Dog Training

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…

In This Chapter Encouraging your dog to find certain objects Teaching your dog the basics of fetching Getting your dog to carry Having your dog bring you a tissue or a drink Having a dog who’ll retrieve in your home has many perks: the fun of fetch, a helper to carry in the groceries, a…

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…

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…