Old Dog, New Dog (eBook)

Supporting Your Aging Best Friend and Welcoming a New One

Kathy Callahan, Helen St. Pierre (Autoren)

eBook Download: PDF

2025
144 Seiten
New World Library (Verlag)
978-1-60868-997-2 (ISBN)

Infos

From two revered experts, a concise guide to caring for a beloved senior dog and skillfully introducing a puppy to the household in a way that allows both dogs to flourish Its a natural impulse: As you watch your canine best friend age, you think about getting a puppy, hoping that the new pup will be influenced by the older dog while softening the inevitable loss. But its challenging to fully support a senior while also trying to meet the needs of a puppy. In this first-of-its-kind guide, senior dog expert Helen St. Pierre and puppy expert Kathy Callahan come together to help dog lovers navigate this terrain with joy and compassion. Theyll help you: assess your older dogs well-being and keep them comfortable and safe decide whether its the right time to add another dog prepare yourself with a refresher on the basics (and the intensity) of puppy care manage the most difficult aspects of living with both a senior and a puppy And in perhaps its most critically needed chapter, Old Dog, New Dog covers with honesty and empathy the difficult decision of when and how to say goodbye to your beloved old companion while honoring the deep friendship youll always keep in your heart.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 24.6.2025
• Vorwort: Kim Brophey
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Natur / Ökologie
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Tiere / Tierhaltung
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften
• Schlagworte: Advice • aging dogs • behavior tips • canine companionship • challenges • elderly • integrating • introducing new puppy • multi-dog household • multi-generation • needs • Peaceful household • pet care • senior dog care • Socialization • socializing • training guide • Two-dog house • veterinary health
• ISBN-10: 1-60868-997-2 / 1608689972
• ISBN-13: 978-1-60868-997-2 / 9781608689972