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Dog Tricks
Dogs are such intelligent creatures, and they love to be challenged with new things to learn, and to spend fun time with their families. People love to watch dogs doing funny, as well as useful tricks, such as playing basketball, picking up their own toys, and putting down the toilet lid. Idiot's Dog Tricks shows readers more than 80 dog tricks, and how to enjoy time with their dogs while teaching them these amazing skills.
In this book readers
-- Clear explanations and steps for how to get started using positive methods, including clicker training and lure-and-reward training, to teach dog tricks.
-- Helpful information on using rewards, cues, and body language to communicate to the dog what you want him to do.
-- A primer on teaching basic skills dogs need to have before they can learn tricks, which also make them easier to live with on a daily basis.
-- Step-by-step instructions, illustrated with color photos, for teaching dogs more than 80 fun tricks and skills, from basic to advanced.
-- Easy-to-skim details on tools and equipment needed, hand signals, and cues for each trick.
Tips for incorporating props into tricks, and taking the show on the road.
In this book readers
-- Clear explanations and steps for how to get started using positive methods, including clicker training and lure-and-reward training, to teach dog tricks.
-- Helpful information on using rewards, cues, and body language to communicate to the dog what you want him to do.
-- A primer on teaching basic skills dogs need to have before they can learn tricks, which also make them easier to live with on a daily basis.
-- Step-by-step instructions, illustrated with color photos, for teaching dogs more than 80 fun tricks and skills, from basic to advanced.
-- Easy-to-skim details on tools and equipment needed, hand signals, and cues for each trick.
Tips for incorporating props into tricks, and taking the show on the road.
- GenresDogs
259 pages, Kindle Edition
First published June 2, 2015
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September 11, 2015
This is a good instructional guide to help people learn to teach a dog tricks. The book is broken up into four sections: training basics, easy tricks, intermediate tricks, and advanced tricks.
The narrative is complemented with many large, colorful photographs that depict different dogs performing the various steps to each trick.
It's a fast read and while I only read the first two sections and skimmed the rest, I liked what I read and think it's helpful. We have trained our dogs to a limited extent and keep working with them each day.
But I really don't have the time, energy or inclination to teach our dogs new tricks right now; I initially borrowed this book for our girls for the summer, in case they were bored and/or motivated to work with our pups. I don't think they were all that interested, though.
The narrative is complemented with many large, colorful photographs that depict different dogs performing the various steps to each trick.
It's a fast read and while I only read the first two sections and skimmed the rest, I liked what I read and think it's helpful. We have trained our dogs to a limited extent and keep working with them each day.
But I really don't have the time, energy or inclination to teach our dogs new tricks right now; I initially borrowed this book for our girls for the summer, in case they were bored and/or motivated to work with our pups. I don't think they were all that interested, though.
June 16, 2017
برای کسانی که سگ دارن یا با سگ ها سر و کار دارن، کتاب خیلی خوبیه. کمک میکنه به سگتون چندتا حرکت جالب یاد بدین. از چهار بخش تشکیل شده، تمرینات اولیه، مهارت های ابتدایی، مهارت های متوسط و مهارت های حرفه ای. سیستم روایتش خیلی ساده س و پر از عکس هایی هست که سگی رو نشون میده که داره اون حرکت رو انجام میده. کتاب آموزشیه خوبیه :)
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January 22, 2020From page 39, "Start enforcing an actual hold by waiting a second or two before rewarding, making sure not to reward if he grabs and immediately releases. You can help him figure this out by gently holding his mouth closed around the object. (Don't squeeze!)" emphasis added. I have a real problem with this type of instruction. Maybe it gets the dog to learn the behavior faster, but I'd rather my dog have fun while doing it, especially for tricks. This isn't an uncommon theme in dog trick books - it's why I stopped using 101 Dog Tricks: Step by Step Activities to Engage, Challenge, and Bond with Your Dog, but something I won't practice and would like to bring to readers' attention, in case they feel the same.
September 3, 2018
Excellent resource!
February 1, 2020
Lots of trick ideas. I wish there had been a greater variety of dog breeds used as trick models.
December 16, 2015
First Impressions While Reading:
Fully photographed! In color!
Adorable/beautiful canine models for all the tricks.
A Trick I Taught Tucker (my 1-yr-old boxer):
Come & Carry! This is a build-upon trick. In our house, though, we call it a "task" rather than a "trick" since it's so useful. We first taught Tuck to "get it," which means that he should pick up whatever toy we point at. We'd already taught him "come" long ago. We combined the two with the "come and carry" command. So first we tell him to "get it" and then we tell him "come and carry" and he does! Now I don't have to pick up his chewed-on toys; he'll carry them from room to room for us!
This book is stuffed full of tricks/commands! There's everything from the useful ("come," "heel," etc.) to the fun for-show ("roll over," "shake hands," "play dead," "jump through hoop," etc.).
Fully photographed! In color!
Adorable/beautiful canine models for all the tricks.
A Trick I Taught Tucker (my 1-yr-old boxer):
Come & Carry! This is a build-upon trick. In our house, though, we call it a "task" rather than a "trick" since it's so useful. We first taught Tuck to "get it," which means that he should pick up whatever toy we point at. We'd already taught him "come" long ago. We combined the two with the "come and carry" command. So first we tell him to "get it" and then we tell him "come and carry" and he does! Now I don't have to pick up his chewed-on toys; he'll carry them from room to room for us!
This book is stuffed full of tricks/commands! There's everything from the useful ("come," "heel," etc.) to the fun for-show ("roll over," "shake hands," "play dead," "jump through hoop," etc.).
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