Dog Training 101: Step-by-Step Instructions for Raising a Happy Well-Behaved Dog
Aug 2023 · Quarto Publishing Group USA
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Create a stronger connection with your canine companion with these easy to follow training techniques from a world-famous celebrity dog trainer.
Whether you're welcoming a new puppy into your family or want to help your best friend overcome fears or problem behaviors, internationally renowned dog trainer and best-selling author Kyra Sundance presents your essential reference for positive dog training.
Using a visually driven, playful presentation, Dog Training 101 offers step-by-step instructions to train your pup to be a happy, attentive, and well-mannered canine. You will use positive training methods—including humane counterconditioning and positive redirection—to build a joyful relationship with your dog, who will become a willing partner in the process.
Teach your dog basic commands, such as:
Learn real-world tactics for managing common household problems, such as:
Kyra will also help you teach your pup to overcome common fears, among them:
This comprehensive guide also includes step-by-step advice for bringing a new dog into your household.
Fun games you can play with your dog offer both opportunities for bonding and a chance to practice rules and boundaries within a defined structure.
A "Good to Know" chapter offers an array of useful information, including the Heimlich maneuver for dogs, a list of weird dog behaviors that are perfectly normal, and a list of common poisons.
Bond with your dog as you strive toward common goals with Dog Training 101.
Whether you're welcoming a new puppy into your family or want to help your best friend overcome fears or problem behaviors, internationally renowned dog trainer and best-selling author Kyra Sundance presents your essential reference for positive dog training.
Using a visually driven, playful presentation, Dog Training 101 offers step-by-step instructions to train your pup to be a happy, attentive, and well-mannered canine. You will use positive training methods—including humane counterconditioning and positive redirection—to build a joyful relationship with your dog, who will become a willing partner in the process.
Teach your dog basic commands, such as:
- Sit
- Down
- Stay
- Come
- Drop it
- Leave it
Learn real-world tactics for managing common household problems, such as:
- Leash pulling
- Jumping on visitors
- Begging at the table
- Getting into the trash can
- Growling
- Peeing (submissive, excited, and marking)
Kyra will also help you teach your pup to overcome common fears, among them:
- Loud sounds
- Being left alone
- Certain people
- Vacuum cleaner
- The bathtub
This comprehensive guide also includes step-by-step advice for bringing a new dog into your household.
Fun games you can play with your dog offer both opportunities for bonding and a chance to practice rules and boundaries within a defined structure.
A "Good to Know" chapter offers an array of useful information, including the Heimlich maneuver for dogs, a list of weird dog behaviors that are perfectly normal, and a list of common poisons.
Bond with your dog as you strive toward common goals with Dog Training 101.
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About the author
Kyra Sundance is a world-renowned dog trainer, lecturer, and internationally best-selling author of 101 Dog Tricks: Step by Step Activities to Engage, Challenge and Bond with Your Dog. With over a million copies in print, Kyra's award-winning books, kits, and DVDs have inspired dog owners worldwide to develop fun and rewarding relationships with their dogs. Her other books include Dog Training 101, The Joy of Dog Training, The Dog Tricks and Training Workbook, Kyra's Canine Conditioning, 51 Puppy Tricks, 10-Minute Dog Training Games, The Pocket Guide to Dog Tricks, and 101 Dog Tricks, Kids Edition.Honed through decades of professional experience, Kyra's easy step-by-step training methods are the most effective and humane way to train. Her positive methods foster confident, happy dogs who are motivated to do the right thing, rather than fearful of making a mistake.As professional performers, Kyra and her Weimaraners starred in shows for the king of Morocco, Disney's Hollywood stage shows, circuses, NBA halftime shows, on The Tonight Show, Ellen, Animal Planet, in movies, and in their own television series. Kyra is a professional set trainer for movie dogs, and is nationally ranked in competitive dog sports. She presents workshops around the world on dog tricks and canine conditioning.Kyra is CEO of "Do More With Your Dog!" trick dog titling organization; the "National Trick Dog championships"; and Chair of the "Trick Dog Expo."Kyra lives in Lancaster, California.
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