enjoyable.
It can be downloaded to PC or Mac, desktop, laptop or notebook. It can then be emailed as a PDF to a Kindle.
For those looking for Christmas gifts, at $12.50 it's very affordable! After Thanksgiving on the website you can buy it as a gift and the recipient can download it at his or her leisure.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Chaos and Companionship: A Love Story
Chapter 2: Chihuahua or Mastiff: Make an Ediucated Choice
Chapter 3: When Seconds Count: Time Management Skills for Dog Owners
Chapter 4: Dimes and Dollars: Balancing the Dog Ownership Budget
Chapter 5: Canine Communication: Create a Better Understanding
Chapter 6: Be a Leader: Think of Yourself as a Parent
Chapter 7: Dogs and Kids: A Perfect (and yet not so perfect) Partnership
Chapter 8: Surviving Puppyhood: Hints to Yelp You Enjoy Your Puppy
Chapter 9: The Stress of Adolescence: Skills for Surviving the Teen-Age Stage
Chapter 10: Build a Foundation: Training the Basic Obedience Exercises
Chapter 11: On the Furniture or Off: Household Rules Make Life Easier
Chapter 12: Canine Crowd: Living Peacefully with Multiple Dogs
Chapter 13: Digging Chewing and Barking: Dealing With Problem Behaviors
Chapter 14: Busy dogs: Keep Mind and Body Exercised
Chapter 15: Canine Nutrition: Tough Choices for Dog Owners
Chapter 16: Coat, Teeth, Toenails: Body Care and Grooming Simplified
Chapter 17: Away We Go: What to do When it is Time for Vacation
Chapter 18: Gray and Gimpy: Old Dogs are Precious
Excerpts from A Dog in the House
Dog Body Language (Chapter 5)
If you look at the entire dog and the picture he is trying to convey, there will be fewer misunderstandings.
Look at the body language in the picture of these four dogs. Gina, the Rottweiler on the right, is moving towards Walter, the Cocker mix. She is stiff, focused directly on him, and probably wants to scold him for something he's done. Walter is crouched low, rapidly turning his head away, and basically saying "Ooops! I'm sorry!" The two Aussies are focused on Gina. They know she's on the move.
The Aussie on the right, Archer, is the youngest dog. He is already beginning to move away form Gina. You can just barely see he's lifted his left front leg and that he's starting to his right away from her. He knows she's upset. Bashir, on the left, is the most dominant male in the group and is standing tall as he watches Gina. If she goes too far, he may just challenge her, especially since Walter is his friend.
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Be your dog's leader (Chapter 6)
When told they may get better results if they act like their dog's parent, some people get upset. "I'm not a dog's mother," one woman said.
Think about it. Parents establish and enforce the rules. Parents teach their children how to eat politely at the table, to clean up after themselves, to play in the yard and not in traffic, to look both ways before crossing the street, and to be polite to older people. Rules such as these enable us to live together in a society and to remain safe.
Just as rules for kids help people live together nicely, rules for your dog do the same thing.
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