We are getting a goldendoodle in a couple of weeks and I wanted goldendoodle book recommendations. Thanks!
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We are getting a goldendoodle in a couple of weeks and I wanted goldendoodle book recommendations. Thanks!
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Just get a puppy care book - it's all the same info. The difference is that many many doodles have high maintenance coats that will need attention - lots of brushing and combing and lots of grooming, whether by a professional or you.
I agree with Nancy. There really are no good goldendoodle-specific books. They're dogs like every other kind of dog, just get a good general puppy book.
And buy a doodlekisses calendar to get a doodle 'fix' and find some that your pup looks like.
https://www.lulu.com/search?adult_audience_rating=00&page=1&...
We really like "Perfect puppy in 7 days" by Dr. Sophia Yin for a training book.
About to embark on the puppy training program in that book this Saturday with a new pup!
For coats and maintenance I would actually browse Youtube videos. There are some really great grooming tutorials out there.
I like the way this lady at "Go Groomer" explains things:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCy0RNlozImcSVNz_Owaducw
Thank you for the link, J. I will keep that in mind for future reference. Victoria Stillwell is also considered an excellent trainer but I have no idea what books she might have.
I also like McCann dog training videos on Youtube. They seem to follow similar techniques to Dr. Yin's, it's nice to see it "in action" in video.
Books are great but in my opinion there is no substitute for a really knowledgeable trainer. Look into those in your area.
Agree with everyone else! There are a couple doodle specific books out there, but they are inferior to some of the best puppy raising books. Sign up for training, google youtube videos on raising puppies, find a book on Amazon on raising puppies and you'll get better info.
I mean.... dogs are dogs for the most part, especially as young puppies. Depending on the trainability and basic intelligence you may have to do things slightly differently and do more/less repetitions but it's all pretty similar for the early stuff.
"Doodle" books sound pretty useless to me because there are so many kinds of doodles.
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