Hi Elena,
my parents have had 3 Papillons and all have been and one still is a great dog, so dont worry too much, i'm sur the little one will calm down eventualy 🙂
They are very intelligent and highly trainable, Reuben has easily learned basic commands and my dad is teaching him agility at home. He is on a waiting list to go to proper agility classes as he thrives on it.
He was very lively as a pup but calmed down as he got older , he is two now and a very good dog.
New Puppy Books
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My brother and his wife just got a new puppy and I'd like to send them a puppy book to encourage good socialization and positive training methods. I was thinking about the Ian Dunbar "Before and After Getting Your Puppy" book. I have not read that one yet myself. I think it would need to be a pretty easy read, I'm not sure how much time they will spend looking at it. Any other suggestions?
Thanks,
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I am sending home The Puppy Primer with each of my puppies this year.
http://www.patriciamcconnell.com/product/puppy-primer-positive-training-for-your-puppy
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I always liked "How to Raise a puppy you can live with" by Clarice Rutheford. You can find it quiet inexpensively on Amazon as a used book.
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Here is a link to The Puppy Primer on Dogwise.com since the other one doesn't seem to quite work right. http://www.dogwise.com/itemdetails.cfm?ID=DTB599
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Thanks for the suggestions. I might get them both.