• How much is that doggie in the window?

FACTS ABOUT THE AFGHAN HOUND

• Origin
• Afghans have lots of Energy. Can you keep up?
• An Afghan is Good For Your Health
• Cool, Calm and Collected
• Afghans’ love Children and other pets
• You’re Now Ready to Choose Your Pup

CHAPTER 1 - SOME BASIC FACTS ABOUT TRAINING YOUR AFGHAN

• Establish a Hierarchy

CHAPTER 2 - TRAINING YOUR AFGHAN BENEFITS EVERYONE

CHAPTER 3 - DO YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES TO BE A TRAINER

• Negative Attention
• Tips to Ease The Training Experience 20

CHAPTER 4 - BONDING WITH YOUR AFGHAN

• How to Bond With Your Puppy

CHAPTER 5 - YOUR AFGHAN AND YOUR CHILD

CHAPTER 6 - WHAT IT MEANS TO DISCIPLINE YOUR BEAGLE

• 29 What is Discipline?

CHAPTER 7 - DISCIPLINARY TOOLS AND TOYS

• Tools for Discipline

CHAPTER 8 - CHOOSING THE RIGHT LEASH AND CRATE FOR YOUR DOG

• The Crate
• The Leash

CHAPTER 9

• Dog Body Language
• Confidence/Fear
• Other Postures
• Dominance/Submission
• Play and Play Invitations
• Stress and Calming Signals
• Aggression
• How to React

CHAPTER 10 - COMMON BEHAVIOUR PROBLEMS

• Dominance
• Stopping Biting
• Method 1 – Fear Biting
• Method 2 – Blowing Raspberries
• Method 3 – Saying ‘Ow’
• Method 4 – Moving Slowly
• Method 5 – Don’t Let Visitors Encourage Biting
• Barking and How to Stop It
• Method 1 – Wait Until Your Dog Quietens Down
• Method 2 – Use Whispering
• Method 3 – Exercise Your Dog First
• Method 4 – Pick a Quiet Spot
• Anxiety
• Jumping

CHAPTER 11 - TOILET TRAINING

• Method 1 – Garden Training
• Method 2 – Outdoors
• Method 3 – The Pen
• Method 4 – Early Rise
• Method 5 – Catch him/her Squatting
• Method 6 – Use Newspaper

CHAPTER 12 - TEACHING NEW DOGS OLD TRICKS

• Teaching Your Afghan the Sit Command
• Teaching Your Afghan the Retrieve
• Teaching Your Afghan to Come
• Teaching Your Afghan to ‘Shake-hands’
• Teaching Your Afghan the Stay Command
• Teaching Your Afghan to Lie Down
• Teaching Your Afghan to Jump Over Obstacles
• Teaching Your Afghan to Turn Left and Right

CHAPTER 13 - FUN AND GAMES WITH YOUR AFGHAN

• Frisbees
• Musical Chairs
• Tic-Tac-Toe
• Copy C-A-T
• The Tail Wagging Game

CHAPTER 14 - SEPARATION ANXIETY

CHAPTER 15 - FOODS TO AVOID

• Chocolate
• Coffee, Tea and Cola
• Onions
• Garlic
• Grapes and Raisins
• Macadamia Nuts
• Green Potato Flesh and Skins

CHAPTER 16 - FREQUENTLY ASKED AFGHAN QUESTIONS

• How much grooming do they need?
• Are Afghans’ ‘hyper’?
• What is ‘butt-tucking’?
• Do they make good guard dogs?
• How are they with children?
• Do Afghans’ like to swim?
• Do they bark a lot?
• Does a male or female Afghan make a better pet?

CONCLUSION