This book is great for anyone thinking about getting a puppy. I wish it dealt more with recommending adoption in place of breeding, but tehres still lots of great advice and laid out very well.

Pros: Information laid out very clearly, lots of great advice

Cons: Stresses breeding more then adopting, but thats ok

they help people realize how much puppies rely on us, and they teach people how to care for there pets.

Pros: they teach people more about puppies!

Cons: none

I love all the Dummie books that I have. I picked up the Puppies for Dummies book and took it to the prison. Our shelter had a prison program where the inmates foster some of our dogs, teach them basic commands and work on housebreaking.

We also have a puppy unit. Mommy dogs with nursing pups, bottle babies, or pups under 3 months old are usually in this unit. There is 3 cells (soon to be 4). So when we started the puppy unit, the guys asked for books. This was the first one I got.

I like the way the information is written and I knew the inmates would be able to understand it without needed a college degree.

Puppies for Dummies is a great book that I recommend.

Pros: info is great, well written

Cons: can't think of any

Any book that is made for dummies worries me. I have looked at this book at a friend's house and it is kind of amusing. It is great to think everything will go text book, but it doesn't. The book gives good guidelines on many of the training techniques to help in the awful job of puppy training. After adopting an adult dog, and looking at all the work that's involved in puppy training, I'll continue to adopt adult dogs.

Pros: good ideas

Cons: ideas don't always work

This book is great as reading material for new puppy owners. I do hope that when read the new family will keep an open mind that everyone and every puppy is an individual.

Not everything in this book is right or will work with each new puppy. Lots of good things to comtemplate!

Pros: Lots of helpful advice

Cons: Everything you read isn't always right