
Puppy Brain
How Our Dogs Learn, Think, and Love
Celadon Books · Print & ebook · April 29, 2025
* NATIONAL BESTSELLER* How do you raise a happy, healthy, and emotionally resilient dog?
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- Who it’s for
- A practical, witty look at puppy development that treats a dog’s needs as more than obedience.
- Themes
- Puppy development, Evidence-based dog training, Respectful human-dog relationships
- Genres
- Training Your Dog, Animal Minds, Dogs
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* NATIONAL BESTSELLER* How do you raise a happy, healthy, and emotionally resilient dog? Full of actionable guidance, Puppy Brain will show you how to create a harmonious, fulfilling relationship with your pet, from Kerry Nichols, founder of Nicholberry Goldens. Do you want to learn how to help your dog feel safe? Do you dream of owning a dog who enjoys meeting new people and exploring new places?
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Kerry Nichols, founder of Nicholberry Goldens, brings readers into the whelping box and onto the frontlines of a puppy’s developmental journey with her trademark clarity and wit. With guidance about everything from crate training to spaying and neutering, Puppy Brain distills the latest insights and breakthroughs from canine research into practical, actionable, evidence-based guidance. Through years of research into brain development and the use of intentional rearing protocols that focus on honoring a puppy’s choices and needs, Kerry has developed an approach that results in a harmonious, fulfilling relationship with our dogs rather than one steeped in rote obedience. Puppy Brain will reshape the way you think about your dog and show you how to meet your dog’s most basic needs. With irresistible photos, clear guidance, and engaging humor, Puppy Brain reveals the best training practices based on how your dog’s mind works. As her hundreds of thousands of followers can attest, Kerry’s guidance will help you raise dogs who are confident, loving, and happy. The perfect gift for dog lovers and psychology enthusiasts alike, Puppy Brain is the definitive resource for anyone looking to raise their puppy with respect and love.
Puppy Perspectives
A practical, witty look at puppy development that treats a dog’s needs as more than obedience.
Come here for
- Guidance from crate training to spaying and neutering
- A focus on choices, safety, and emotional resilience
Expect
- Clear guidance, engaging humor, and photos
- Research-informed training centered on how a dog’s mind works
Where it sits
| Training Your Dog | 93% |
|---|---|
| Animal Minds | 40% |
| Dogs | 38% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Training Your Dog
- Pet Resources
- Pet Stories & Essays
- Authors
- Kerry Nichols
- Publisher
- Celadon Books
- Published
- April 29, 2025
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Puppy development · Evidence-based dog training · Respectful human-dog relationships
- Reading lane
- Training Your Dog