Charlie and Grace: A Puppy's Tail of Education

By Melanie Hamilton and Mat Lodder

A beautifully-illustrated, unique, puppy training book which is narrated by ‘Charlie”, a ten-year old English Springer Spaniel. The fun-filled, colourful pages tell the story of his daughter, Grace, and her training during the trials and tribulations of her first six months in this busy world. It’s a simple, clear and concise book that will make you smile as you spend time training and building your new relationship with your puppy. A percentage of the cost of this book will be donated to the English Springer Spaniel Welfare charity.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Lulu.com
• Release date: Aug 4, 2021
• ISBN: 9781291506693

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By Mel Hamilton

Illustrated by Mat Lodder

Narrated by 'Charlie', the English Springer Spaniel

Copyright © 2021 Melanie Hamilton

Charlie and Grace (A Puppy's Tail of Education)

All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, including photocopying, recording, or other electronic or mechanical methods, without the prior written permission of the publisher, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical reviews and certain other non-commercial uses permitted by copyright law.

ISBN: 978-1-291-50669-3 (Ebook)

Illustrations by Mat Lodder

Imprint - Lulu.com

www.charlieandgracetails.com

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I DEDICATE this book to Charlie, the kindest, gentlest and most patient dog ever. He is my dog of a lifetime and my very best friend, and not forgetting his beautiful daughter, Grace.

SPECIAL THANKS TO:

Mat Lodder

Ali Relf

Dr. Simon Ratcliffe

Allan & Sue Hender

Alan Paternoster

Hayley Hamilton

Nat Lodder

Lester Basubas

Contents

1

INTRODUCTION

2

IMPORTANT THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT US

How We Evolved

Natural vs. Artificial Selection

Flight Distance

Hearing

Sight

Smell

3

BEFORE WE ARE BORN (GESTATION PERIOD)

4

FIRST EIGHT WEEKS OF OUR LIVES

5

GETTING READY FOR YOUR NEW PUPPY

6

OUR NEW HOMES