Includes "puppy aptitude test."

Monk as midwife -- The mystery of development -- More than meets the eye -- Light shines in darkness -- Opening up to the world -- Testing the puppies -- Deciding to adopt a puppy -- Finding a dog breeder -- First things first -- A new beginning -- House-training and preliminary obedience exercises -- Foundations of training -- Reading your dog -- Lessons from the pack: becoming pack leader -- Basic training for puppies -- Discipline and common puppy problems -- General care of your puppy -- Troika: when relationship transforms -- A new way of seeing -- Index.