1. Help - NOW! Understanding your dog  • Unrealistic expectations - Lassie is not real  • How dogs learn  • Growling - listening to what your dog      is saying  • Aggressive displays: barking, growling,      lunging, raised hackles  • Changing the way a dog feels about      an event or situation  • Leader of the pack - who’s the boss?  • Meeting your dog’s needs - let’s live      in harmony  • Handling and gentling - dogs aren’t chimps  • Punishment - it can easily turn into abuse   2. Solutions to common problems  • Solutions to common problems - quick      reference  • Barking  • Biting / mouthing  • Chewing  • Dogs and children  • Digging  • Escaping  • Guarding food or toys  • Learning to be left alone  • Jumping up   3. Puppy priorities  • Don’t ruin your puppy  • Priorities for puppy’s development  • Socialisation  • Toilet training   4. Toys and games  • Playing with your dog  • Establishing rules     - Fetch     - Tug-of-war     - Hide and seek     - Find it     - Find the food   5. Manners and training   • Don’t keep your household      rules a secret   • Clicker training   • Equipment   • Crate training   • The training process

• Training terms     - Lure     - Lures, rewards and bribes     - Hand signals and verbal cues   • Skills training     - Attention     - Sit     - Drop / down     - Wait / stay     - Come to me (Recall)     - Let’s go - walking on a loose lead     - Self control     - Trick training   6. Environmental enrichment   • Keeping your dog occupied     - Food puzzles     - Kong     - Treat ball     - Treasure hunt     - Plastic bottles / cardboard boxes     - Ice puzzles     - Digging pit     - Swinging tyre     - Home Alone     - Sticky beak     - Play buddy     - Wading pool     - Toys   7. Health and grooming   • How can I tell when my dog is sick?   • Diet   • Water   • Oral care (teeth)   • Worms   • Fleas   • Ticks   • Desexing   • Vaccinations   • Maintenance   • Brushing   • Bathing   • Nails   • Eyes   • Ears   (Contents reproduced by permission)