Puppy Brain: How Our Dogs Learn, Think, and Love
by Kerry Nichols
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Best-selling author Bruce Cameron leads the conversation with Puppy Brain author Kerry Nichols, who begins by explaining how she left her law practice to become a dog advocate and breeder. She speaks to a sold-out audience, most of whom have their canines with them at this dog-friendly event. Nichols has developed a training program that begins at birth. She says that when the puppy goes to its new home it needs 72 hours of a calm, quiet house with no visitors or “puppy parties” so he or she can attach to the new owners, feel safe, and continue learning.
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The author, who breeds Golden Retrievers, requires that families who adopt puppies from her take a training program that she designed, a program meant to continue the teaching that she does with the puppies from birth. She discusses the breeding business, saying that the impact of fast growth and extra weight is a recipe for dysplasia in Goldens; therefore she has strict requirements as to how her buyers feed their dogs and asks them not to have the dogs on slippery floors. This doesn’t eliminate genetic weaknesses but does address environmental contributors.
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Kerry Nichols is a former attorney who transitioned to canine education nearly fifteen years ago. As the founder of Nicholberry Goldens in Clovis, California, she breeds healthy Golden Retrievers and focuses on their emotional resilience, earning recognition from leading veterinarians, trainers, and psychologists. She now shares her expertise with a social media community and has placed her Goldens with diverse owners, including executives from Facebook, Microsoft, and Tinder.
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Kirkus Reviews: Puppy brain: A must-read for any dog lover, whether you’re adopting your first puppy or your last.
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