spiritdogs
Posted : 11/14/2006 1:19:29 PM
Sure. "Clicking With Your Dog" by Peggy Tillman.
"The Ultimate Puppy Toolkit" (www.premierpet.com)
Anything from this site: www.dogsbestfriendtraining.com, especially "Way to Go - How to Housetrain a Dog of Any Age".
Don't forget to socialize your puppy to anything you want him to tolerate when he is grown up. New and different people, dogs, puppies, little dogs, big dogs, umbrellas, automatic doors, sunglasses, uniformed people, wheelchairs, etc. The optimal socialization window is from 8-12 weeks. At nine weeks, some pups pass through a "fear imprint" period. Just make sure he has no really scary things happen at that point.
Unfortunately, the thing that classes provide, that you will miss, is the socialization with other puppies. This helps teach a dog to inhibit his bite, and it helps tire the pup so that he is less likely to nip you as well.