A Small Dog

Little Dogs: Training Your Pint-Sized Companion

I do not want to send mixed messages to you. Let the Dog Decide: The Revolutionary 15-Minute-a-Day Program to Train Your Dog – Gently and Reliably is still the best reference on how to train your dog, period. When I discuss another book in this article, please, please do not construe that to mean I am waffling on my original recommendation. Let the Dog Decide is the go-to source. Having said that, I would like to add another tool to your toolkit that complements Let the Dog Decide. Please take a look at Little Dogs: Training Your Pint-Sized Companion. This book is worth your time because Ms. Wood addresses the specific training needs of small dogs. I have said elsewhere, and especially in this previous article, that small dogs are different. Deborah Wood understands that difference. Let me give you an example by quoting her introduction to housetraining a small dog. (more…)