WINNING with Your PUPPY -- Without Losing Your Mind: Rookie to Champion: A Puppy Training Guide by Mike Calinoff

Raising a puppy shouldn’t feel like chaos — but for most people it does. Puppies chew everything, ignore their names, jump on guests, and pull like sled dogs on the leash. Everyone has advice. Friends, family, strangers at the park — suddenly everyone is an expert. Award-winning dog trainer and author Mike Calinoff shows you how to guide your “rookie driver” through puppyhood without losing your mind. Before becoming widely known for his practical, no-nonsense work with dogs, Calinoff spent nearly two decades in NASCAR as a championship spotter, helping guide Hall of Fame driver Matt Kenseth and two-time champion Ricky Stenhouse Jr. through rookie seasons and ultimately to championships. A spotter’s job is simple but critical: see what the driver cannot see, communicate clearly under pressure, and prevent mistakes before they become spinouts. That same philosophy now shapes how Calinoff teaches people to raise dogs. Read more