Full Description
Whether one has a difficult dog or a charm-school puppy, part of the fun is how much a pup wants to play. With Knack Dog Tricks in hand, anyone can teach a dog a new set of tricks. Featuring 450 step-by-step, full-color photos, the book first establishes training basics, and then shows how to enhance core training sessions with classic tricks such as "shake hands" and "roll over." And it covers advanced obedience games; agility training; jumping, retrieving, and digging tricks; flashy frisbee tricks—and useful tricks such as finding the remote, retrieving the newspaper, and cornering the cat.
Contents
Knack Dog Tricks
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Trick Training 101
The Case for Trick Training
The Right Attitude
Size Matters
Breed Matters Too
Finding your Dog's Drive
Priming the Puppy
Chapter 2 Tricky Tools
Leashes, Collars and Halters
Finding the Perfect Treat
Toys for Structured Play
Clicker Training
Target Sticks and Squeezy Cheese
Group Training Classes
Chapter 3 Tricky Techniques
Keep it Fun
Back-chaining and Breaking Down
Timing is Everything
Know Your Dog!
Communicating With Your Dog
Troubleshooting Tricks for Tricks
Chapter 4 Clickers for Tricksters
Priming the Clicker
Know When to Click
The Other Element: Treats
Luring, Bribing and Rewarding
Get What You Train For
Turn Your Head
Chapter 5 The Not-so-Boring Basics
An Enthusiastic Recall
Puppy Push-ups
Stay and Wait
No-Pull Leash Manners
Tug Games
Long Distance Learning
Chapter 6 Tricks you Can Build On
Shake Hands
Fetch!
Roll Over
Leaping Tall Buildings
Spin and Nips
Through the Legs
Chapter 7 The Controlled Canine
With Control Comes Better Manners
Wait and Release
Teaching Leave It
Drop It
Take it Nice
The Ready, Ready, Ready Game
Chapter 8 Advanced Basics
Hello, High Five, Goodbye
Bang, You're Dead (Not Really.)
A Nose for Cookies
Controlled Jumping
Sit Pretty
Sequencing for Fun
Chapter 9 Smarty Pants Dog Tricks
He's Smarter Than You Think
My Dog Does Calculus
The Political Animal
Dogs Have Feelings Too
The Canine Courier
Name That Toy
Chapter 10 Obedience Games
Watch Me
Make Heeling Fun
Front and Finish
Moving Sits and Downs
Article Scent Discrimination
Retrieve and Jump
Chapter 11 The Helpful Hound
Find the Remote
Get That Cat
Retrieving the Newspaper
Carrying the Groceries
Ring Bell to Go Out
Put Your Toys Away
Chapter 12 Packing and Travelling Dogs
Dress for the Distance
Doggie Backpacks
Carting Basics
Skateboarding Dogs
Bicycling with Bowser
Weight Pulling
Chapter 13 Get Out and Play
Understand Your Dog's Instincts
Socialize for Success
First Get a Long Line...
Off Leash Games
Fetch and Frisbee
The Nose Knows
Chapter 14 Channeling Bad Habits
Your Dog Can Speak
From Hooligan to Helpful Greeter
Pottying in Place
Digging for Treasure
Fetch for Hyper Dogs
Kids and Dogs
Chapter 15 Multiple-Dog Games
Managing the Dog Pack
Under and Over
Speed Sitting Competition
Get Your Treat
Big Dog Little Dog
A Punch and Judy Show
Chapter 16 When It's Frightful Outside
Hide and Seek
Find the Stuffie
Jumping Games
Speed Heeling Demons
Round Robin and Family Games
Bed Time Games
Chapter 17 Agility Tricks
Exercises on the Fly
Rear Foot Awareness for Contacts
Pause and Table Games
Wild Weavers
Crate Games
Go Around
Chapter 18 The Dancing Dawg
Freestylin' is for Everybody
The Weave and Walk
Walking Funny for Freestyle
Dancing in Place
Bowing to the Crowd
Strut Your Stuff
Chapter 19 Complex Tricks
Putting it Together
Go Open the Fridge
Get Beer, Close Fridge
Bring Me the Beer
Troubleshooting the Beer Run
Always Thank Your Dog
Chapter 20 Resource Directory
