Fit For Life Puppy Exercise Book

Finally, the safe, fun, science-based exercise programs for puppies and owners. This 28-page, paperback book lays out the keys to getting and keeping your growing puppy fit from 3 weeks to 15 months of age. Written by leading canine sports medicine veterinarian, Chris Zink DVM PhD DACVRS and longtime breeder, Gayle Watkins PhD, this book gives you what you need to plan your puppy’s exercise program.

What’s Inside?

• Benefits of Exercise for Puppies
• Puppies Aren’t Just Little Dogs
• The 5 Periods of Puppyhood
• Types of Exercise
• Warming Up and Cooling Down Your Puppy
• Early Sensitive Period Exercises (3 to 7 weeks of age)
• Late Sensitive Period Exercises (8 to 16 weeks)
• Juvenile Period Exercises (17 weeks to 6 months)
• Adolescence Period Exercises (6 months to growth plate closure)
• Young Adult Period Exercises (after growth plate closure)
• Good for the Soul Exercises
• Flexibility and Stretching Exercises
• Balance and Proprioception Exercises
• Core Strength Exercises
• Rear Leg Strength Exercises
• Front Leg Strength Exercises
• Puppy Exercise Tips