Kate Naito, Sarah Westcott

Play Your Way to Good Manners

Getting the Best Behavior from Your Dog Through Sports, Games, and Tricks

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Have you ever wondered why dogs struggle to learn polite manners such as Come and Off, but they seem to naturally pick up Paw and Fetch? Because these things are fun, of course! Dogs are playful animals, and they learn best when they enjoy the task at hand.

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• Verlag: Companion House
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. August 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 228mm x 180mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 562g
• ISBN-13: 9781621871859
• ISBN-10: 1621871851
• Artikelnr.: 53170579

Autorenporträt

Kate Naito is a CPDT-KA certified dog trainer, Manners Program Director at Doggie Academy, and author of BKLN Manners(TM): Positive Training Solutions for Your Unruly Urban Dog. An avid writer and experienced educator with an MS in teaching, Kate was an editor and writer of feature articles for an equine publication (now called Equine Journal), and currently writes positive-training articles for petguide.com and maintains a training blog at bklnmanners.com. Kate is a rescue advocate who has volunteered for many causes, currently coordinating the monthly newsletter for Blind Dog Rescue Alliance.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents
Note: Labels B: Basic
A: Advanced
M: Manners
S: Sports
G: Games
T: Tricks
INTRODUCTION
Control Yourself
Training Should be Tricky
Why Positive Training Works
For the "Problem Child"
Click and Treat
Charge the Clicker (B-G)
Dog Sports Overview Agility
Freestyle
Rally
Scent work
Parkour
Other sports Safety First
How to Read this Book
CHAPTER 1: FOUNDATION: EVERYBODY, JUST CHILL
Don't Forget to Breathe
First, the Human Training
Sequence for Training
Cues
For the Dog
Basic Behaviors Check Me Out (B-M)
The Magic Word (B-M)
Advanced Behaviors
Patience Pays Off (A-M)
Balance an Object (A-T)
Tug to Manage Arousal Level (A-G)
Clicker Training: Free Shaping 101 (A-G)
CHAPTER 2: MAKE SITS, DOWNS, AND STAYS FUN
Basic Behaviors Sit (B-M)
Down (B-M)
Stay (B-M) Duration
Distance
Distraction
Advanced Behaviors Side Sit (A-S)
Sit-Down-Sit (A-S)
Sit-Walk Around / Down-Walk Around (A-S)
Stay around Movement (A-M)
Sit between Legs (A-S)
Play Dead (A-T)
Splat (A-T) [dog lies flat with head down]
Roll Over (A-T)
CHAPTER 3: RELIABLE RECALLS
Basic Behaviors
Catch Up with Me (B-G)
Chase Game (B-G)
Restrained Recall (B-M)
Hand Target (B-M)
Advanced Behaviors
Recall Past a Distraction (A-M)
Hide and Seek (A-G)
Fetch (including Drop It) (A-G)
Retrieve (Rally) (A-S)
CHAPTER 4: GET THE MOST OUT OF LEASHED WALKS
Attention Behaviors: Basic Walk with Attention (B-M)
Put a Stop to Pulling (B-M)
Stuck in a Rut (B-M) [when dog gets leash wrapped around pole]
Heel (B-S)
Attention Behaviors: Advanced Backwards Heel (A-S)
Taking Turns (A-S) [Rally turns]
Two Feet On (A-S)
Four Feet On (A-S)
Avoiding Confrontations: Basic
"You Found One!" Game (B-G)
New Yorker Walk (B-M)
Hand Target to Redirect (B-M)
Avoiding Confrontations: Advanced Left About Turn (A-S)
Call Front Return to Heel (A-S)
Walk Backwards (A-S)
Halt-180 Degree Pivot-Halt (A-S)
Solve Sidewalk Snacking: Basic Drop It During Play (B-G)
Drop It With Food (B-M)
Leave It (B-M)
Solve Sidewalk Snacking: Advanced Heel on Both Sides (A-S)
Fast and Slow Pace (A-S)
Hold (A-S) [hold object in mouth]
Walking Games to Build Teamwork, Burn Energy, and Impress Neighbors: Basic
Serpentines and Circles (B-S)
Spirals (B-S)
Trick on a Platform (B-S)
Get on: Back Feet (B-S)
Straddle (B-S)
Go Around (B-S)
Jump Over (B-S)
Under (B-S)
Between (B-S)
Walk on (balance) (B-S)
Walking Games to Build Teamwork, Burn Energy, and Impress Neighbors:
Advanced
Backwards Between (A-S)
Backwards Up Stairs (A-S)
Toe to Toe (A-T) [dog's front paws on handler's feet]
Mirror Image: Sidepass (A-S)
Straddle Sidepass (A-S)
Weave Through Legs (Walking Forward) (A-S)
Bouncing off the Walls (A-S) [rebounds]
CHAPTER 5: TRICKS AND GAMES FOR GUESTS AND KIDS
Basic Tricks and Games
Paw for Guests and Passers-by (B-T)
Meerkat (B-T) [sit pretty]
Take a Bow (B-T)
Chin Rest (B-T)
Kiss Me (B-T)
Spin (B-T or B-S)
Catch a Cookie (B-T)
Run Through your Legs (B-S)
Pick a Hand (B-S)
Jump over your Leg (B-S)
Go to your Bed (B-M)
Advanced Tricks and Games Wave (A-T)
Stick 'Em Up (A-T)
Crawl (A-T)
Pretty Please (A-T)
High Five and High Ten (A-T)
Infinity Weave through your Legs (A-S)
Jump through your Arms (A-T)
Ring Toss (A-T)
Criss Cross Applesauce (A-T) [cross front paws]
Jump into your Arms (A-T)
CHAPTER 6: HOUSEHOLD CHORES YOUR DOG CAN DO
Basic Household Chores Close the Door (B-T)
Ring a Bell (B-T)
Open the Door (B-T)
Open a Drawer (B-T)
Advanced Household Chores Pull off your Socks (A-T)
Retrieve a Specific Item (A-S)
Doggie Delivery (A-T)
Put Your Toys Away (A-T)
CHAPTER 7: RAINY DAY GAMES TO BEAT BOREDOM
Free Shaping Games Paw Target Games
101 Things to Do with a Box Body Parts
Scent Games Basic Searches
Intermediate Searches
Advanced Searches
At-home Agility DIY Jump Poles
Hula Hoop Jump
DIY Tunnel
Targeting Objects
Parkour Indoors
5 Uses for a Chair
Mealtime Games Food-Dispensing Toys
Find It Game in a Room
Find It Game in a Sheet/Blanket
Treat and Train
Puppod
Other Easy Indoor Games Automatic Ball Thrower
Flirt pole
Balance work on Inflatable Objects
CHAPTER 8: TAKE IT FURTHER
Getting involved in dog sports
APPENDIX
Application of certain behaviors for excitable dogs
Application of certain behaviors for anxious dogs
Application of certain behaviors for bossy dogs
Application of certain behaviors for puppies
Application of certain behaviors for seniors