Dear Mr. Katz:
I recently received your book on training and listened to the bonus tapes.
Although I found numerous ideas for other training and problem areas in the book, I did not find anything helpful to me in the main complaint area I still have with my dog. He is a 5 month old boxer/shepherd mix [...]

The first thing to do is make sure your crate is big enough for the puppy and the job you wish to use it for. If traveling, by plane, check with the air line or travel company that you get the right crate for the job. You will have to know the puppy’s size, as [...]

Nipping or playful biting is common in puppies and some older dogs. Dogs explore the world through their mouths, so nipping is natural and not aggressive. It is how they communicate, interact, explore, and play.
Puppies play by biting and mouthing each other and dogs that were removed from the litter too early, and whose owners [...]

When a puppy is born they can\’t see or hear. They can taste and smell and definitely know where the food is! Like human babies, they mostly just sleep and eat. At around 2 weeks of age their sight and hearing begins to “come in” and they are now ready to do a little bit [...]