15 Things Not To Do With A Puppy

K-Gr 2—Brimming with positive energy—smiling faces, wagging tails, and even a "happy dance," this book outlines a series of "Don'ts" for young owners of puppies. End pages introduce the pencil and watercolor art with colorful sketches of multiple dog breeds, leading to a description of happy and healthy dogs, scenes of possible unhappy training disasters, and the "rules" for new puppy owners. Hang gliding, playing the tuba, playing with a remote control, driving the family car, or walking a sleeping dog are all ruled out as unacceptable activities. Most are common sense, but the images of possible results reveal the ridiculous and a child's sense of play. A group of new owners err while allowing their puppies to juggle the dishes during clean-up, sending their puppy to buy groceries at the store, or leaving her at a café. Highlighted "Do" pages quickly outline attentive and proper care of a new puppy and how to become best friends.