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51 Puppy Tricks: Step-by-Step Activities to Engage, Challenge, and Bond with Your Puppy (Volume 3)
Give your puppy a head start! 51 Puppy Tricks gives you the tools you need to teach your puppy essential skills, helpful behaviors, and fantastic tricks through step-by-step instructions and photographs. Tricks and tips are specifically designed for your puppy's developing mind and body.
The first two years of your puppy's life are a crucial time in his or her development. By teaching your puppy early and using positive reinforcement methods, you will instill in him or her a cooperative spirit and a lifetime love of learning. Instead of focusing on curbing bad behaviors, this guide will help you establish a lifetime bond with your puppy as you teach skills ranging from beginner ("come," "stay") to more advanced ("tidy up toys into a box,"fetch the newspaper").
Positive reinforcement methods are the fastest and easiest way to teach a puppy. These anxiety-free methods produce a joyful puppy who is a willing partner in the learning process. Trick training builds relationships by deepening communication pathways, trust, and mutual respect. It offers a way to bond with your puppy as you strive toward common goals and delight in your successes. The trust and cooperative spirit developed through this process will last a lifetime.
Step-by-step instruction guides you through the simple steps of teaching a trick. Troubleshooting ideas and tips provide solutions to common real-world challenges. Photos of every step of the training process show you exactly what to do and take the guesswork out of teaching.
The chapters An appendix lists the tricks by skill level so you can find the just the right tricks to teach your puppy. A glossary of terms ensures you'll know exactly what is being discussed.
Bond with your puppy as he or she gains confidence and learns amazing new skills with 51 Puppy Tricks !
Also by Kyra Sundance , learn to do even more with your dog 101 Dog Tricks ; The Dog Tricks and Training Workbook ; 10-Minute Dog Training Games ; 101 Dog Tricks, Kids Edition ; Dog Training 101 ; The Pocket Guide to Dog Tricks ; Kyra’s Canine Conditioning ; and The Joy of Dog Training .
The first two years of your puppy's life are a crucial time in his or her development. By teaching your puppy early and using positive reinforcement methods, you will instill in him or her a cooperative spirit and a lifetime love of learning. Instead of focusing on curbing bad behaviors, this guide will help you establish a lifetime bond with your puppy as you teach skills ranging from beginner ("come," "stay") to more advanced ("tidy up toys into a box,"fetch the newspaper").
Positive reinforcement methods are the fastest and easiest way to teach a puppy. These anxiety-free methods produce a joyful puppy who is a willing partner in the learning process. Trick training builds relationships by deepening communication pathways, trust, and mutual respect. It offers a way to bond with your puppy as you strive toward common goals and delight in your successes. The trust and cooperative spirit developed through this process will last a lifetime.
Step-by-step instruction guides you through the simple steps of teaching a trick. Troubleshooting ideas and tips provide solutions to common real-world challenges. Photos of every step of the training process show you exactly what to do and take the guesswork out of teaching.
The chapters An appendix lists the tricks by skill level so you can find the just the right tricks to teach your puppy. A glossary of terms ensures you'll know exactly what is being discussed.
Bond with your puppy as he or she gains confidence and learns amazing new skills with 51 Puppy Tricks !
Also by Kyra Sundance , learn to do even more with your dog 101 Dog Tricks ; The Dog Tricks and Training Workbook ; 10-Minute Dog Training Games ; 101 Dog Tricks, Kids Edition ; Dog Training 101 ; The Pocket Guide to Dog Tricks ; Kyra’s Canine Conditioning ; and The Joy of Dog Training .
176 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2009
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December 27, 2018
Cute puppies. Good easily understood ideas.
September 29, 2019
I am only giving this 3 stars because I am sure many would enjoy and like teaching all these tricks but almost all seemed not applicable to our little papillon puppy. I read 25% of this book and started to see how I would not teach her these tricks and scanned the rest of the book. Wonderful pictures and easy to understand visual pictures.
Not for my Ruby but could be for your puppy!🐶
Not for my Ruby but could be for your puppy!🐶
January 6, 2018
Very easy to follow and success for training puppies
December 30, 2017
Should be fun for puppy and us
So looking forward to teaching our puppy these tricks. She loves learning and she will love the challenges and building on what she already knows
So looking forward to teaching our puppy these tricks. She loves learning and she will love the challenges and building on what she already knows
January 29, 2022
Great book! Good tips with tricks and hand gestures. Everything is done with a clicker though. Not sure how to implement a lot without using clicker.
September 3, 2015
Very well written
Its a great lust of tricks (and manners) that you can teach your puppy. The instructions are clear and easy yo follow and some if the likely problems you might face when teaching the task are outlines in the troubleshooting section,
I bought the book mostly to get more ideas for new tricks i could plan to teach my puppy -glad i bought ut -cuz there are bith several "new ideas" for me to try and a couple "oh yea!" That i remember from long ago when i had my last puppy
Good book!
Its a great lust of tricks (and manners) that you can teach your puppy. The instructions are clear and easy yo follow and some if the likely problems you might face when teaching the task are outlines in the troubleshooting section,
I bought the book mostly to get more ideas for new tricks i could plan to teach my puppy -glad i bought ut -cuz there are bith several "new ideas" for me to try and a couple "oh yea!" That i remember from long ago when i had my last puppy
Good book!
July 17, 2011
I read this book through but haven't tried it with my puppy yet; intend to ASAP. Still the value of the information in this book, beyond tricks, makes it a suggested read for any puppy owner. When your puppy is older, you can expand with "101 Dog Tricks" which I also suggest.
October 17, 2014
Great variety, includes photos and varying skill levels.
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