Many years ago, actually 20 years ago, I purchased a back-yard puppy. It was my first pet dog and as I ventured into pet dog ownership I made all the mistakes that pet professionals spend hours educating pet owners against. What I did have was the insight to realize that I had embarked on a lifelong commitment and responsibility and so began my journey into the education and welfare of pet dogs. Many years later I often wondered what became Dobie’s, my first dog, siblings and how had they fared. Who had adopted them? Had they been lucky enough to find a home committed to scientific and humane training, a home invested in their emotional, physical and behavioral well-being. My husband and I often discussed how a puppy’s new home, is often the luck of the draw! In Jack and Billy. Puppy Tales, my sentiments, feelings, fears and hopes for all puppies appear in text and graphics throughout this delightful story of Jack and Billy, siblings split at adoption age, left to mature in different environments until luck draws them together again as adults. Jack and Billy. Puppy Tales is a delightful story of Jack and Billy with a resoundingly happy ending. The book compares and contrasts the upbringing of two puppies and their individual plights when they are adopted into different homes with apposing philosophies regarding their welfare and training. Jack and Billy. Puppy Tales shows in a nonjudgmental and accurate manner the unintended consequences, both positively and negatively of differing approaches and styles to raising puppies and the success stories and re-homing scenarios that result from each scenario. Jack and Billy. Puppy Tales is a must read for all new puppy owners, it will leave you highly motivated and committed to getting it right and investing the love, care and time in a puppy’s education, management and care. Jack and Billy. Puppy Tales shows that by adopting common sense, scientifically sound professional training programs delivered by humane and ethical professionals the life of our pet dogs will be happy and successful and they will enjoy their much-deserved place, at the side of their guardians.

A great and non-confrontational way to get everyone (not just kids!) to work out what the best choices are for puppies.

I started to smile after only four pages in when I realized the concept, which is brilliant. I couldn’t put it down and at the end, I could barely read for tears of happiness. This is a wonderful book.

This is a marvelous gem of a book by APDT Member Steve Goodall of Goodall Dog Training and Sally Bradbury. It offers all kinds of information on responsible puppy acquisition and ownership. In the words of the author "The book is designed for children and adults and takes them through the journey of two pups called Jack & Billy. One family does everything well and the other family not so much. The aim of the book is to get across from an early age the importance of setting pups up to succeed and warnings of the pit falls that are easy to fall into". It certainly does that. For each situation each family comes to we have an example of how they tackled them. Beginning with settling them into the home and crate, feeding, housetraining, dealing with fear, recall, loose lead walking etc. It clearly illustrates with a wonderful story line how our interactions with our puppy has a huge influence on the dog we eventually have. This will definitely educate both children and adults about the correct way to bring up a puppy. It belongs in the home of all dog lovers and anyone considering acquiring a puppy.