5. Housetraining

       Housetraining Defined

       Designing a Housetraining Routine

       Short-Term Confinement: Crate Training

       Long-Term Confinement

       What Goes In on Schedule Comes Out on Schedule

       6. Socialization

       What Are Socialization and Habituation?

       Handling and Gentling

       Restraint

       Object Exchange

       Dogs and Children

       Meeting People Outside the Home

       The Great Outdoors

       Other Dogs

       Remedial Socialization

       7. Dog Training 101: Foundation Exercises

       Specific Versus Generalized Learning

       How to Make Behaviors Happen

       The Foundation of Focus

       Target Training

       Sit

       Down

       Stand

       Stay

       Walking Nicely on Leash

       Come When Called

       8. Impulse Control

       Good Things Come to Those Who Are Patient

       Instilling Impulse Control

       Impulse Control for Leash Manners

       Impulse Control Exit Strategies

       Impulse Control as Part of Play

       9. Behavior Problems

       Why Do Behavior Issues Develop?

       Steps to Addressing Behavior Problems

       Common Behavior Problems

       Resource Guarding

       Rules for Children

       Aggression

       10. Physical and Mental Activity

       Tricks

       Games

       Agility Fun

       Canine Good Citizen