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Brenda Belmonte. Training Your Pug
About the Author
Acknowledgments
Cover Credits
Photo Credits
A Word About Pronouns
1 Introduction
Why Train Your Pug?
Normal Canine Behaviors
Canine Communication
You and Your Pug
Pug Myths
2 The History of the Pug. From the Beginning
Oriental Influences
Royal Treatment
Popularity Concerns
3 Selecting the Right Pug. Good Dogs, Good Choices
Type and Temperament
Color Differences
Male vs. Female
Socialization
Where to Buy Your Pug
What to Look For
Registration Papers, Contracts, and Guarantees
4 Understanding Dog Training
How Dogs Learn
Good Timing
Reinforcing Good Behaviors
Intermittent or Variable Reinforcement
Clues to Cues
Pug Body Language
5 The Well-Equipped Pug
Choosing a Collar
Leash on Life
Training Treats
Leash and Learn
6 Housebreaking and Confinement Training
The Golden Rule
Factors Affecting Housebreaking
Housebreaking 101
Confinement Training
Inappropriate Elimination
7 Household Manners and Obedience Basics
Puppy Primer
Nothing in Life Is Free
The Role of Exercise
Prevention, Not Correction
Correct, Reward, Redirect
Training Options
Teaching Tricks
8 Dealing with Bad Behaviors
Exercise and Bad Behaviors
Extinguishing Bad Behaviors
Puppy Mouthing and Biting
Destructive Chewing
Begging for Food
Roaming or Running Away
Quiet Please!—Silencing Barking
Mounting
9 Canine Good Citizen Test and Therapy Dog Training
The Purpose
The Testing Requirements
The CGC Test Items
From Good Citizen to Therapy Dog
10 Rally Obedience
Competition Venues
The Rally Course
Levels of Competition
Competing in Rally
11 Traditional Obedience
Introduction to Competition
Practice Makes Perfect
Obedience Trials
12 Agility Competition
History
Agility Trials
Preparing Your Pug for Competition
Motivating Your Pug
13 Conformation Competition
Breed Standard
Breed Championship
Selecting a Conformation Pug
Getting Started
Training for Conformation
Fun Matches
Grooming for a Show
The Big Time
Junior Showmanship
Glossary
Useful Address, Web Sites, and Literature. Books
Periodicals
Organizations
Index
