Hi, I am a spinster. I was so frustrated of being alone. One of my friends suggested me to get a pet to beat the boredom, after having a mind boggling session with my friend, I finally concluded to get a dog for a pet. As for as a dog for a pet is concerned, they are not very demanding, are very faithful and a good companion for a lonely soul in the planet like me. I now have got a dog which is only 2-week old, now i am very much worried about teaching the dog to behave properly when taken out for walking and to be good to the neighbors too.

Can any one suggest any site or article which will provide the information on dog training tips, how to train them methodically to understand the commands I give, what are training supplies to be used or is there by some means I can get any professional help, also I would like to know if I need to take the dog for regular health checkups? And in what way can a pet insurance be helpful in aiding such checkups? I recently checked out http://www.petsmanners.info, which has very good articles on pets training especially dog training. You can also suggest me a few websites on the topic. Thanks.