The Puppy Listener

An indispensible guide to raising your new puppy from the author of The Dog Listener. From teething to training, this book follows the development of your puppy from new pet to best friend.

In The Puppy Listener Jan Fennell presents a simple-to-follow yet detailed handbook for puppy owners. Whether this is your first pup or you are a seasoned dog-owner, the hints and tips in this concise guide are valuable and well informed.

This handy guide follows the life of your puppy from weaning to walking. Jan Fennell covers every aspect of caring for your new best friend – from introducing a puppy into its new home and handling it in public, to dealing with behavioural problems. With detailed sections on everything from exercise to diet, there are problem-solving guides dealing with worries such as biting or anxiety.

Once again Jan illustrates her points with entertaining and inspiring real-life cases from her own work with damaged and delinquent dogs. Her love of animals is contagious and she inspires owners to persevere with their pups and show them who is boss.

About the author

Jan successfully appeared in Channel 5’s programme The Dog Listener (‘It was amazing.’ – The Daily Mail), and she has previously appeared on Yorkshire TV, in the series ‘Problem Pooches’. She lives in Lincolnshire but her work takes her all around the country. ‘The Dog Listener’ was her first book, and the follow-up, ‘The Practical Dog Listener’, was published in March 2002.