How to Build a Puppy: Into a Healthy Adult Dog [Paperback]

Introduction. 1. Why is Giving Correct Exercise and Activity to your Puppy so Important? 2. Canine Anatomy - A Working Knowledge of How a Dog is Structured. 3. The Physical Constituents of a Joined Up Puppy. 4. Building your Puppy using the Galen Puppy Physical Development Programme?. 5. Categories Involved with the Puppys Development. 6. Part A: Early Puppy Development. Part B: Preparing the Home Environment. 7. What Not to Do! Unsuitable Activities and Why. 8. Equipment. 9.Puppy Massage. 10. Additional Useful Information. Recommended Reading. References. Resources

This book helps dog owners recognise the signs of pain and prevent them from the outset. It also alerts canine professionals to warning signs and provides a guide for use with clients. Making simple changes to our homes, and how we exercise and train our puppies will have a massively positive impact on our dogs' lives.

I have trained, observed and solved problems for tens of thousands of dogs during my 55 years as a dog trainer. In the beginning we did not think much about what impact training could have on the dogs bodies, and vice versa. Yet observing dogs and their movements, and how they felt, we understood that we had to look at that aspect as well. Since then, thanks to new technology, recent years of studies have given us more knowledge about physiology, anatomy and neurology. It has been a real awakening.

When I met Julia several years ago, I saw how important it is for us to combine the two: the trainer skills, and the skills in anatomy and physiology. Working with dogs, we need knowledge in both. I have had the great pleasure of cooperating with Julia, observing dogs for coaching. We both observed the dog, Julia using her skills in seeing the physical details, and I observing the dogs behaviour and mentality. Summing up, we had the same opl#9