Metrodog : The Essential Guide to Raising Your Dog in the City Book

	Introduction	xvii
1	Finding Your Metrodog	1
	Which Breed?	3
	Beyond Breed	7
	Adopting the Older Dog	11
	Sources	13
2	The Apartment Puppy (Seven Weeks to End of Quarantine)	17
	Setting Up Your Apartment for Success	18
	Countdown to Your Puppy	20
	Housebreaking--The First Steps	20
	Straight Paper Training	23
	Paper Training Before Housebreaking	24
	Straight Housebreaking	24
	Sample Schedule	25
	Food and Water	26
	Homecoming: Making the First Day as Easy as Possible	28
	The Family Dog	29
	Introducing Your New Pup to Other Pets	30
	To an Older Dog	30
	Cat	33
	Other Pets	34
	ABCs of Confinement	34
	Crates	36
	Confinement Behind a Gate	41
	Tethered	42
	FRAP	43
	Making It through the Night	44
	Quarantine: Why and for How Long?	46
	Socialization	47
	Sanity Savers: Games for Tired Owners and Active Pups	53
	Quiet Time	54
	Good Habits: Start Now!	55
	Introducing the Collar and Lead	56
	Controlling Barking	59
	Jumping Up	60
	Mounting Problems	62
	Accepting Handling	63
	Begging	64
	Destructive Chewing	65
	Submissive Urination	66
	Dealing with Different Temperaments	68
	Sensitive	68
	Reactive	69
	Bold	70
	Independent	71
	Stable	71
	Commands Every Metropuppy Should Know	72
	Sit	74
	Down	78
	Leave It	80
	Out	81
	Come	82
3	Hitting the Streets (End of Quarantine to Seven Months)	87
	Impossible Behavior or Normal Puppy?	88
	First Week of Walks	89
	Keep First Trips Brief	89
	Let Your Pup Explore	90
	Have Fun	90
	Stick to Quiet Areas	90
	Great Greetings	92
	The Scoop on Scooping	93
	Being a Leader Worth Following	94
	Handling Common Fears	97
	Frightened of People	100
	Frightened of Objects	102
	Frightened of Other Dogs	103
	From Papers to the Park: Getting Your Pup to Go Outside	105
Plan A	The Gradual Method	106
Plan B	Cold Turkey	107
Plan C	For Pups Not Clean in the Crate	109
	Getting Outside Dry	110
	Developing the Urge to Curb	111
	Housebreaking--The Next Steps	112
	Paper Training--The Next Steps	112
	Keys to Handling Inquisitive Strangers	113
	City Services	115
	Trainers and Behaviorists	115
	Dog Walkers	119
	Doggie Day Care	120
	Indoor Activities	122
	Mental Gymnastics	123
	Exercise--How Much and What Kind	125
	No Forced Marching	126
	Keep Your Pup Lean	127
	First Trips to the Dog Run	127
	Game: Treats, Then Retreat	128
	Dog Run Rules for Pups	129
	Why Neuter Your Male Dog?	131
	Hitting the Streets: Obedience	132
	Sit	133
	Down	134
	Leave It	136
	Out	137
	Rules of Corrections	139
	Off	140
	Come	141
	New Commands	143
	Wait	143
	Place	144
	Let's Go or Controlled Walking	146
4	Inner-City Youth (Eight to Eighteen Months)	149
	What to Expect from Your Adolescent Canine	150
	Six Steps to a Better-Behaved Dog	151
	Reading Canine Body Language	153
	Proper Social Etiquette	159
	Elevator Issues	159
	On the Street	161
	Retractable Leashes	162
	Park	163
	Dog Runs	166
	Dogfights	167
	Safe Interactions: Metrodogs and Kids	171
	Eighteen-Month-Old Weenies	174
	Training Equipment: The Good and the Bad	175
	Training for the Inner-City Youth	185
	Advanced Sit	186
	Advanced Down	186
	Distance Down	188
	Down When Moving	189
	Off of Furniture	190
	Place--Continued	192
	New Commands	192
	Move	192
	Stay	193
	Let's Go	196
5	Smooth Sailing (Nineteen Months to Seven Years Plus/Minus)	199
	Health Care	200
	Diet and Nutrition	200
	Dental Care	200
	Beyond Exercise	202
	Dog Sports/Events--What They Are and How to Find Them	202
	Home Alone Success	209
	Taking Your Dog to Work	215
	Dogs and Taxicabs	217
	Tethering Near Store	221
	In-Store Manners	221
	Dealing with the Mentally Troubled	224
	Dogs Off Leash on Sidewalks	225
	Metrodog Problems with Solutions	227
	Too Much Energy	227
	Couch Hopping	227
	Separation Problems	231
	Demanding Behavior	231
	Barking	233
	Not Coming When Called	237
	Dogs Lunging and Barking at Your Dog	238
	Your Dog Lunging and Barking at Other Dogs/People	239
	Leg Lifting	239
	Housebreaking Problems	240
	Adult-Onset Phobias	242
	Thunderstorms/Loud Noises	243
	Fear of Certain Places	244
	"Good Dog" Aggression: Understanding Late-Developing Aggression	245
	Dominant Dogs	247
	Continuing Education	250
	"Off" for the Adult Dog	252
	Stay--Continued	252
	Come--Continued	255
	Pulling on Lead	257
6	The Older Metrodog (Age Seven Onward)	261
	Life Expectancy	262
	Physical Changes	264
	Making Life Easier	269
	Health Care	269
	Games and Activities for the Older Dog	270
	More Training?	273
	New Puppy?	274
	When the Time Comes	275
	What Will Happen?	277
	Conclusion	279
	Resources	281
	Index	289