Find out whether your dog or puppy has anxiety, and learn what you can do to help

Dog anxiety is common among all breeds, but different dogs can show different symptoms. Dog Anxiety For Dummies is for the millions of dog parents (and dog-parents-to-be) who want to help improve their pets' quality of life and relieve their suffering. With this helpful resource, you can recognize common signs of anxiety in dogs, discover what triggers their anxiety, learn to use training and play to ease anxiety, and find professional help when you need it. You'll also get tips for dealing with specific situations like separation anxiety, fear aggression, noise-sensitive pups, and addressing trauma in rescue dogs. Calm dogs of all ages with the expert tips inside!

• Recognize your dog's anxiety symptoms and triggers
• Understand treatment options for dogs displaying anxious behaviors
• Implement daily routines and training solutions to help alleviate anxiety
• Help your dog feel comfortable about strangers, cope with containment anxiety, and live a happy life

This is the perfect Dummies guide for puppy and dog owners whose pets are suffering from anxiety, and for anyone considering adopting a dog in the future.

A guide to puppy ownership that's just as fun to read as your puppy is to play with

Puppies For Dummies equips you with the latest advice on starting out right with a new puppy. Dog expert and influencer Sarah Hodgson offers dog parents trusted input on caring for a new companion, including updated information on creating good habits and routines, keeping your puppy healthy, and curbing common frustrations, anxieties, and aggressions, especially in the post-pandemic world. This timely and uplifting guide covers everything from choosing a puppy that fits your lifestyle to preparing your home, selecting the right products, and mastering age-appropriate training to set your pup up for a lifetime of success.

• Knowing what to expect when bringing a puppy into your home
• Understanding how to communicate and read your puppy's body language
• Establishing routines for housebreaking, socialization, and sleep training
• Addressing challenges like jumping, nipping, barking, anxiety, and aggression

This Dummies guide is your go-to resource on how to best integrate a puppy into your life--and how to make sure that pup stays happy and healthy.

Everything you need to bring home a new puppy

Across America and beyond, tails are wagging with anticipation. Why? Because puppies and the people who love them are eager for the update of Puppies for Dummies. Originally released and welcomed as a positive, loving alternative to the alpha dog philosophy of a popular celebrity trainer, Puppies for Dummies is now updated and more relevant than ever.

This new edition covers the latest puppy training gadgets, tricks, and tips and offers expanded coverage on the latest training techniques, including new studies on positive reinforcement methods. This edition continues to provide readers with the trusted and proven advice that has made previous editions a success.

• Integrate a puppy in your life
• Explore the latest science of dogs
• Train a happy, healthy pup
• Raise and nurture a loving dog

Rather than saying: Uh oh, now what?! new pet owners can be equipped with the best advice.

I'm a wombat; Wally's my name.

I worry a lot; do you do the same?

Anxiety can be confusing, but what if kids could learn to recognise the signs their body gives them? Wally Wombat: Anxiety Body Clues is a gentle and engaging story that helps children identify physical symptoms of anxiety-like a racing heart, wobbly legs, or a tummy full of butterflies-so they can better understand and manage their emotions.

Through playful rhymes and warm, inviting illustrations, this book reassures young readers that worries come in all shapes and sizes, and that it's okay to feel anxious sometimes. By tuning into their body clues, children become detectives of their own emotions, building emotional intelligence and self-awareness in a fun and relatable way.

Perfect for home, school, and therapy settings, this book includes a practical How to Use This Book guide for parents and educators, providing additional support in navigating conversations about anxiety.

If you're looking for a comforting and empowering book to help children navigate big feelings, Wally Wombat: Anxiety Body Clues is a must-have addition to your bookshelf.

I'm a wombat; Wally's my name.

I worry a lot; do you do the same?

When I feel worried, there are things I do.

Throughout this book, I'll share them with you.

Anxiety can feel overwhelming, but with the right tools, children can learn to manage their worries and feel more in control. Wally Wombat: Anxiety Strategies is a fun and engaging resource packed with practical, easy-to-use calming strategies that help kids navigate anxious feelings.

Through playful rhymes, vibrant illustrations, and evidence-based techniques, Wally shares strategies like:

✔️ Cupcake Breathing - Smell the cupcake, then blow the candle out

✔️ Three, Three, Three - Engage the senses to feel grounded

✔️ Positive Self-Talk - Speak to yourself like a friend

✔️ Muscle Relaxation - Squeeze and release tension

✔️ Rainbow Grounding - Find colours around you to stay present

✔️ Five-Finger Breathing - A calming exercise always at hand

✔️ ... and many more!

Designed for parents, teachers, and counsellors, this book includes a helpful guide on how to use these strategies with children. Whether at home, in the classroom, or in therapy sessions, Wally Wombat provides the tools kids need to understand their emotions and feel more confident managing them.

Pair it with Wally Wombat: Anxiety Body Clues to help children recognise the physical signs of anxiety before putting these strategies into action.

A must-have book for any child who experiences worry, and a valuable resource for caregivers supporting their emotional wellbeing.

Get your detective skills ready! Wally Wombat will help you recognise worried feelings through body clues.

Wally Wombat is a worrier. In this engaging picture book, Wally teaches children how to recognise signs of anxiety in their bodies. Wally provides a safe place to explore feelings of anxiety and is relatable to children of all ages.

Are you at the end of your leash with your dog? Tried everything and nothing seems to work? Don't give up hope-your dog can learn with the simple, proven training methods in this book. DogPerfect has helped thousands of dog owners transform their rowdy canines into well-behaved companions. Now, dog trainer Sarah Hodgson has refined her easy-to-follow, upbeat guide. Up-to-date chapters cover everything you need to know, step by step-from how your dog learns obedience basics to housetraining to dealing with anxiety.

Your dog will learn how to Sit, Stay, Settle Down, Come and Heel like the well-mannered companion you want him to be. DogPerfect is a positive, unintimidating guide that can help any dog owner-especially when the pooch in question is less than perfect. You'll discover how to:
* Use clicker, target and point training to spice up your lessons
* Stop your dog from pulling you down the street
* Teach your dog to Sit while greeting company
* Play fun and instructional games with your dog
* Handle problem barking, chewing, jumping and much more

Are you at the end of your leash with your dog? Tried everything and nothing seems to work? Don't give up hope-your dog can learn with the simple, proven training methods in this book. DogPerfect has helped thousands of dog owners transform their rowdy canines into well-behaved companions. Now, dog trainer Sarah Hodgson has refined her easy-to-follow, upbeat guide. Up-to-date chapters cover everything you need to know, step by step-from how your dog learns obedience basics to housetraining to dealing with anxiety.

Your dog will learn how to Sit, Stay, Settle Down, Come and Heel like the well-mannered companion you want him to be. DogPerfect is a positive, unintimidating guide that can help any dog owner-especially when the pooch in question is less than perfect. You'll discover how to:
* Use clicker, target and point training to spice up your lessons
* Stop your dog from pulling you down the street
* Teach your dog to Sit while greeting company
* Play fun and instructional games with your dog
* Handle problem barking, chewing, jumping and much more

The approach is puppy-friendly

Your puppy is so irresistible, cute, and lovable--until she chews your shoe, uproots your flowers, ruins your rug, demolishes your remote, or gobbles up your steaks.

Understanding your puppy's unique personality, breed-specific traits, and temperament will help you tailor and implement proper, positive training techniques to save your sanity and your puppy PuppyPerfect explains how to develop a nurturing and mutually respectful relationship with your puppy, which is the key to getting her to behave properly. You'll get information on supplies you need for a puppy, proper feeding, healthcare, and more. You'll learn about puppy psychology, personality, breed differences, and training tools. You'll discover how to make training your puppy more effective and more enjoyable, with:
* Six puppy personality profiles, plus a quiz to help you determine where your puppy fits
* Step-by-step lessons for puppies at various ages and stages
* Information on clicker training, targeting, and point training
* Suggestions and games for positive play training
* Doglish 101 to help you decipher your puppy's bark and body language
* Techniques for dealing with specific bad behaviors, including jumping, digging, pulling on the leash, barking and aggression, stealing food, and more

Complete with more than fifty photos, stories from the author's teaching experiences, a Doglish glossary, and more, this must-read will help you turn your adorable, but far from perfect, puppy into a lovable friend for life.

• Six puppy personality profiles, plus a quiz to help you determine where your puppy fits
• Step-by-step lessons for puppies at various ages and stages
• Information on clicker training, targeting, and point training
• Suggestions and games for positive play training
• Doglish 101 to help you decipher your puppy's bark and body language
• Techniques for dealing with specific bad behaviors, including jumping, digging, pulling on the leash, barking and aggression, stealing food, and more