51 Puppy Tricks: Volume 3 - Step-by-Step Activities to Engage, Challenge, and Bond with Your Puppy

This guide that emphasizes learning and communication rather than rote accomplishment gives puppy owners the tools they need to teach behaviors and tricks to their puppies through step-by-step instructions and photographs.

List of contents

Author’s Note                                                 9
Introduction                                        11
 
1          Preliminary Skills                    18
respond to a clicker                 20
touch my hand                        22
watch me                                 24
settle                                        26
kennel up                                 28
come                                        30
stay                                          32
find me                                    34
 
2          Body Positions                        36
sit                                            38
down                                       40
crawl                                       42
roll over                                   44
paws up                                   48
bow your head                        50
tug                                          52
kisses                                       54
head cock                                56
walk on a loose leash              58
shake hands                             60
bark                                         64
sing                                          66
 
3          Coordination                           68
tunnel                                      70
teeter board                             72
spin                                          76
figure-8’s                                 80
volleyball                                 84
jump over my leg                    86
hoop jump                               90
hide yourself in a box                         94
wipe your paws                       98
flying disc                               100
 
4          communication                        102
ring a bell to go outside          104
get your leash                          106
bring your food dish               108
sit before chowtime                110
leave it                                     112
which hand holds the treat?    114
shell game                               116
find the hidden veggies          120
close the door                          122
turn on a tap light                    124
 
5          Shape Behavior                       128
soccer                                      130
beginning fetch                       134
fetch the newspaper to hand   138
open the door                          142
hide your eyes                         146
skateboard                               150
6 chaining                                154
tidy up toys into toy box        156
litter in the step can                 160
soda from the fridge               164
mail from the mailbox             168
Appendix: Tricks by skill level           172
Glossary of terms                                173
About the Author                               174
Acknowledgments                              174
Also by Kyra Sundance                      175
About the Photographer                     176
 

About the author

Kyra Sundance is a world-renowned dog trainer, lecturer, and internationally best-selling author of 101 Dog Tricks: Step by Step Activities to Engage, Challenge and Bond with Your Dog. With over a million copies in print, Kyra's award-winning books, kits, and DVDs have inspired dog owners worldwide to develop fun and rewarding relationships with their dogs. Her other books include Dog Training 101, The Dog Tricks and Training Workbook, 51 Puppy Tricks, and 101 Dog Tricks, Kids Edition.Honed through decades of professional experience, Kyra's easy step-by-step training methods are the most effective and humane way to train. Her positive methods foster confident, happy dogs who are motivated to do the right thing, rather than fearful of making a mistake.As professional performers, Kyra and her Weimaraners starred in shows for the king of Morocco, Disney's Hollywood stage shows, circuses, NBA halftime shows, on The Tonight Show, Ellen, Animal Planet, in movies, and in their own television series. Kyra is a professional set trainer for movie dogs, and is nationally ranked in competitive dog sports. She presents workshops around the world on dog tricks and canine conditioning.Kyra is CEO of "Do More With Your Dog!" trick dog titling organization; the "National Trick Dog championships"; and Chair of the "Trick Dog Expo."Kyra lives in Lancaster, California. 

Summary

51 Puppy Tricks gives puppy owners the tools they need to teach behaviors and tricks to their puppy through step-by-step instructions and photographs.

Product details

• Authors: Jadie, Kyra Sundance, Sundance Kyra
• Assisted by: Nick Saglimbeni (Photographs)
• Publisher: Quarto Publishing Group
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2021
• EAN: 9781592535712
• ISBN: 978-1-59253-571-2
• No. of pages: 176
• Dimensions: 178 mm x 229 mm x 13 mm
• Weight: 499 g
• Illustrations: 200+
• Series: Dog Tricks and Training
• Subjects: Guides > Nature; Dog obedience & training, Dog obedience and training, PETS / Dogs / Training & Showing