Love Dog

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…

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…

In This Chapter Teaching your dog to bark and stop barking on cue Sounding the alarm, singing, counting, and more Redeeming the problem barker Does your dog love to make noise? Does he bark when he’s happy, excited, when he doesn’t get his way? Is your biggest question not how to train him to vocalize…

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…