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Books : 101 Dog Tricks: Step by Step Activities to Engage, Challenge, and Bond with Your Dog

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by: Kyra Sundance, Chalcy See Larger Image List Price: $18.99 Amazon.com's Price: $12.91 You Save: $6.08 (32%) Prices subject to change. Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 636.70887 EAN: 9781592533251 ISBN: 1592533256 Label: Quarry Books Manufacturer: Quarry Books Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 208 Publication Date: April 01, 2007 Publisher: Quarry Books Sales Rank: 519 Studio: Quarry Books Related Items: The Only Dog Tricks Book You'll Ever Need: Impress Friends, Family--and Other Dogs! The Beginner's Guide to Dog Agility The Everything Dog Training and Tricks Book The Other End of the Leash: Why We Do What We Do Around Dogs Cesar's Way: The Natural, Everyday Guide to Understanding and Correcting Common Dog Problems see more Editorial Review: Product Description: 101 Dog Tricks is the largest trick book on the market and the only one presenting full-color photos of each trick and its training steps? The step-by-step approach, difficulty rating, and prerequisites, allow readers to start training immediately. Tips and trouble-shooting boxes cover common problems, while 'build-on' ideas suggest more complicated tricks which build on each new skill. No special tools (such as clickers) or knowledge of specific training methods are required. Trick training is a great way to bond with your dog and help him integrate into your family. It keeps him mentally and physically challenged and helps to establish paths of communication between you. Many tricks build skills needed for common dog sports, dog dancing, and dog therapy work. It's every dog lover's privilege that Kyra and Chalcy took time from their performing schedule to share their secrets in 101 Dog Tricks. Customer Reviews Average Rating: Rating: - Lots of good dog tricks My puppy is just starting to learn "sit", but the behavior shaping that the book illustrates will be useful in the future. Rating: - Loads of fun This book is great. I have a young puppy, so we haven't gone very far with the tricks quite yet, but this is sure to foster a bond between us and be loads of fun. Some of the tricks in this book are outright hilarious! Rating: - Beautiful pictures, appalling techniques and tactics. The only reason I have given this book 2 stars is that it contains really lovely pictures. Beyond that, I am appalled by the content of the book. The "trainer" advocates negative reinforcement as a training tool, which is not only an ineffective technique, it is harmful to the dog/owner bond. The proper way to effectively train an animal, whether you're teaching it to sit, stay, or not poop on your bed, is through positive reinforcement and association. "Bopping" an animal's face or ... Read More Rating: - Excellent Book This book is worth every penny I paid for it. It has beautiful colored photographs of every trick with step-by-step instructions. It also provides a wide variety of tricks from the basics to the more complex agility training. I would highly recommend this book to anyone who is wanting to train their dog. Rating: - Excellent book! I've taught my border terrier puppy about 15 tricks using this. The instructions and the pictures are great and the tips for what to do if your dog isn't getting it were always spot on. The author's methods are always gentle and she thinks of great ways to motivate dogs to learn. My favorite example: To teach a dog to fetch cut a slit in a tennis ball and let the dog watch you put a treat inside before you throw it. The dog will learn that in order to get the treat out he needs to bring the ball ... Read More see more

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