Combining informative text with beautiful full-color photographs, this book covers everything you need to know about caring for puppies from birth to age six months. Busy puppy parents will get fast and authoritative advice on: Puppy-proofing your home and yardWhat age to bring home a puppyHousetrainingThe first trip to the vetCrate trainingFeedingSocializationAnd much moreWhether you're a proud puppy parent or just love to admire these adorable bundles of joy, this is a charming book you'll turn to again and again.A Certified Pet Dog Trainer and Certified Animal Behavior Consultant, Liz Palika has written more than fifty books. She has received two prestigious Maxwell Awards from the Dog Writers' Association of America. Her work has been published in Newsweek, Dog World, Dog Fancy, the AKC Gazette, and other magazines.