Finally, a manual that doesn’t make dog owners jump through hoops! This one-of-a-kind guide provides dog owners with simple, step-by-step, illustrated instructions on how to teach their dogs a variety of tricks, from shaking hands and rolling over to fetching the newspaper and jumping through hoops. Readers learn which tricks work for different breeds and which ones don’t, and how to troubleshoot when the training techniques fail to produce the desired result.
· There are currently over 63 million dogs in U.S. households
· Offers step-by-step instructional photos, breed-specific tricks, and the latest techniques
Liz Palika is an award-winning member of the Dog Writers Association of America and the owner of Kindred Spirits Dog Training, where she’s been teaching dog training and trick classes for more than 25 years. She is the author of more than 40 pet books, including The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Dachshunds, The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Yorkshire Terriers, The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Pugs, and All Dogs Need Some Training, which was selected by Pet Life magazine as one of the ten best dog training books available today. Her magazine articles have been published in Dog Fancy, Dog World, AKC Gazette, Pet Business, Newsweek, Saturday Evening Post, and many other magazines.