Easy Peasy Puppy Squeezy: The perfect gift for dog lovers this Christmas! Kindle Edition

Loved this book. It’s an enjoyable, speedy read sprinkled with humor throughout. I recommend reading it before you even bring puppy home, so you can start out right from Day One. All the basics are covered, from house training to chewing to greeting visitors politely and that elusive loose leash walking that we all dream of. Mann’s training philosophy revolves around understanding your dog’s point of view and using positive training methods that strengthen your relationship with your dog. No punishments or harsh methods; replacing undesirable behaviors with specific behaviors that you want puppy to do instead.

A very entertaining read from an expert who doesn't take himself too seriously. About as silly as puppy sometimes but appropriate, right? Could have had more information on practical things like, what are good treats, especially since you'll be giving hundreds to your pup if you use his methods. The book is really about using positive reinforcements -- treats -- to establish a number of behaviors in response to verbal cues. It's not a comprehensive owners manual for your puppy. It's more about your relationship to your dog and how to develop it.

Every dog owner or prospective dog owner - or even just people who crave deeper more meaningful interactions with dogs should read this book as a foundational exercise. The writing is accessible for a large audience and the content is necessary to evolve how we interact with dogs.I’ve bought 3 copies to give to friends and family that will be interacting with my dogs.

One of the best puppy books to come out in some time. It introduces you to basic obedience commands plus the whole puppyhood experience. It should be required reading for every dog owner!

I REALLY liked this book. Well explained exercises, good descriptions of reward based training. Nice sense of humor. He covers all the fundamentals for training a puppy or adult dog.

I thoroughly enjoyed this book and would love to be able to go to one of his seminars in person relay I am always looking for ways to improve my training thanks Steve

Very helpful tips for first time puppy trainers.As well as being a fun read!

Easy content to follow. Well written with a lovely touch humor. A dog lovers must!

As a professional trainer it's been a long time since I've seen a good quality puppy book for new owners. Until this!Now I'm a complete book and dog training nerd.It is literally the dogs b######ks when it comes to Puppy Training books.I'll be adding it to my reading list for students and recommending it to my puppy clients.With all the self publishing going on these days, there are alot of trash books about so it's very much buyer beware.So stop browsing and get this one purchased, your puppy will love you for it 💕🐩

On finally persuading my husband to allow us to get a puppy, I decided to do a bit of reading before our little one arrived.As someone who has never owned a dog but always wanted to, this little book was a total godsend - written in such a fun and engaging tone with simple, intuitive advice, ranging from understanding puppy body language, tips on toilet training through to socialization.One week into our life with our new puppy and I have found myself putting the theory into practice with more ease than I could have ever expected - plus by knowing what to expect from day one, our transition into the world of dog ownship has been thoroughly enjoyable rather than being stressful and full of unknowns.To anyone thinking about getting a puppy in the near future, I would fully recommend reading this book!

What a fantastic book!I have read many dog training books over the years and this is by far the best. It is packed full of useful information and written in a no-nonsense, no jargon way that is easy to follow. Not only that, it is funny. Laugh out loud in public and make people stare at you kinda funny!It doesn't matter if you have a new puppy or an old dog this book is guaranteed to make training simpler and far more straightforward.Cannot recommend highly enough.

This book is brilliant!! Practical, knowledgeable & a very entertaining read. I laughed & cried & learnt loads. The information in this book can be applied to all dogs, not just puppies. It is an easy read with science to back up the various exercises described. All written in a very straightforward, interesting, common sense way. Can't recommend this book highly enough!

I’m currently a hundred & odd pages in, & have read enough to know that this book was an excellent purchase.It’s been over a decade since I last owned & needed to train a puppy, & having recently acquired two chug puppers, I thought it might be a good idea to brush up on my skills.Training methods are constantly evolving, & a lot has changed over the years. I really like this book because it focuses on positive reinforcement to shape a puppy’s behaviour, rather than punishment & constant correction.The author makes it very clear that there’s no such thing as a bad puppy, just an owner that has neglected to be vigilant, & consistent.The book is common sense in print really, instead of picking up on everything your doggo shouldn’t be doing, focus on what you’d like them to do instead, it’s half the effort, & is much less confusing for all.I’ve had to unlearn saying variants of “No” to my new puppies, because it’s just not effective, it’s exhausting & frustrating for both yourself & your puppy when you’re constantly finding fault with their behaviour & trying to correct it.The foundation for the training method described in the book is to have a praise party when puppy does something you want them to do, reward with lots of fusses & a tasty treat, & pup soon learns that good things happen when they behave a certain way, & nothing exciting happens when they behave inappropriately. It makes perfect sense!Another useful tip I’ve learned is to really reinforce the “sit” command for lots of different situations, that way if your pupper friend is in doubt about what to do in an unfamiliar situation, their likely response is to sit, because they know good things happen when they do. That’s so simple it’s genius!I’m sure I’ll have picked up plenty more useful training tips by the time I’ve finished reading, but I’m already seeing progress with my puppies thanks to the bits I’ve implemented from the first half of the book.I’d really recommend this book for first time puppy owners, as well as experienced dog owners alike, there’s always things about your training that can be improved upon, & this book is clear, concise & written in an accessible manner, with lots of humour; it’s a brilliant & informative read at an excellent price.