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EVERY PUPPY Deserves a Great Start

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Socialization + Training Pamphlet

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BEFORE You Get Your Puppy and AFTER You Get Your Puppy describe six essential exercises for your pup's first few weeks at home, clearly rank-ordering what needs to be done in terms of what is URGENT and what is IMPORTANT.

Doctor Dunbar's Good Little Dog Book illustrates the quickest and easiest way to teach basic manners.

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