Puppies

Tom Jackson is a leading natural history writer based in the United Kingdom. As an author and contributor he has worked on more than 60 books. A zoology graduate from the University of Bristol, he has also worked as a zookeeper and in safari parks in Zimbabwe.

Introduction

1: WITH MOTHER Puppies with their mums, with their siblings, playing, in groups

2: COMPANION DOGS Include the following breeds: Clumber Spaniel English Springer Spaniel Sussex Spaniel Cocker Spaniel Italian spinone Standard poodle Basenji Airedale Terrier Bull Terrier Cesky Terrier Lakeland terrier Norfolk terrier Scottish terrier Yorkshire Terrier Chihuahua Maltese Papillon Pekingese

3: HUNTING DOGS & WORKING DOGS hounds, gun dogs, terriers; sled dogs, herders: 4. Norwegian Elkhound Bloodhound Pharaoh Hound Irish Wolfhound Basset Hound English Foxhound Afghan Hound Greyhound Otterhound Ibizan Hound Italian Greyhound Shih Tzu Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Shar-Pei Dalmatian Lhasa Apso Japanese spitz Boston Terrier German Boxer Briard Bullmastiff Doberman (Pinscher) Japanese Akita Komondor Hungarian Puli Hungarian Kuvasz Leonberger German Pinscher Pembroke Welsh corgi Bulldog Bernese Mountain Dog Alaskan Malamute Mastiff Neapolitan Mastiff Australian Shepherd Dog Belgian Shepherd Dog Newfoundland Bearded Collie Border Collie Smooth Collie

4: PUPPY SENSES Vision: close-ups of eyes to show different shapes, colours and sizes, night vision (glowing eyes), hunting in the dark, heterochromatic eyes (one blue and one brown) Hearing: Close-ups or heads to show different ear shapes, e.g. upright ears Smell: Track prey, marking territories to warn others away Taste: this is linked to smell - smells food before eating, close-up of tongue, sensory organ in the roof of mouth (vomeronasal) and uses this to make an open-mouth grimace Touch: Close-ups of nose, paw pads, whiskers (near nose but also smaller on cheeks, above eyes, back of forelegs), tongue

5: PUPPIES ARE FUN! Wagging tails, barking, growling, sniffs, licks and soft bites are all examples of the ways puppies communicate with each other and they will use these signals just the same in a human group.