- Chapter 1. Your Dog's Worldview
- Dogs Have Personality, Too
- Test Your Dog's Personality
- Get a Proper Education
- Chapter 2. Learning to Speak Doglish
- Understand Pack Theory
- Understand Your Dog's Motivation
- Play on the Same Team
- Encourage More Than You Discourage
- Learn to Interpret Doglish
- Read Your Dog's Postures
- Develop Sensory Awareness
- Understand Cause and Effect
- Chapter 3. Training Tools
- Creative Confinements
- Mats and Beds
- Toys and Chews
- Measure Your Dog for a Collar or Harness
- Training Collars
- Leashes
- Containment Leads
- Teaching Lead
- Housetraining Aids
- Irreplaceable Extras
- Clicker Training
- Chapter 4. Proofing and Prevention
- Everyday Handling
- Teaching Food-Bowl and Toy Acceptance
- Interrupting Sleep
- Being Around Children
- Adapting to Environmental Sounds
- Coping with Household Noises
- Chapter 5. Puppy Kindergarten: Early Conditioning
- Meeting Your Puppy's Needs
- Say YES More Than NO and Say It Often
- Structure Spaces
- Condition Your Puppy to Wear a Collar and Leash
- Introduce Stairs
- Teach Early Manners
- Discourage with EP, EP
- Distract Your Puppy
- Puppy Point
- Chapter 6. Grade-School Lessons
- The Magic Five
- Leading
- The Concept of NO
- Discourage Chewing with NO
- Other Uses for NO
- Point Training
- HEEL
- DOWN
- COME
- STAND
- SIT-STAY
- DOWN-STAY
- Fun Medleys
- Chapter 7. The Invisible Leash
- Practice Paying Attention
- Hands-Free Control with a Short Lead
- An Off-Lead Concept of NO
- When Your Dog Breaks
- Reinforce the Three Steps of COME
- Know When to Trust Your Dog to COME
- Avoid Overusing COME
- Deal with Less-Than-Perfect Reactions to COME
- Work Around Distractions
- Train with a Retractable Leash
- Work on a Ten-Foot Security Line
- Use a Long Line
- Emergency DOWN
- Default Behavior
- Chapter 8. Socialization Plus
- People
- Places
- Other Dogs
- Other Animals
- Things
- Surfaces
- Stimulation
- Chapter 9. Games and Tricks
- Runaway Come
- Two-Ball Toss
- Treat Cup Name Game
- Toy Along, Tag Along
- Swing Toss
- Soda Bottle Soccer
- If You're Happy and You Know It
- BOW
- CRAWL
- PAW
- OVER
- THROUGH
- BRING
- GIVE
- SPEAK and SHHH
- PLAY DEAD
- Roll Over
- Chapter 10. The Civilized Companion
- Doorway Etiquette
- Digging (If You Must)
- Greeting
- Housetraining
- Mouthing
- Chewing
- Staying Off the Furniture (Or Not)
- Visiting
- Chapter 11. Crisis Management
- Chasing
- Destructive Chewing
- Grab-and-Go
- Leash Pulling
- Housetraining Difficulties
- Marking
- Nipping
- Jumping
- Mounting
- Separation Anxiety
- Stool Swallowing
- Stimulated Peeing
- Timidity
- Appendix A. Choosing the Right Breed
- Choosing a Breed if You're Dogless
- Selecting a Puppy
- Selecting an Older Dog
- Finding a Dog or a Puppy
- Appendix B. Finding the Right Professionals
- Choosing a Veterinarian
- Finding Additional Help
- Appendix C. Everyday Care and Concerns
- Brush Your Dog
- Nail Clipping and Bathing
- Teeth, Eyes, and Ears
- Other Important Healthcare Checks and Techniques
- Have Your Dog Spayed or Neutered
- Dietary Decisions
- Different Forms of Dog Food
- Appendix D. Kids and Dogs-from Coming Home to Everyday Living
- Preparing for a New Baby
- Kids and Dogs
- Credits
- Index