If you have (or are intending to get) a puppy, chances are you had one when you were a child too. Growing up with a dog is one of the most rewarding experiences.
My first childhood dog was called Biscuit, a German Shepherd/ Border Collie cross, with fur the color of a cookie. I remember his excitement every time I came home, always wagging his tail like I had been away for years. I also remember coming home knowing one of my favorite sneakers would have been chewed to shreds and I would likely have to clean up the delightful mess he had left for me on the bathroom rug.
In this book, it is my aim to enhance the best parts of owning a puppy for you and your child, whilst removing the worst parts (deep cleaning bathroom rugs and half chewed shoes).
This book contains proven steps and strategies to help you (the parent) work with your child to train an obedient and happy dog.
The result will be so much more than just a well-trained dog as the three of you will form an amazing and lasting relationship, which is rewarding for everyone.
Paul Pierson is Professor of Political Science at the University of California, Berkeley, where he holds the Avice Saint Chair in Public Policy. Before taking this position in 2004, he was professor of government at Harvard University, where he taught from 1988 to 2004.
Pierson's first book, Dismantling the Welfare State? (1994), won the American Political Science Association's Kammerer Prize for the best book published on American national politics and policy in 1994. He has been the recipient of a number of prestigious fellowships, among them a Guggenheim Fellowship, a Jean Monnet Fellowship at the European University Institute in Florence, and a Russell Sage Foundation Fellowship.
Professor Pierson is an Affiliated Scholar at the Center for American Progress, where his work concentrates on comparative public policy, political economy, and the welfare state. His writing has appeared in Politics and Society, Comparative Political Studies, and Governance. Pierson is currently working on two books on long-term changes in the American political system. He lives in Berkeley, California.