Introduction 1 Part 1: Setting the Stage for Successful Training 5 Chapter 1: Dog Training: The Key to Your Dog's Safety and Your Sanity 7 Chapter 2: Getting to Know Your Dog and How They Perceive the World 23 Chapter 3: Developing Training Savvy 45 Chapter 4: Understanding the Vital Role That Nutrition and Health Play in Training 63 Chapter 5: Gearing Up for Training Success 99 Part 2: Performing Puppy Preliminaries 119 Chapter 6: Starting on the Right Foot with your New Puppy or Dog -- Planning and Preparing 121 Chapter 7: Surviving Your Puppy's Critical Growth Periods 145 Chapter 8: The Ins and Outs of Crate Training and Housetraining 159 Part 3: Tackling Training Basics 175 Chapter 9: Focusing on Some Basic Training Commands 177 Chapter 10: Coming and Going: Two Essential Commands to Teach 195 Chapter 11: Mastering Some Fundamentals: Sit, Down, and Stay 211 Chapter 12: Going for a Pleasant Walk 227 Chapter 13: Going to Bed and All of Its Practical Uses 239 Chapter 14: Getting In, Out, On, and Off and Mastering Door and Stairs Manners 251 Part 4: Taking Training to the Next Level 261 Chapter 15: Dealing with Common Doggie Don'ts 263 Chapter 16: Retrieving: Time to Fetch 283 Chapter 17: Trick Training for Fun and Bonding 293 Part 5: Handling Special Situations 321 Chapter 18: Addressing Aggression 323 Chapter 19: Helping Buddy Handle Special Situations 343 Chapter 20: Keeping Your Senior Dog Young: Teaching an Old Dog New Tricks 357 Chapter 21: Saying Goodbye: Losing Your Old Friend 377 Part 6: The Part of Tens 385 Chapter 22: Ten Reasons Dogs Do What They Do 387 Chapter 23: Ten Training Traps and How to Avoid Them 393 Index 399.