Considering Agility Training

In This Chapter Finding out what’s involved in agility Taking a look at course obstacles Assessing whether your dog has what it takes If you’ve never seen dogs performing an agility course, get ready to be amazed. It’s part crazy playground game, part circus act, and part synchronized equestrian-show-style jumping. It’s fun, it’s fast, and…

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Adding Drama with Clever Tricks

In This Chapter Showing emotion and acting silly Performing balancing tricks Playing housekeeper Preparing for the showdown at sunset Think your dog is clever? Here’s a chapter to put her to the test! What she doesn’t know yet she can learn, of course! Before long you’ll be winning prizes like “Biggest Drama Queen/King,” as you…

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Jumping and Dancing for Joy

In This Chapter Redirecting your dog’s enthusiasm with a cool jumping trick Turning your dog into your dance partner Teaching your dog to jump over, through, and into props It’s no secret: Dogs love to jump — on guests, counters, family members, each other — it’s all one big game. But for those of you…

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Engaging Favorites

In This Chapter Teaching paw tricks Getting your dog to roll Teaching begging tricks Encouraging stretches This chapter highlights the building-block approach: using a simple trick as your foundation and then building on it to produce fancy variations. This approach takes a lot of the mystery out of complex training sequences, breaking down complicated routines…

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Minding Manners and Trying Out Some Tricks

In This Chapter Setting up places for your dog to relax Working on bathroom skills Redirecting barking, chewing, and jumping tendencies Doing tricks that show happiness and affection Playing games together I have a confession to make: When people first meet my dogs, they never say, “Wow! What phenomenally well-trained dogs!” What they do notice…

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