Dog Tricks

by Mary Ray, Justine Harding

Whether you want your dog to spin around, 'play dead' or ride a skateboard, this entertaining and educational book will show you how to train your dog to perform fun tricks.

Genres: Dogs, Nonfiction, Animals

128 pages, Hardcover

First published December 1, 2012

About the author

Mary Ray is one of the leading dog trainers in the United Kingdom and is the only handler to have achieved such success in many different disciplines of dog training with the same dogs. She has been winner of the Crufts Obedience Championships three times (including this year's), - has qualified or won every major British dog agility competition and is the leading authority on Freestyle and Heelwork to Music, having started the sport in the United Kingdom in 1990. Mary is featured on British television on a regular basis and has instructed and/or judged throughout the world.

Reviews

[Amy · Rating 5 out of 5]

I'm going to try these on my pupper! I will update if we succeed or struggle (but that won't be the books fault).

[Abbie Reads Horror · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a really good introduction to clicker training and basic obedience training.
It provides a good breakdown of the training moves and how to acheive them. I used this book to brush up on my basic skills but also to advance to more tricky things, like shaking a back paw!
I like the way it's broken into steps with handy hints and tips to help your dog.
However it does not go in to much detail if your dog does things that are not mentioned in the book... like my dog does.
As with all dog training you will have to adapt the exercises to suit your own dog, but this is a good place to start.

[Luke · Rating 5 out of 5]

brilliant for training dogs

[Janice Hoffman · Rating 3 out of 5]

lots of fun tricks! beau finally learned to shake. :)