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    Dog Trick Training and Obedience
    Dog Trick Training and Obedience
    Dog Trick Training and Obedience
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    Dog Trick Training and Obedience

    By Susan Day

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    In this fun book you will find 25 tricks that you can use to train your dog. You also get the Ultimate Obedience Training Guide with everything – yes, everything – that you need to train your dog. This includes retraining unwanted behaviours like jumping up, digging and much more.

    As well, for those with a dog, you’ll get our essential tips for toilet training. Toilet training can be a nightmare but this guide will tell you what to expect and how to resolve the issue as quickly as possible.

    Take your time, enjoy training and your dog will love you all the more for spending quality time with him or her. This book is not about clicker training. It will show you gentle, positive based training that will establish a meaningful and trusting relationship with your dog.

    The most important thing about training your dog is building a level of trust. This will ensure your dog is valued member of your family and your community. It will mean your dog has the confidence in your to keep it safe. And a confident dog is quieter, more relaxed and a joy to take anywhere.

    This book comes out of twenty years’ experience training dogs of all ages and breeds. This includes obedience, agility and re-training aggressive and unsociable dogs. Every single piece of advice has been tried and tested over and over again. The book is easy to read and the tricks and obedience techniques can be learnt by a child.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSusan Day
    Release dateOct 18, 2015
    ISBN9781311275738
    Dog Trick Training and Obedience
    Author

    Susan Day

    Susan is an author, canine behaviourist, and a storyteller. She lives with her family and dogs, in particular, Rocky the Border collie and Stella, the blind dog. She spends her time blogging, writing and illustrating; training and counselling dogs and being bossed around by the family cat, Speed Bump Charlie and his sidekick, Furball (see Dogs in Space). Susan travelled around the world twice before she was seven years old. It seemed only fitting that the wonderful events she experienced and the places she visited on these journeys be recorded for history. Thus, her story telling skills began. Firstly, to Rupert Bear, her lifelong companion, and then to a host of imaginary friends and finally to her pet dog once the family finally set down roots in Australia. Susan is passionate about children's literature and wants to inspire children to be better people and encourage them to follow their dreams. She runs workshops for children teaching them how to form the wonders of their imaginations into stories. Susan lives in a small country town where there are more kangaroos than people. She shares her country property with four dogs, three cats, three rescue guinea pigs and a very large fish and her patient husband. More about her adventures are reflected in Clarence the Snake from Dunolly.

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      Dog Trick Training and Obedience - Susan Day

      Dog Trick Training & Obedience

      Building a positive relationship with your best friend.

      by

      Susan Day

      SMASHWORDS EDITION

      Copyright © 2015 by Susan Day

      Smashwords Edition License Notes

      This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each person you share it with. If you're reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then you should return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting

      * * * * *

      Rocky

      This book is written in Australian English

      Catch Susan & Rocky’s Puppy Trick Blog Here

      Dog & Puppy Trick Training & Obedience

      INTRODUCTION

      Welcome to Dog Trick Training & Obedience! In this fun book you will find 25 tricks that you can use to train your dog.

      You also get the Ultimate Obedience Training Guide with everything – yes, everything – that you need to train your dog. This includes retraining unwanted behaviours like jumping up and digging.

      As well, for those with a dog, you’ll get our essential tips for toilet training. Toilet training can be a nightmare but this guide will tell you what to expect and how to resolve the issue as quickly as possible.

      Take your time, enjoy training and your dog will love you all the more for spending quality time with it.

      The most important thing about training your dog is building a level of trust. This will ensure your dog is valued member of your family and your community. It will mean your dog has the confidence in your to keep it safe. And a confident dog is quieter, more relaxed and a joy to take anywhere. An unconfident dog barks, nips and panics at the slightest thing.

      If you want a lot more tips on trick training your dog click here. If you sign up to our newsletter you’ll receive a copy of Rocky’s favourite dog recipes!

      Susan & Rocky

      INDEX

      What dogs can do tricks?

      Treats and Rewards

      Gentle Positive Training

      TRICKS

      Shake Paws

      Spin

      Twirl

      Crawl

      Speak

      Play Dead

      Beg

      Kiss

      Roll Over

      Fetch / Retrieve

      Pat Time!

      Go Backwards

      Take a Bow

      Yawn

      Wave

      Quiet

      Which One?

      Circle

      Weave

      Head Down

      Go to Bed

      Find the Treasure

      Treat on the Nose

      Eat Command

      Say Your Prayers

      OBEDIENCE TRAINING

      MY APPROACH TO POSITIVE DOG TRAINING

      THE BEST METHODS TO GAIN EFFECTIVE CONTROL OVER YOUR DOG

      The Three stages of Training

      Discipline – Voice Control

      Removal – Disciplining your Dog

      Re-Direction – How to distract and stop your dog from misbehaving

      Rewards – Food, Pats & Voice

      Chaining – Weaning off treats and building motivation

      The Seven Keys to Unlocking your Dog’s Learning Potential

      Release Command

      Sit

      Drop

      Stand

      Stay

      Watch

      Recall

      UNWANTED BEHAVIOURS

      JUMPING UP!

      MAT TRAINING

      BITING AND MOUTHING

      DIGGING

      LEASH WALKING

      TOILET TRAINING

      Conclusion

      About the Author

      CAN ANY DOG DO TRICKS?

      Any dog can do the tricks outlined in this book. They are easy to learn and fun to do – for you and your dog.

      You do have to watch larger breed dogs. They may need to do things more slowly and carefully because of their weight. Tricks like ‘beg’ can be difficult if your dog has problems with his hips or knees. If you are not sure contact your veterinarian.

      Older dogs suffer joint issues just like older people. If your dog is over five be careful with tricks that need to the dog to jump or balance. These may cause discomfort and pain. Again if you are not sure contact your veterinarian.

      It doesn’t matter if your dog is male or female. There is no difference between the genders in ability or intelligence.

      Some breeds are more agile and intelligent and this will have an effect on the types of tricks they learn. Having said that, most dogs can learn basic tricks just like the learn obedience.

      Puppies should be introduced to trick training along with their obedience training. Just like older dogs, however, you need to limit the impact on their joints by not allowing them to jump or beg, for example. Puppies get tired much easier too so you’ll need to keep your training sessions to just a few minutes. You may do more than one a day – in fact, three or four 3 to 5 minute sessions are perfect. That way you’ll get the best out of your dog.

      TREATS & REWARDS

      The sorts of treats you use will depend upon your dog and what it likes. If you really want your dog to learn quickly and thoroughly, use a very special treat like kabana or cheese and only use it for this type of training.

      Always use treats to motivate your dog. Once your dog knows the trick and understands what you want him or her to do, start giving pats instead of treats. Mix it up a bit and keep your dog guessing – am I getting a treat this time or a pat? This will also build your dog’s motivation.

      The use of treats will give you a quicker and more solid response from your dog. You will have to look at treats as a type of payment that you give your dog for doing what you’ve asked. You don’t go to work for nothing so to motivate and get the best out of your dog use treats.

      Having said that, it is important that you don’t end up with a treat junkie. This is a dog that won’t do as you ask unless you’ve got a piece of food in your hand. This can be achieved by understanding the three stages of training and using the chaining method to train your dog.

      Only use very small pieces when treating your dog. Dogs don’t understand size so something about ¼ of inch will be fine. Even a small piece has the same value as a hamburger or a steak in your dog’s mind. They do understand quantity so if your dog does a great job give it two or more small pieces.

      Don’t remove treats too early. It is a common mistake that people believe they are bribing their dog by giving it treats. You are not. Instead, you are building motivation and trust. Look at the three stages of training to gain a better understanding of why we use treats and when to wean your dog off treats.

      Use treats in conjunction with pats to really reward your dog. There is nothing better than getting a gentle scruff around the neck for doing a good job. If you establish this your dog will respond quicker and it will make it easier to wean them off treats.

      Pats

      Pats and affection are great rewards for any dog of any age. However, if you pat roughly around your dog’s head it may jump and nip you. This is how puppies play with each other but you need not to encourage them biting by mistake. They can handle those sharp teeth biting through fur but your skin is not designed the same way and you may find yourself bleeding and bruised.

      Gentle pats under the chin or along the dog’s body have a calming effect. If your dog goes to nip you quickly pull your hands away and say, Ahhh! in a stern voice. It is always a good idea to stand up straight at the same time. Slowly lower your hand down and begin to pat your dog again. Repeat if your dog bites you again.

      Good Dog! Reward Voice

      Your dog will respond immediately to a high pitched Good Dog! reward. This is often referred to a praise or reward voice. However with some puppies it can make them more excited and they may become out of control. You’ll have to find out if this happens with your dog by using it. If using a high reward voice does over excite your dog tone it down a bit to a lower, softer voice.

      Repeat each trick about 5 times per day only. Do this several times a day if you can. Don’t overdo it because your dog will become restless and will stop learning. Practise every day and you will build a great relationship with your dog.

      GENTLE POSITIVE TRAINING

      My dog training philosophy is built on two important points. The first is that dog training should be affordable for everyone. Some trainers and behaviourists charge more than the average mum and dad can afford. This means that the family dog doesn’t received training that can make

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