Tricks & Games E-Book

Arden Moore

• Herausgeber: CompanionHouse Books
• Kategorie: Lebensstil
• Serie: Simple Solutions Series
• Sprache: Englisch

Seitenzahl: 26

Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2013

Beschreibung

Learn how to take the ho-hum out of basic obedience! This book contains creative but easy-to-learn tricks and games designed to spice up the life of a dog owner and his canine companion. Consider them boredom busters or show pleasers. Whatever the reason, readers will discover that their dogs will be ready and raring to go at the drop of a leash.

Leseprobe

Copyright © 2004, 2009 by I-5 Press™

Illustrations copyright © 2004 by Buck Jones

The dogs in this book are referred to as he and she in alternating chapters.

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of I-5 Press™, except for the inclusion of brief quotations in an acknowledged review.

The Library of Congress has cataloged an earlier printing as follows

Moore, Arden.

Tricks & games / by Arden Moore ; illustrations by Buck Jones.

p. cm. — (Simple solutions)

ISBN 1-931993-43-2 (soft cover : alk. paper)

ISBN-13:978-1-931993-43-2 (soft cover : alk. paper)

eISBN-13:978-1-620080-79-5

1. Dogs—Training. I. Jones, Buck, ill. II. Title. III. Simple solutions (Irvine, Calif.) IV. Title. V. Series.

SF431.M822 2004

636.7'0887—dc22

2004003347

I-5 Press™

A Division of I-5 Publishing, LLC™

3 Burroughs

Irvine, California 92618

Printed and Bound in Singapore

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Contents

Give Me a “P” for Play!

Why Tricks and Games?

Walk This Way

Quick Tricks

Tricks That Serve a Purpose

Advanced Tricks

Doggy Tandem

It’s Show Time!

Give Me a “P” for Play!

Dogs didn’t invent fun, but they definitely put the “P” in play! The beauty of playing with your canine pal is that you can do it anytime, anywhere. Your dog doesn’t require an appointment or that your people contact her people so the two of you can have some good, old-fashioned fun.

By channeling your dog’s innate desire to play, you can take the boredom out of basic obedience. Even the best canine pupil can’t avoid stifling a yawn after being asked to sit for the umpteenth time in a row. However, if that sit command is part of a more playful game like Doggy Push-ups or Sit, Drop, and Roll, your dog will be begging to comply because you’ve just made the sit command fun.

While we’re at it, let’s assess those walks you take with your dog. Do you catch yourself dreading these daily outings? Maybe it’s because you’re both in a rut, always taking the same route at the same pace at the same time of day. Even though your dog craves routine, she also detests repetition. Dogs live by the motto: So Many Smells, So Little Time. This attitude may conflict with your “hurry-upand-potty” mindset. Therefore, your quickie, abbreviated walk shortchanges your dog’s desire to cover a lot of ground and leave his “business card” on as many trees and fire hydrants as he can.

This book contains creative but easy-to-learn tricks and games designed to spice up the time you and your dog share together. Consider them boredom busters. Show pleasers. Most of these tricks can be performed indoors or outdoors, rain or shine. For the most part, you won’t need any special equipment, either. And here’s the best news: you’ll discover that your dog will be ready and raring to go at the drop of a leash.

Why Tricks and Games?