BEFORE YOU SAY YES TO THE DOG
Most dog books sell the dream.
This one prepares the family for reality.
Three times I brought a puppy home. Three times it ended the same way — everyone exhausted by month three, including the dog.
It was never the dog. It was the system we didn’t have.
System first. Puppy second. Family always.
A puppy does not enter your dream. He enters your house.
IF ANY OF THIS SOUNDS LIKE YOUR HOUSE
We’ve had the same week.
Nobody actually owns the dog
One adult is busy. One is unsure. The dog belongs to everyone, which means no one.
Someone in the house is afraid
For the person who wants the dog — and the person who has to live with it.
Fifty commands at once
Everyone gives orders. The dog hears noise. Nobody learns anything — including the dog.
The kids are fighting over the dog
Kids are operators, not managers.
Chasing games never stop
The house has no zones, so the whole house is a racetrack.
By month three, everyone is tired
Including the puppy. This is where most families quietly give up.
That list is not a guess. It’s my house, three times over. Each one has a chapter.
This started as a system for one family.
When the books were finished I began showing them to people who work with dogs professionally. The same thing kept happening — they recognised a problem they see every week, in a completely different setting from mine.
So the practical parts are free, for all of them.
See what’s free →THE SYSTEM COMES IN TWO BOOKS
Read Book One to know. Use Book Two to do.
Before You Say Yes to the Dog
The decision framework — the real workload, the family roles, and the Family Readiness Test, so the puppy arrives into a house that’s ready for him.
Get Book One
After You Say Yes to the Dog
The operating manual — one printable manual per pressure moment, for the family who already said yes.
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Start with the free guide.
The Puppy Starter Pack — four practical stages for choosing the puppy, preparing the house, the first 48 hours, and what to do if something goes wrong. Free, from the two books.
Already home and it’s going badly? Read the Reset chapter — also free, no email required.
The goal is not just to bring the puppy home. The goal is to keep him.